The Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency are launching the Georgia Center for School Safety, a website to distribute school safety resources and updated training to Georgia schools, parents and other community partners.
Posted inFire
Alpharetta house fire caused by power strip placed on top of blanket
A Monday morning house fire in Alpharetta was caused by a power strip that was placed on top of a blanket, firefighters say.
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers
This county has the lowest child poverty rate in Georgia
More than 40 million Americans live below the poverty line, and of those facing such financial hardship, children are disproportionately affected. Nearly 12.6 million children under age 18 live in households with poverty level income.
Posted inIn The News
The latest on the court battle over Georgia’s abortion law
Both sides in Georgia’s abortion fight have laid out new legal arguments in the wake of last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized the procedure.
Posted inLocal
GoFundMe Campaign Set up for Georgia Investigator Who Was Diagnosed with Leukemia
A Banks County investigator, who Sheriff’s officials say can solve a case with just a phone call, was recently diagnosed with Leukemia.
Posted inCrime
Covington man with prior offenses charged with sexual exploitation of children
According to the GBI, 65-year-old Johnny Jay Farino was charged with sexual exploitation of children.
Posted inCrime
Police investigate fatal shooting of 22-year-old Georgia man
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting in Baldwin. The Baldwin Police Department asked the GBI to assist with a shooting investigation on July 17. One man was shot and died. Preliminary information indicates that at about 8:30 p.m., the Habersham County 911 Center received a call regarding a shooting on Boxwood Avenue in Cornelia. When officers […]
Posted inWeather
Georgia Weather Forecast: Expect sun, heat, and showers this week
This week’s weather will bring more of the same of Georgia residents. Temperatures will be hot, with heat indexes spiking near 100 degrees, and afternoon and evening showers will crop up throughout the week.
Posted inCrime
Macon teen who was shot Friday night dies
A 17-year-old Macon teenager has died after being the victim of a shooting Friday night.
Posted inFire
Snellville house fire was started by grill, firefighters say
Firefighters responded at 11:35 p.m. Sunday to an occupant report of a house fire on Tree Lane SW in unincorporated Snellville.
Posted inYour Family
Gas prices in Georgia are averaging $4.04 per gallon this week
Georgia gas prices decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $4.04 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.
Posted inLocal
Brunswick Harbor dredging postponed due to sea turtles nesting
Earlier this summer, Catherine Ridley of the nonprofit conservation group One Hundred Miles learned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned to dredge a million cubic yards of material from the Brunswick Harbor just as loggerhead sea turtles were nesting at a record pace on the Georgia coast.
Posted inThe Public Record
Marjorie Taylor Greene called parents of non-biological children ‘fake mom and fake dad’
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is once again under fire for comments she made on her podcast.
Posted inFood
Why is the Chick-fil-A on Woodstock Road in Roswell closed?
Roswell residents driving by the Chick-fil-A on Woodstock Road in Roswell in the Roswell Corners shopping center may have noticed a large black fence around the perimeter of the building.
Posted inCrime
Two teens were shot in Macon Friday night
Two teens where shot on Carlisle Avenue on Friday night.
Posted inEducation
Cobb County allows some school employees to carry guns, but not teachers
The Cobb County School Board approved a policy that allows some school employees, but not teachers, to carry guns at school.
Posted inCoronavirus
Gwinnett County Employees Are Masking up Again Due to High COVID Spread
Gwinnett County employees are masking up once again due to an increase in COVID spread throughout the county.
Posted inYour Government
All 15 Fulton County cities reject county’s proposed local tax grab
All 15 cities in Fulton County are uniting against a controversial proposal from the County Commission that would increase the county’s share of local sales taxes from 5% to 35%.
