A 52-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a fire at a home in Alpharetta. According to Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King, Jesse Hooper was charged with Arson in the 1st Degree and Conspiracy to Commit a Felony. The fire occurred Nov. 18 and moderately damaged a […]
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Kemp proposes more spending on education, health care, and public safety
Gov. Brian Kemp asked Georgia lawmakers Thursday to use a record budget surplus to raise the salaries of teachers and state employees and hire more nurses and state troopers. In his fourth and final State of the State address of a four-year term, Kemp told a joint session of the Georgia House and Senate education, […]
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Should UGA Football players earn $154,000 per season? Some fans think so
Following the Georgia Bulldogs epic win in Monday’s National Championship Game, Georgia football fans clearly believe their players should also be rewarded for their efforts financially. Indeed, any college football fan would have picked up on the Supreme Court’s landmark decision last year, which upended a decades-old NCAA model that considered college athletes as strictly amateurs, […]
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Snow Update: Metro Atlanta could get up to an inch of snow
A mix of wintry conditions is expected to impact tens of millions of people across different regions of the U.S. over the holiday weekend, including snow and ice in parts of the Southeast as the storm is forecast to plunge through Virginia and Kentucky, reaching as far south as Georgia. The storm will charge in […]
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30 people evacuated after early morning apartment fire in Gwinnett
An early morning blaze Thursday damaged four apartment units on Chase Lane in Norcross. Firefighters brought the flames under control at about 2:12 a.m. Gwinnett County Fire officials say about 30 people were evacuated from the two-story, eight-unit apartment building when the first fire trucks arrived. Crews found smoke and flames showing from two second-floor […]
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Flashback: Snow Jam ’82 rocked Metro Atlanta 40 years ago
As weather reports show heavy snow may be likely in metro Atlanta over the weekend, this month we look back to a heavy snow storm that hit Georgia 40 years ago. It became known as Snow Jam ’82, and much like 2014’s more recent Snowmageddon, it was marked by heavy traffic jams and abandoned cars. […]
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Could East Cobb become its own city?
Residents of East Cobb were divided at a legislative hearing Wednesday over whether their community should become a city. A Georgia House subcommittee is considering a bill asking East Cobb voters to decide the cityhood issue in a November referendum. “Closer to the people is better,” East Cobb resident Scott Hausman told members of the […]
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Brian Kemp wants to give some of your tax money back
Gov. Brian Kemp wants to use a record state budget surplus to cut taxes. The Republican governor proposed $1.6 billion in tax refunds Wednesday worth $250 for state income tax single filers and $500 for joint filers. “We should continue to fund our priorities but also be good stewards of that taxpayer money,” Kemp told […]
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Will it snow in Georgia this weekend? What we know so far
A substantial snowstorm is poised to unload hefty accumulations over parts of the Plains and Midwest late this week and early this weekend, and it won’t stop there. AccuWeather forecasters warn that it may go on to bring snow and ice, leading to the potential for dangerous travel conditions, across parts of the Southeast. The storm will […]
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Here’s what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris said in Atlanta today
Protecting voting rights in America is important enough to abolish the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule to get it done, President Joe Biden said Tuesday during a speech in Atlanta. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the campus of historically Black Atlanta University Center to drum up public support for two voting rights bills […]
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The Public Record: Roswell’s new mayor under fire for email
The Gist: Roswell’s newly elected mayor, Kurt Wilson, found himself in a bit of hot water after a public records request turned up an email he sent to the city administrator just after being elected but before being sworn in. The Players: Kurt Wilson, who was elected mayor of Roswell in November and Randy Knighton, […]
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Frigid temperatures expected in Georgia tonight
Georgia residents are bracing for another cold night as temperatures are expected to dip well below freezing this evening. Expect lows of 28 degrees overnight with frost early Wednesday morning. The frigid temperatures have forced the city of Atlanta to open two warming centers tonight. The centers will open tonight, Tuesday, January 11, at 8 […]
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7-year-old Georgia girl killed by hit and run driver
ACWORTH — Police in Cobb County are asking for your help finding a hit and run driver who struck and killed a 7-year-old girl Sunday night. Cobb Police investigators are investigating the fatal pedestrian hit and run involving a 7-year-old child in Acworth. According to police, the 7-year-old autistic girl had left her home unbeknownst […]
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Have you tried the new sauce flavor at Zaxby’s?
If you’ve visited your local Zaxby’s lately, you may have noticed that the Athens-based restaurant chain has added a new sauce to the mix. Zaxby’s launched an ad campaign to introduce its new Buffalo Garlic Blaze signature sauce to complement the long-time favorite Boneless Wings Meal. The new campaign features the quirky “Guy on a […]
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UGA fans react to National Championship Win
In the odd event that you don’t have any friends who are Georgia fans, and no one has approached you this morning to say “Go Dawgs!” or “How ’bout dem Dawgs,” you need to know that the University of Georgia won the National Football Championship last night. For those who weren’t paying attention, Georgia defeated […]
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Georgia lawmakers have short first day due to football championship
Georgia lawmakers didn’t let the start of the 2022 General Assembly session Monday get in the way of college football’s national championship game. The state House and Senate held truncated sessions Monday morning to give legislators time to head to Indianapolis for Monday night’s showdown between the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide. House Speaker […]
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Are you getting a raise this year? State employees in Georgia might be
Georgia’s hefty budget surplus is about to pay off for state employees. Gov. Brian Kemp will include a $5,000 raise for most state workers in the fiscal 2022 mid-year budget proposal he will release later this week. Putting the raise in the mid-year budget means it would take effect as soon as the General Assembly […]
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Uncertainty continues to drive gas prices up
Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.11 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 2 cents more than a week ago, 4 cents less than last month and 96 cents more than this time last year. It now costs motorists $46.65 to fill a 15-gallon […]
