The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released today its 2020 list of 10 Places in Peril in the state. Places in Peril is designed to raise awareness about Georgia’s significant historic, archaeological and cultural resources, including buildings, structures, districts, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes that are threatened by demolition, neglect, lack of maintenance, inappropriate development or insensitive public […]
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UGA and Georgia Tech battle on football fields, but work together in agricultural fields
Someday, apples in north Georgia could be harvested by robots modeled after the gibbon, an arboreal ape species that swings from limb-to-limb in the forest canopy, hunting and picking ripe fruit to eat. Called “brachiation,” or arm swinging, their method of locomotion inspired the design of the Collaborative Apple Picking Robot (CAPBOT), an apple-harvesting robot […]
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UPDATE: Missing 80-year-old Georgia woman found in Alabama
Update: Mildred Ashe was located Saturday evening in Alabama. Police say she is safe and does not appear to be harmed in any way. Arrangements are being made to reunite her with her family. The original story is below. NORCROSS — On November 22, family members of Mildred Ashe contacted the Gwinnett County Police Department […]
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Do You Know How Much Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Makes per Year?
The governor of Georgia now draws a yearly salary of $175,000, the ninth-highest salary among the governors of the 50 states, according to recently reported financial data and media reports. Based on the most recent numbers, the average U.S. governor’s salary stands at $144,046. Either state constitutions or statutes determine the governors’ salaries, according to Ballotpeda.com. […]
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Thieves steal 6 laptops in smash and grab robberies in Alpharetta
ALPHARETTA — The Alpharetta Police Department is reminding residents to protect their valuables and not leave expensive items in their cars. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, thieves broke the windows of several cars between restaurants on Mansell Road and Avalon Thursday night. At least six laptops were taken, along with other […]
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Two pedestrians struck and killed on Ga. 400
A crash on Ga. 400 claimed the lives of two pedestrians Friday morning. On Nov. 22 at 2:07 a.m., the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call alerting them to a crash on Ga. 400 northbound near Settingdown Road. According to the Sheriff’s Dept., the investigation at this point has determined that a 2001 […]
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Georgia’s elections chief wants to make post-election audits more transparent
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Friday he is asking the State Elections Board to pass a rule setting procedures to publicize the time and location of post-election audits. Raffensperger also noted that the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced this week it is investing in the auditing tool that Georgia used to audit […]
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A Georgia state senator has been named Legislator of the Year
A Georgia state senator was just named Legislator of the Year by a nonpartisan organization for his support of rural job creation. Sen. John Wilkinson, a Republican from Toccoa was recently named Legislator of the Year by the Rural Jobs Coalition, a nonpartisan organization that supports small, rural businesses and advocates around the country for […]
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Tractor trailer catches fire at Valdosta intersection
VALDOSTA — The Valdosta Fire Department responded to a tractor trailer fore at East Central Ave. and North Lee St. in the early morning hours Friday. The call came in at 12:32 a.m. Fire crews arrived on scene within several minutes to find a tractor trailer hauling bales of pine straw with fire conditions evident […]
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Gwinnett Police thwart kidnapping
LOGANVILLE — The Gwinnett County Police Department put all hands on deck yesterday to quickly locate and capture a kidnapping suspect and rescuing the victim. Shortly before 1 p.m., officers were dispatched to a panic alarm call at a home on Cooper Lakes Drive in Grayson. When officers arrived, they met with a mother who […]