The News: Lilburn Police have made two arrests in the investigation of a murder that occurred outside the Brunswick Zone bowling alley on Lawrenceville Highway in late July. Police are still searching for a third suspect. The Victim: According to Police, Rahmier Gardner, a 20-year-old Snelville man, died from multiple gunshot wounds outside the bowling alley […]
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Ending surprise medical bills: Can Congress do what Georgia lawmakers haven’t been able to do?
The legislative effort to end surprise medical bills has repeatedly led to stalemates – and frustration – at the Georgia General Assembly. Surprise billing occurs when consumers have procedures or visit ERs at hospitals in their insurance network, then get separate bills for hundreds or even thousands of dollars from non-network doctors who were involved in their care. […]
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Have a medical condition? This Yellow Dot could save your life
The News: Georgia’s Yellow Dot program is expanding to Dunwoody. According to Dunwoody police officials, Yellow Dot is a free program designed to help first responders provide life-saving medical attention during the first “golden hour” after a crash or other emergency. How does it work?: Residents who have a medical condition or need first responders to […]
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What vegetables grow in Georgia in the fall?
Just the other day I received an email from a Forsyth County resident about a cucumber plant that was in decline. He wanted to know what to do to get it back to “normal.” My response was, “There is nothing to do. It’s the end of the season for that cucumber plant, so pull it […]
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Substitute teacher charged with child exploitation
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Dade County Substitute Teacher Amanda Lenea Pardue of Trenton, age 35, on charges of Electronically furnishing obscene material to minors and Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation, which is a felony. On August 31, the GBI was asked by Trenton Police Chief Christy Smith to conduct a child molestation […]
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Shiloh High School student stabbed near school
News: A student at Shiloh High School was stabbed before 8 a.m. this morning just a few blocks away from the school near Stone Mountain Highway and Bethany Church Road. Police officers found a teen male who had been stabbed on the left side of his torso. He told the responding officers that he was […]
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New ‘Uber’ for lawn care wants to show Atlanta lawns some love
Lawn Love, a San Diego based digital marketplace for lawn care and gardening is launching in Atlanta. The service enables users to remotely schedule various types of yard work through the use of their mobile app or website. Users are then connected with pre-screened, qualified lawn care technicians. Using a combination of high-resolution satellite imaging, […]
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Story Pirates set sail for Roswell
The Story Pirates will bring their “Greatest Hits Show” to the Roswell Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, October 6, as part of the 2018/2019 Roswell Family Series. The Story Pirates are a kid-centric media and arts education company. Their top-10 podcast for kids includes world-class actors, comedians, improvisers and musicians .They also produce a hit […]
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51-year-old pleads guilty to offering to pay 14-year-old boy $100 for sex
A Macon man pleaded guilty Wednesday to child molestation stemming from an encounter with a 14-year-old boy when he offered the boy money for sex. Timothy Bernard Revis, 51, pleaded guilty during a hearing in Bibb County Superior Court. He was sentenced to serve 20 years, 10 of them in prison. Revis also must abide […]
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Living Large: One in three Georgians is obese
Georgia’s obesity rate for adults is about average among states, the CDC reports. But it’s still a startlingly high figure. Almost one in three residents in the state is obese. The overall 31.6 percent rate for 2017 in Georgia is slightly higher than the 30.5 percentage in 2014. It’s a rate that has climbed steadily, […]
