With a watermelon weighing in at 135 pounds, Jordan Smothers of Walton County won the 2019 Georgia 4-H Watermelon Growing Contest. The melon is around five times the weight of your average watermelon and probably heavier than the boy who grew it. Smothers, who is entering his eighth-grade year at George Walton Academy, was one […]
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Hall County begins search for new Public Works chief
HALL COUNTY — Hall County’s Public Works chief Ken Rearden has announced his resignation, prompting some changes to the county’s staffing. Srikanth Yamala, who most recently served as Director of Hall County Planning and Development, has been tapped to fill the role of Acting Director of Public Works. “We appreciate Ken’s leadership and expertise in […]
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Missing 17-year-old found
Update: According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, 17-year-old Anjane Faust has been located. ATHENS — Athens-Clarke County Police are attempting to locate a missing 17-year-old girl and are seeking your help locating her. Anjane Faust is a 17-year-old black female. She is 5’9″ to 5’10” and was last seen wearing a red dress with […]
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Have you seen this man? He is wanted in Georgia for armed robbery
MONROE — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a purse snatcher who held a woman at gunpoint August 13. The City of Monroe Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are on the look out for a subject involved in an armed robbery. Police were called out to East Marable Street where […]
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Court: Georgia legislature doesn’t have to comply with open records act
The Georgia General Assembly can withhold information from the public, according to a recent court ruling. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the General Assembly and its offices are exempted from Georgia’s Open Records Act, which mandates that public records be available to the public within three days of a request. The court dismissed a lawsuit […]
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Georgia woman sentenced to 10 years for setting fire to her couch
ELLIJAY — A 37-year-old Ellijay woman has been sentenced to 10 years in jail after prosecutors say she set fire to her living room couch while someone else was in the home. Nora Patricia Richardson was recently sentenced to ten years in prison with five to serve for setting the January fire. “Richardson set the […]
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Georgia’s new insurance chief has asked the members of the Georgia Underwriting Association to resign
Georgia’s new insurance commissioner, John F. King, called Monday for the resignation of all board members of the Georgia Underwriting Association in the wake of the indictment of Jim Beck, the agency’s former chief. Beck faces trial over a 38-count indictment, which contains allegations that stem from Beck’s tenure as general manager of operations for […]
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Half of Snellville residents will be receiving corrected property tax bills
SNELLVILLE — About half of the residents in Snellville will be receiving a corrected tax bill soon, the Gwinnett Tax Commissioner’s Office advised today. The City of Snellville said a technical glitch caused some storm water assessments to have incorrect amounts, either higher or lower. The corrected bills will be mailed later this week to […]
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The Savannah Police just did a sweep to cool down crime hot spots
SAVANNAH — The Savannah Police Department conducted a sweep throughout the city last week to check on residents on probation and parole in high crime areas. The two-day operation resulted in nine arrests, 64 checks of probation and parolees, and the seizure of multiple guns and drugs. Operation Summer Heat was a joint operation that […]
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A group of volunteers gave a Georgia elementary school a makeover
When students, families and staff arrived at Toney Elementary on August 5, 2019, for the first day of school, they walked into an environment transformed. A fresh coat of paint. A brand new mural in the entryway. New plant life in the front, the back, and the middle of campus. Even new learning areas and gardens for […]
