ATLANTA — Mayor-elect Andre Dickens announced yesterday that he has tested positive for coronavirus. Dickens, who is fully vaccinated and has been tested frequently since the start of his campaign, said the fact that he still caught the virus despite being vaccinated is proof that the Omicron variant is highly contagious. So far, Dickens reports […]
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5 Ways to give your Christmas Tree new life after Christmas
If you celebrate Christmas, there is nothing like having a real tree to decorate in your home for the holidays. The festive aroma alone provides such a sense of nostalgia. However, once the holidays have quickly come and gone, the next order of business is disposing of your tree. For most people, the first thing […]
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Police search for 23-year-old who went missing in Decatur
The Atlanta Police Department is asking for your help finding 23-year-old Malana Thomas. Ms. Thomas was last seen on December 18 at on Memorial Drive in Decatur wearing a white shirt, black pants and a black hat. Police describe Thomas as being 5’2” in height, 127 pounds with short hair and brown eyes. Anyone with […]
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Atlanta City Council members say goodbye
ATLANTA — Members of the Atlanta City Council released the following statements today as their legislative terms near a close: “It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Atlanta as both a Council member and Council president. It would be impossible to capture all of the memorable moments and contributions in a single statement. […]
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DeKalb County opens warming centers tonight
A drop in night time temperatures prompted DeKalb County officials to open warming centers tonight. The county has opened three warming centers for residents to use. Warming centers will be open in the following DeKalb County Fire Stations tonight, Dec. 20, beginning at 8 p.m.: Fire Station 3, 100 N. Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates, GA […]
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Outback Steakhouse evacuated after bomb threat
A bomb threat forced the evacuation of an Outback Steakhouse in Georgia Sunday night. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Outback Steakhouse on Arkwright Road in regard to a bomb threat just after 7:45 p.m. According to the sheriff’s office, an unknown person called the restaurant and said there was a bomb in […]
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These two Georgia cities are among the most generous in America
Fundraising website GoFundMe.com recently released its Charitable Giving report, which includes a list of the most generous cities in the country. Two Georgia cities made the top ten list this year. Marietta is the number two most generous city and Alpharetta is the number four most generous city for supporting individuals, causes, and organizations this […]
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‘Georgia has lost a giant:’ Georgians remember Johnny Isakson
Tributes have poured in for former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson as word of his death overnight Sunday spread. Georgians remembered the Senator as a skilled politician who worked with both parties, a successful businessman, and a dedicated servant who wanted to make his community and his world a better place. Below are some of the […]
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Former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson dead at 76
Former U.S. Senator from Georgia Johnny Isakson died last night. He was 76 years old. Isakson retired from the senate Dec. 31, 2019. In May, Isakson launched a nonprofit organization to raise awareness and funding for neurocognitive diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and related dementia. Isakson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015. Georgia Gov. Brian […]
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16-year-old Georgia girl who went missing from high school found
Update: According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Gabriella McGrother has been found and is safe. The original story is below. A 16-year-old Sumter County girl went missing at Sumter County High School yesterday. She was last seen at the school at 8:15 a.m. According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, 16-year-old Gabriella McGrother was […]
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Police investigate pedestrian homicide in Lawrenceville
LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County police are currently investigating the homicide of a pedestrian on Windsor Oak Circle in Lawrenceville. The pedestrian has died as a result of his injuries. According to detectives, this incident appears to be an intentional act and is being investigated as a Homicide. The Homicide Unit and CSI are on-scene. The Georgia […]
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Gang member convicted of trafficking meth from drug hub in Marietta home
A federal jury has convicted Antonio Jamar Laster of conspiring and attempting to traffic methamphetamine sourced from a cartel-connected stash house hidden in plain sight in the north Atlanta suburbs. According to U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine, the charges and other information presented in court, on Oct. 9, 2020, Antonio Jamar Laster drove to a […]
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15-year-old arrested for threat against Lambert High School
On December 16, students at Lambert High School made staff aware of a 15-year-old who was threatening to cause harm to students at the school. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department, the student attempted to solicit a gun from another student to carry out the assault. Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a […]
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Inflation will cost most families about $3,500 this year
(The Center Square) – A new report estimated the annual cost of elevated inflation this year will be around $3,500 per household. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s leading business schools, released the report, which estimated much higher costs for American families because of inflation that has risen this […]
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Electric vehicle company to build new plant at East Atlanta Megasite
Rivian Inc. will invest $5 billion in a carbon-conscious campus in Georgia for its electric adventure vehicles. Across operations, Rivian will create about 7,500 jobs on just under 2,000 acres located at the site known as the East Atlanta Megasite, represented by the Joint Development Authority of Jasper, Morgan, Newton, and Walton counties. Once manufacturing […]
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Atlanta’s famed Peach Drop is returning this year
After a two year hiatus, Atlanta’s popular New Year’s Eve Peach Drop will be returning to Underground Atlanta to ring in the nw year. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the return of the Annual Peach Drop Festival—an iconic event in the Southeast celebrating the New Year in the cradle city of the Civil Rights Movement. The […]
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Special Report: ‘Every hospital is in danger of closing in a rural market’
This is Part 2 of a Special Report. Read Part 1 here. The medical predicament that many rural communities want to avoid lies 35 miles south of Columbus, Georgia. Eight years ago, Stewart Webster Hospital, in a financial tailspin, closed its doors for the last time. Now weeds and trash litter the grounds around the […]
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More people are currently employed in Georgia than ever before
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced today that the number of employed Georgians has reached the highest number ever, surpassing the number of employed prior to the pandemic by over 3,000. The number of employed Georgians in November was up 11,983 from October to 5,027,981. Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped another three tenths of a point […]
