Two people were shot in a Marietta parking lot Wednesday night, and police have charged two suspects in connection with the attack. What’s Happening: The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. May 6 in the parking lot at 875 Franklin Gateway. Both victims were each shot once. Both were taken to the hospital and are […]
Posted inYour Government
Kemp signs tax cuts into law
Georgia lawmakers started the year with talk of eliminating both the state income tax and the property tax for homeowners. The goal proved elusive, but they did compromise on a scaled-back income tax cut and on legislation to decelerate the rapid increases in local property tax costs for homeowners. And on Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp […]
Posted inFood
Rockmart fast food restaurant fails health inspection with a score of 65
A Captain D’s restaurant in Rockmart received a failing score of 65 during a routine health inspection last month, with inspectors finding more than a dozen violations — including an employee who handled raw chicken and then put on gloves to prepare food without washing their hands. The Georgia Department of Public Health inspection took […]
Posted inCrime
Macon man charged with DUI after killing pedestrian
A 61-year-old man was struck and killed while crossing Eisenhower Parkway in Macon on Sunday night, and the driver has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. What’s Happening: The crash happened at 9:28 p.m. at the intersection of Eisenhower Parkway and Heron Street. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, a Chevrolet […]
Posted inIn The News
Butts County elementary school student dies over the weekend
A student at Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School in Butts County died over the weekend, school officials confirmed Monday. What we know: Superintendent Brent Lowe announced the death but did not share the student’s name, age, or what happened. Officials said they are keeping those details private out of respect for the family. Support available: […]
Posted inEconomy
Georgia gas prices hit $4.05 per gallon
Georgia drivers are paying an average of $4.05 for a gallon of regular gas, the highest price in the state since 2022. What’s happening: The statewide average jumped 20 cents in the past week and now sits just 44 cents below Georgia’s all-time record of $4.49, set June 15, 2022. A year ago, that same […]
Posted inMissing
Have you seen missing Augusta 11-year-old Isaiah Nelson?
What we know: Isaiah Nelson was last seen around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2700 block of Davis Mill Road. He was wearing all black clothing and was riding a bicycle. What he looks like: Isaiah is 4 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 100 pounds. If you’ve seen him: Anyone with information about Isaiah’s […]
Posted inEducation
Meet the new principal of Cogburn Woods Elementary School Patrick Wright
Patrick Wright is the new principal of Cogburn Woods Elementary School in the Fulton County School System. The announcement came May 7, 2026. A Career Built in the Classroom Wright began his career teaching fourth grade in Phenix City, Alabama before coming to Georgia and joining the Fulton County School System, where he taught first […]
Posted inClark Chronicles
Put down your laughing emoji and act like you were raised right
Last week, I wrote a message for graduates. This week, I want to say a few things to those of us who graduated long ago and it might be painful. Let’s start this week with the dark cesspool where genuine thought and humanity ends — the comment section, because that’s where we lost the soul […]
Posted inGeorgia People
Two Giants Gone: The Deaths of Ted Turner and Bobby Cox Mark the End of an Era for Atlanta
Atlanta is grieving this week in a way it rarely has before. Within days of each other, the city lost two of the most consequential figures in its history — Ted Turner, the media mogul who bought the Atlanta Braves and built a global empire from the banks of the Chattahoochee, and Bobby Cox, the […]