ALPHARETTA — Commuters traveling through Alpharetta will lose a key east / west route this summer. The City of Alpharetta will close Rucker Road for major road construction work along the corridor. The closure, which coincides with summer break for Fulton County Schools, will begin May 28 and is expected to remain in place until […]
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Gwinnett County K-9 officer dies unexpectedly
GRAYSON — The Gwinnett County Police Department is mourning the unexpected loss of one of its long-serving K-9 officers tonight. In what police officials are calling “a tragic set of circumstances,” the Snellville Police had a suspect flee from them in the area of North Crestview Drive and Grayson Parkway in Grayson and ultimately requested […]
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Warning: Your Essential Oils Could Be Poisoning Your Kids
The Georgia Poison Center gets a lot of urgent phone calls every day. Two of these calls, on average, involve a category of products that many people might not consider dangerous. The products are known as “essential oils’’ – highly concentrated extracts from plants – and the victims of such poisoning are usually children. Dr. […]
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Construction set to begin on Ron Clark Academy’s new 42,000 square foot performing arts center
ATLANTA — To commemorate the start of its newest construction project, the Ron Clark Academy held an intimate groundbreaking ceremony at its campus on May 22. With construction helmets and shovels by their side, Academy cofounders Ron Clark and Kim Bearden, who serves as the executive director, were joined by current students, alumni, board members, […]
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Guilty verdict for 54-year-old Georgia man caught in underaged sex sting
MACON — Bibb County jurors returned a guilty verdict Wednesday in the trial for a Hawkinsville man who prosecutors say traveled to Macon with the intent to have sex with an underaged girl. David Martin Conatser, 54, was convicted of one count of criminal attempt to commit aggravated child molestation and one count of computer […]
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Suspect confesses to double murder in 2002 cold case involving vehicle fire on I-20
PAULDING COUNTY — Law enforcement officials have arrested a man who confessed to a double murder in a cold case from 2002. Police arrested 44 year-old Andrew John Shadrix in reference to a 2002 double murder that was later determined to have occurred in Paulding County. On September 15, 2002 in the early morning hours, […]
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Fulton County Schools has named its top employees for 2019. Did one of your favorites make the cut?
FULTON COUNTY — If your child attends Fulton County Schools, you probably have some teachers, principals or bus drivers that you think are exceptional. Recently, Fulton County Schools honored those employees who have inspired students and parents on a daily basis. Here are the school system’s top employees of 2019. 2019 Teacher of the Year […]
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19 Tips for The Class of 2019
Congratulations class of 2019! You’ve come a long way. Guess what? You’ve got a long way left to go. Your next journey is adulthood and it is going to challenge everything you’ve learned and everything you think you know. Here are just a few pieces of advice to help you navigate the strange new waters […]
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Man who defrauded Alpharetta woman of $80,000 after dating site romance arrested
FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE — Late Tuesday evening, police arrested a man accused of defrauding an Alpharetta woman he met on an online dating site. John Martin Hill was arrested in Franklin, Tennessee. He was booked into the Williamson County Jail at about 10 p.m. on an outstanding warrant from the Gwinnett County Police Department. The victim […]
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Fallen officer to be honored at Gwinnett County Memorial Day ceremony
Gwinnett County officials will pay tribute to Gwinnett County Police Officer Antwan DeArvis Toney during the 16th annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 27 at 1 p.m. at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville. Toney, who was six days away from celebrating his third anniversary with the Gwinnett County Police Department, was killed in […]
