A loggerhead sea turtle named Belle has returned to her natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean after five years as a resident of Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island. Equipped with a tracking device attached to her shell to monitor her journey back to the sea, Belle was released on a Tybee Island beach on Sept. 7 […]
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Here’s how Fulton County schools are keeping students safe this year
A pair of new initiatives implemented by Fulton County Schools will go along way in keeping intruders off campus and keeping students safe. First, the district has installed exit door stopper alarms on the exterior doors at all Fulton County High Schools. The alarms alert school administrators to any improper opening of exits while still […]
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Third suspect in killing of Bradley Coleman at Peachtree Corners QuikTrip arrested
Police have arrested the third and final suspect in the death of Bradley Coleman, who was killed during a carjacking attempt at a Peachtree Corners QuikTrip. According to police, On September 22, Josiah Hughley, a 20-year-old from Lithonia was arrested in Atlanta by the U.S. Marshals and Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit. Police have charged […]
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Law enforcement officers ask Georgia lawmakers for better pay
Representatives of state and local law enforcement agencies urged Georgia lawmakers Thursday to raise salaries and benefits to help them surmount the difficulties of recruiting and retaining officers and investigators. “Ask yourself this question: What if there were no police officers?” Col. Chris Wright, commissioner of the state Department of Public Safety, asked members of […]
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Job Perks: DeKalb County jailers can get take-home electric vehicles
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new program that will provide take-home electric vehicles to DeKalb County jailers. Sheriff Melody Maddox handed the keys to new Chevy BOLT electric vehicles to two current detention officers yesterday, launching a program that will include a fleet of up to 150 take-home electric vehicles for employee […]
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How to find sample ballots for the November 2022 election in Georgia
If you’re not sure who is on the ballot for the 2022 November election in Georgia — or if you would like to do more research into the candidates — sample ballots are now available to voters. Voters in all 159 Georgia counties can now view their sample ballots on the state’s My Voter Page. According […]
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Lawrenceville man arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Decatur
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of Lecorey Jerrell Blevins on Sept. 18 in Decatur. Lawrenceville resident Charles Louis Gandy was arrested and taken into custody today on Graves Road in Norcross without incident. According to the arrest warrant, Gandy is charged with malice murder and […]
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Be on the lookout for a Snellville man wanted for rape and child molestation
The Gwinnett Police Department needs the public’s help finding 30-year-old Akeem Alleyne, of Snellville. According to police, Alleyne is wanted for, kidnapping, rape, aggravated child molestation and aggravated child molestation by sodomy. On Wednesday September 21, shortly after midnight, officers responded to a 911 call from the mother of a 15-year-old saying she had been assaulted. “The […]
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After long delay, Georgia is giving out its first two medical cannabis production licenses
The Georgia Commission for Access to Medical Cannabis voted this week to award licenses to Trulieve Georgia Inc. and Biological Sciences LLC to grow marijuana and convert the leafy crop into low-THC cannabis oil for sale to patients suffering from a range of diseases. Trulieve is building an indoor cultivation facility in Adel, while Biological […]
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Bibb County man arrested after shootout with deputies
A Bibb County man is in jail after a traffic stop that led to a shootout with deputies Wednesday. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates police conducted a traffic stop on a driver later identified as 31-year-old Dale Watson, of Bibb County for a traffic violation. GBI officials say Watson refused […]
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U.S. House passes Electoral Count Act. How did your representative vote?
The U.S. House passed on Wednesday a bill updating a 19th-century law in an attempt to prevent the subversion of future presidential elections. The Presidential Election Reform Act, which passed 229-203, is meant to deter a repeat of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, in which the U.S. Capitol was attacked by a mob of pro-Trump supporters […]
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65-year-old Gwinnett resident Jean Connie Jackson-Williams has been missing since Sunday
LAWRENCEVILLE — The Gwinnett Police Department is asking for your help locating a missing woman with dementia. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, 65-year-old Jean Connie Jackson-Williams was last seen on Sunday, September 18. She is about 5’05” and weighs about 130 pounds. Jackson-Williams has short grey hair with hazel eyes. Police say Jackson-Williams left […]
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Kemp to use $30 million in COVID relief funds to fight housing insecurity
Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday the award of $30 million in COVID relief funds to organizations working to address housing insecurity in Georgia. The funds will be distributed among eight organizations. Atlanta’s BeltLine Partnership and Westside Future Fund will receive $3 million and $2 million, respectively. Westside Future Fund plans to use the funding to […]
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TikTok challenge teaches teens how to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles
A TikTok challenge is causing problems for Georgia law enforcement officers, Kia and Hundai owers, and is landing teenagers in jail. On Friday and Saturday two vehicles were stolen in the Juliette area of Monroe County. Both vehicles were recovered, and a 14-year-old was charged with the theft on both vehicles as well as Entering […]
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The justice department failed to count almost 1,000 inmate deaths last year
The oversight committee, chaired by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a separate analysis of jail and prison deaths. The GAO found that the DOJ had neglected to properly count 990 deaths in 2021. Data on those deaths was available in public records, yet the information was missing from […]
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Georgia Democrats plan to push for more gun control
Georgia Democrats are planning to introduce a series of gun control legislation for lawmakers to consider during the next legislative session. Among the proposed legislation is a measure to prohibit supplying a semiautomatic assault weapon to anyone under the age of 21 years. Lawmakers plan to introduce bills similar to House bills 962 and 971, which did not […]
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Cost to rename military bases estimated at $21 million
The federal commission that recommended last spring renaming forts Gordon and Benning in Georgia and seven other military bases named for Confederate leaders has completed its work. The Naming Commission submitted the third and final portion of its report to Congress Monday, recommending hundreds of Confederate-inspired street and building names for renaming or removal. In […]
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Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County on high alert after threat
Gwinnett County’s Brookwood High School is on high alert with additional support from the Gwinnett County Police Department today after a threatening message was found on a bathroom wall at the school yesterday. According to school principal Brett Savage, a threat was written on the bathroom wall with a bullet that was placed on a […]
