If you live in the 15-county area that makes up Northwest Georgia, your elected leaders are ready to hear what you have to say about the needs of the region. Your locally elected officials, mayors and county commissioners of Northwest Georgia are required by state law to update and create a five-year plan for the region. The Northwest Georgia […]
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Police search for Savannah Ulta shoplifters
The Savannah Police Southside Precinct detectives are asking for your help identifying a male and female suspect in a shoplifting that occurred March 16. At about 6:15 p.m., two unidentified suspects entered the Ulta on the 8100 block of Abercorn Street and shoplifted multiple items. One suspect is described as an adult black male who wore […]
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Jimmy Carter Has Now Lived Longer Than Any U.S. President in History
Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgian, is in the news for a health milestone: As of Thursday, he has lived longer than any other president in our history — 94 years and 172 days. He surpasses another former president, George H.W. Bush. who died this past November at 94 years and 171 days. Having successfully battled cancer […]
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Suwanee Police Chief named Georgia’s police Chief of the Year
Suwanee Police Chief Mike Jones was honored on March 14, 2019 at the State Capitol as Georgia’s 2018-2019 Chief of the Year. Senators Renee Unterman and John Albers sponsored Senate Resolution 47, commending and congratulating Chief Jones for 45 years of outstanding service. Click here to read the full proclamation. “I’m very honored and humbled to […]
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Doc McStuffins is coming to Atlanta
Experience the first-ever museum exhibit based on Disney Junior’s Peabody Award-winning television series “Doc McStuffins” as it opens at Children’s Museum of Atlanta. Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit debuts Saturday, June 8, 2019 and will run through Sunday, September 8, 2019. The highly interactive English and Spanish bilingual experience will transport kids and families from Doc’s backyard clinic to the McStuffins Toy […]
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After losing his son, an Atlanta father created a way to make the ICU more efficient
After losing a son, Lightengale founder Hans Utz was motivated to bring a change to the intensive care units he experienced during his child’s care. While he sat by his son’s bedside, he noticed that the ICU nurses spent a great amount of time each day dealing with the stressful and difficult duty of physically […]
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Gwinnett voters stop MARTA expansion in its tracks
Gwinnett County voters have spoken and the result was a resounding “No” to a proposed expansion of MARTA that would have brought heavy rail and bus routes to Gwinnett County. With all precincts reporting, voters shot down the MARTA expansion 54 percent to 45 percent. While the vote follows Gwinnett’s previous history of blocking MARTA, […]
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Woman steals ambulance with employee still inside
An ambulance was stolen from Macon’s Navicent Health Medical Center with an employee still inside. Bibb County Deputies responded to the area of Pio Nono Avenue Saturday night in regards to assisting Navicent Health Medical Center Police Department locate a stolen ambulance with one of their employee’s still in it. The employee was restocking the […]
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BET takes on voter suppression in Atlanta in new episode of ‘Finding Justice’
BET announced today that a new episode of its series “Finding Justice” will focus on what the network calls voter suppression in Atlanta. Immediately following the episode, the network will air a town hall about criminal justice reform. Here is the release from BET: “Finding Justice” is a documentary series from Executive Producers Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and dream […]
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Investigators: Arson the cause of Loganville mobile home fire
Gwinnett County fire investigators have ruled arson as the cause of a morning fire at a dilapidated mobile home in unincorporated Loganville. A passerby called 911 March 18 at 8:47 a.m. to report smoke coming from an abandoned trailer. There was no one found inside the trailer and no injuries were reported. The fire caused […]
