DEKALB COUNTY — DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond wants to give police, firefighters and other public safety workers in the county a 4% pay raise. Thurmond is recommending to the county Board of Commissioners a four-percent public safety salary increase. The raise would be effective the first pay period in January. The total cost of […]
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Search continues for missing Georgia 15-year-old
COLUMBUS — Police are still searching for information that would help them locate a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Nov. 16. According to the Columbus Police Dept., 15-year-old Breanna Dowding was last seen in Columbus on Nov. 16, and is registered as a missing juvenile with the Columbus Police Department and the National […]
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Man steals wallets and firearms from unlocked cars
BYRON — Residents in a neighborhood in Byron, Georgia fell victim to a thief on the evening and early morning hours of Dec. 3 and 4. The man was caught on video and was reported to have entered 10 vehicles in the Meadows Walk subdivision on Highway 49. The man targeted vehicles that were unlocked […]
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A Brazilian gun manufacturer just opened a 200,000 square foot manufacturing center in Georgia
BAINBRIDGE — A new facility for a gun manufacturer will bring 300 jobs to South Georgia. On Thursday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp traveled to Bainbridge to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Taurus USA‘s 200,000 square foot manufacturing center and corporate headquarters, officially welcoming this leading firearms manufacturer to Georgia. “To keep rural Georgia strong, I am […]
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Police and Firefighters duke it out at annual Guns N’ Hoses boxing match
ATLANTA — Police officers and firefighters are about to put the gloves on to fight for at-risk youth in metro Atlanta. The annaul Guns N’ Hoses boxing match pits firefighters against police officers in an effort to raise funds for the Atlanta Police Athletic League, an organization that brings much needed extra-curricular activities to at-risk […]
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What is Georgia’s most Googled question?
A new report published by All Home Connections revealed the most popular search trends in each state when people ask Google what they should do. The report analyzes data from each state for questions submitted to Google begining with the words “Should I.” The results are quite telling. In Georgia, residents are asking Google “Should […]
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Overturned tanker truck snarls traffic on I-985
HALL COUNTY — An overturned tanker truck has shut down the northbound lanes of I-985 at exit 8, which is the Friendship Road exit. The accident occurred Thursday evening and as of 10 p.m., the road has not re-opened. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office, Hall County Fire Services and Georgia State Patrol are on scene. […]
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Georgia man dies trying to save child from fire
BAXLEY — An Appling County man died in a house fire Tuesday while trying to save a child in the burning home. According to the state fire insurance commissioner’s office, the Appling County Fire Dept. responded to a residential fire off of Ed Carter Road in Baxley at 11:50 p.m. on Dec. 3. When emergency […]
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SUV driver dies in crash with school bus
BUFORD — An 80-year-old man is dead after he lost control of his SUV and struck a school bus Wednesday, Gwinnett County police say. According to the Gwinnett County Police Dept., just before 3 p.m. Dec. 4, officers were dispatched to a crash on Hamilton Mill Road near Pucketts Mill Road in unincorporated Buford. When […]
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Georgia Republican Tom Graves will not seek reelection to Congress in 2020
A Georgia Congressman announced today that he will not be seeking reelection in 2020 and will instead spend time with his family and focus on efforts to improve the U.S. Congress. Today, U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, a republican representing Georgia’s 14th Congressional District announced in a letter to his constituents that he will not seek re-election in […]