MACON — The man who was shot outside the Full House Tavern on Monday has died from his injuries. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office was notified Saturday that the victim, 42-year-old Dedrick Bulls, died at the hospital from the wounds he received in the parking lot of the Full House Tavern at 3709 Bloomfield Road. […]
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Atlanta warming center opens as temperatures dip
ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta announced the opening of an emergency warming center in anticipation of frigid temperatures. The center will open tonight, Saturday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. and will remain open through Sunday at 8 a.m. The warming center is at the Old Adamsville Recreation Center at 3404 Delmar Lane in Atlanta. Additionally, the Warming […]
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The 50 Best Christmas movies of all time: What’s your favorite?
Stacker used IMDb and Metacritic to round up 50 of the best Christmas movies of all time.
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One dead and 10 injured after fiery crash in Clayton County
Clayton County police are on the scene of a fiery crash on Tara Boulevard at Old Dixie Road. According to Police, vehicles caught fire during the crash. One person is dead and 10 are seriously injured. Police say the roadway will be closed for several hours and are urging motorists to avoid the area. The […]
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Bethlehem, Georgia
Christmas is a perfect time to drop a list about Georgia’s own little town of Bethlehem. Located in Barrow County, the town of about 700 people typically only comes up in news stories and conversation when people talk about getting Christmas cards postmarked there. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about Bethlehem, Georgia. […]
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Photo Gallery: Best Christmas light displays in Bryan County
Bryan County is hosting its annual Christmas home decorating contest. Below you will find a photo gallery containing some of the homes on the tour. The county is allowing residents to vote on the houses above by Facebook reaction on its Facebook page. You can vote by clicking here. The full list of contest entries […]
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Scam Alert: No, the Houston County Sheriff’s office won’t call to make you pay a fine
The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a phone scam targeting Houston County residents. The scammers are using the names of actual employees of local law enforcement agencies and telling residents they owe money for a fine or have an active warrant. No one from the Houston County Sheriff’s Office will contact you by […]
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Funeral arrangements announced for Gwinnett County Corrections Officer Scott Riner
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Gwinnett County Corrections Officer Scott Riner who was gunned down outside the Gwinnett County corrections facility earlier this week. Officer Riner’s family will receive friends Monday, Dec. 19 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and again from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Peachtree Corners Chapel of Crowell […]
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Georgia man pleads guilty of shooting at convenience store shoppers based on race
Larry Edward Foxworth has pleaded guilty in federal court to shooting into multiple Clayton County convenience stores to kill those inside based upon their race and ethnicity. “Foxworth used a firearm to commit a heinous hate crime that traumatized his victims as well as the communities who rely on these businesses,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. […]
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Police arrest suspect in killing of Gwinnett corrections officer
The Gwinnett Police SWAT Team has arrested 22-year-old Yahya Abdulkadir, of Dacula and charged him with felony murder and aggravated assault in the killing of Senior Correctional Officer Scott Riner. Abdulkadir was apprehended at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Lithonia. The Gwinnett Police Homicide Unit has been working this case around the clock since early Tuesday […]
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Are you ready for holiday travel? The Georgia State Patrol is
As the Christmas and New Year’s holidays rapidly approach, Georgia State Patrol Troopers and Motor Carrier Compliance Officers across the state are preparing for the back-to-back holiday weekends and will conduct high visibility patrols on the heaviest travel days to remind motorists to drive safely. This year’s Christmas holiday travel period begins Friday, Dec. 23, […]
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415,000 men in Georgia will wait until Christmas Eve to do their holiday shopping
When it comes to Christmas, there are three types of people: 1. There are those who did all their gift shopping months ago, have stocked the freezer with everything they need for the main meal, and, as the frantic run up to the big day continues apace, can smugly congratulate themselves they don’t need to […]
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Menorah Lightings around Cobb County
If you live in Cobb County, you can attend several Menorah Lightings throughout the county. Below are the times and locations. Dec. 18 – Menorah Lighting at The Avenue East Cobb Celebrate the first night of Chanukah with a traditional Menorah lighting ceremony and celebration on Dec. 18, with Chabad of Cobb at The Avenue […]
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Brian Kemp bans TikTok on state devices
Georgia is joining the growing list of Republican-led states banning TikTok from state-owned phones and laptops, according to a new memo issued by Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday. All executive agencies and branches should immediately ban the use of TikTok as well as two other social messaging platforms, WeChat and Telegram, on any government-owned devices, […]
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Flashback: In 1992 Georgia also considered doing away with general election runoffs
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger garnered quite a bit of attention earlier this week when he called on Georgia lawmakers to end Georgia’s general election runoff system. The move drew criticism and cries of partisanship who say the runoff system was fine when Republicans were winning and now that Democrats have made gains in […]
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16-year-old boy killed in Macon shooting
MACON — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death that occurred in the 3800 block of Log Cabin Drive just after 9 p.m. Wednesday. Deputies responded to Log Cabin Drive in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival deputies found a 16-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound. The teen was taken to Atrium […]
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Georgia Power has agreed to lower its rate increase. Here’s how it affects you
Georgia Power officials signed off late Wednesday on an agreement that would lower the utility’s rate hike request now before the state Public Service Commission (PSC) by nearly 40%. The company, the PSC’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff, and intervenors in the rate case agreed on a rate hike that would raise $1.8 billion from Georgia […]
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Coldest Christmas in Years?: Blast of cold air could plunge the U.S. into a deep freeze
December has begun on a fairly mild note across a large part of the United States, but a bitter blast of cold air that will flow into North America from Siberia is forecast to plunge the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. into a deep freeze in the days leading up to Christmas. The cold could […]
