In response to higher vaccine rates and a downward trend in coronavirus cases, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is lifting several of the city’s COVID-19 restrictions and mandates.
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In The Know: Alpharetta will use eminent domain powers Monday
As part of the project to widen McGinnis Ferry Road, the city of Alpharetta will exercise its powers of eminent domain on five residential properties in the city.
Posted inYour Family
Lawsuits are causing Georgia’s medical cannabis delay
In 2019, the General Assembly created a commission to launch a medical marijuana program in Georgia. Three years later, not a single patient has received a single dose.
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Here’s why your tap water may be cloudy in Warner Robins
The Warner Robins Fire Department will be conducting their annual hydrant testing throughout the City of Warner Robins beginning March 1.
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers
Georgians spend the most time in meetings
The team at Deputy, a team scheduling software, has some bad news for the Peach State — Georgians spend the most time in meetings compared to other states.
Posted inNational
Georgia troops deployed to Europe in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine
The United States response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will include troops stationed at Georgia’s Fort Stewart, according to the Pentagon.
Posted inNational
Biden imposes sanctions on Russia after assault on Ukraine
President Joe Biden Thursday vowed a “united and decisive” wave of sanctions against Russia after the country’s leaders ordered a military assault on Ukraine.
Posted inYour Government
Transgender sports bill clears Georgia Senate
Controversial legislation prohibiting transgender students born male from competing in most girls’ sports in Georgia cleared the Republican-controlled state Senate Thursday.
Posted inIn The News
Photos: Suspected grenades detonated safely in Glynn County
A caller to Glynn-Brunswick 911 Center reported while he was cleaning the garage of a recently deceased neighbor, that he found possible grenades.
Posted inCrime
One of Atlanta’s rainbow crosswalks was damaged by street racers
The rainbow crosswalk at 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue was damaged by street racers over the weekend.
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Everything you need to know about Mardi Gras
Dating back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites, the holiday shaped into its current self in heavily Roman Catholic countries.
Posted inWeather
Spring weather in Georgia is expected to be warmer than usual
Spring weather in Georgia is predicted to be warmer and drier than average this year.
Posted inCrime
More information released about woman killed at InTown Suites
Police have released more information about the woman killed at InTown Suites on Stone Mountain Highway and the circumstances surrounding her death.
Posted inYour Government
Bipartisan bill would give refugees in-state college tuition in Georgia
Legislation that would grant in-state college tuition to refugees from Afghanistan resettled in Georgia last year drew bipartisan support in a state House committee Wednesday.
Posted inYour Family
What is Georgia’s proposed “Parents’ Bill of Rights?”
The bill, which supporters call the Parents’ Bill of Rights, is part of a nationwide conservative push against what some parents see as “woke” lessons.
Posted inHome & Garden
It’s time to start working on your spring vegetable garden
You may still be scraping frost off your windshield in the early morning this time of the year, but it is not too early to begin planning your spring vegetable garden.
Posted inFire
Man and two dogs rescued from Gwinnett house fire
A man and two dogs were rescued from a burning home in Lawrenceville Tuesday morning. The man was hospitalized.
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers
Georgia is one of the worst places to live for older Americans
Georgia ranks behind most of the rest of the county as a place for older Americans to live.
