When it comes to international travel, it is a long standing, and perhaps unfair, stereotype that American tourists are geographically illiterate. Other reports ponder whether we should feel embarrassed about our general geographical knowledge (or lack thereof, apparently) … This perception may be changing in post-covid times, as international destinations long for American tourists, but how do we […]
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Bobby Joe Denny has been found safe
Update: The Gwinnett Police Department has located Bobby Joe Denny, he is safe and will be reunited with his family. The original story is below. LAWRENCEVILLE — The Gwinnett Police Department is asking for the your help finding a missing person. According to police, Bobby Joe Denny went missing from Freeman’s Mill Park, at 1401 Alcovy […]
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A former Trump lawyer worked with an Atlanta tech company to hack Coffee County’s voting system
An attorney connected to former President Donald Trump coordinated with experts from an Atlanta-based computer firm to hack into Coffee County’s voting system in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, according to records obtained in a federal lawsuit challenging the security of Georgia’s voting system. The subpoenaed documents indicate that former Trump attorney Sidney […]
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Georgia corrections officer charged with murder after death of child in custody in Waycross
WAYCROSS — The GBI has arrested 30-year-old Thomas Lee Hicks, of Waycross, and charged him with one count of murder in the 2nd degree, two counts of cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, and one count of violation of oath of office. Hicks was a juvenile correctional officer in the Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center, where […]
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Atlanta will host the 2025 college football championship
ATLANTA – Atlanta will host the college football championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in January 2025, the Atlanta Sports Council announced Tuesday. The city hosted the championship game in 2018, when the University of Georgia Bulldogs narrowly lost to rival University of Alabama. Atlanta is the first city to serve as a repeat host for […]
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Dacula Man Killed in Cobb County Crash
A 19-year-old Dacula man was killed in a collision on Chastain Meadows Parkway near Big Shanty Road in Cobb County. The crash occurred Monday, Aug. 15 at 10:11 p.m. Investigators say 19-year-old Donovan Williams, of Dacula, was traveling north on Chastain Meadows Parkway in the left lane in a 1996 white Honda Accord. The vehicle was […]
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Owner of Dirty South Diesel charged with fraud
NEWNAN — The owner of Dirty South Diesel in Newnan was arrested and charged with insurance fraud and felony theft by taking. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced the arrest of 43-year-old Courtney Jenkins Gour, of Newnan, on Monday. She has been charged with three counts of insurance fraud and three counts […]
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How to get the monkeypox vaccine in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Health has launched an online, centralized scheduling tool and helpline to locate and make appointments for the monkeypox vaccine. To schedule a monkeypox vaccine visit dph.ga.gov/monkeypox and click on the Learn More tab under “Find a Vaccine and Register for an Appointment”. You may also call the Vaccine Scheduling Resource Line at (888) 457-0186 […]
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Biddy Road is closed at Highway 411 in Floyd County. Here’s why
Floyd County Public Works will close Biddy Road at the Highway 411 intersection to replace a cross drain beginning Tuesday, August 16 at 8:00 a.m. The repairs will have no effect on State Route 411. The detour route will be Biddy Cutoff Road, also called Biddy Road Spur. Work is expected to be completed by […]
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Georgia Mothers Behind Book-Banning Campaign Claim Their First Amendment Rights Are Being Violated
This story was originally published by ProPublica. A group of Georgia mothers has been trying to get certain library books banned by reading sexually graphic passages aloud at school board meetings. Now, after the board barred one of the mothers from attending, the group is claiming in a federal lawsuit that their First Amendment rights […]
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Meet the new head of the GBI, Mike Register
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed former Cobb and Clayton County police chief Mike Register as Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Register will step in to fill the vacancy made by Vic Reynolds, who recently became a Cobb Judicial Circuit Superior Court judge. Until Register is sworn into his new role, GBI Assistant […]
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Kemp gives $1 billion in American Rescue funds to Georgians enrolled in Medicaid, SNAP and TANF
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that he has dedicated more than $1 billion to the Department of Human Services to provide cash assistance of up to $350 for active enrollees, which can also include $350 for anyone in the active enrollees’ assistance unit, of Medicaid, SNAP, and/or TANF government benefit programs. According to Kemp’s office, […]
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Lindsey Graham ordered to testify before grand jury in Fulton County election probe
ATLANTA – A federal judge Monday ordered U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify before the Fulton County special grand jury investigating attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Graham, R-S.C., received a subpoena late last month to answer questions about two phone calls he allegedly made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger […]
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Woman runs up $8,603 bill on stolen credit card at Tybee Island hotel
TYBEE ISLAND — An unknown woman ran up $8,603 worth of charges on a stolen credit card at a Tybee Island hotel, according to police. Officers responded to a local hotel last week in reference to theft of services. While speaking with the manager police learned that in June, a woman booked a 17 day […]
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Southern Baptist Convention vows to ‘fully and completely cooperate’ with Justice Department investigation into sex abuse
The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated a probe of the Southern Baptist Convention that includes multiple national entities, denominational leaders said. “Individually and collectively each SBC entity is resolved to fully and completely cooperate with the investigation,” SBC leaders said in a joint statement released late Friday. The statement, signed by leaders of the […]
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Gas prices in Georgia have dropped 11 cents since last week
Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.52 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 11 cents less than a week ago, 59 cents less than a month ago, and 56 cents more than this time last year. It now costs $52.80 to fill a 15-gallon tank of […]
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Georgia’s electricity prices are higher than most neighboring states
The average retail price of electricity in Georgia is 9.93 cents per kilowatt hour, which is higher than most of its neighboring states but lower than the national average. That is higher than neighboring North Carolina (9.43 cents per kilowatt hour), Tennessee (9.52), Alabama (9.84) and South Carolina (9.9). However, it is lower than Florida’s […]
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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Bibb County
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred in the 2800 block of Riverside Drive. The collision was called into the Macon-Bibb 911 Center at about 7:48p.m. Saturday. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, a motorcycle collided with a vehicle while headed south on Riverside Drive when the motorcyclist […]
