CATAULA — The Harris County School District’s Board of Education has approved Amy Allen as the new principal for Mulberry Creek Elementary School in Cataula. As the 2021-2022 school year marks her 26th year as an educator, Allen will be re-joining the Mulberry Creek family after serving as the assistant principal at Creekside Intermediate School […]
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How to get free produce in DeKalb County
DeKalb County is partnering with south Georgia farmers and county faith leaders to provide 2,500 boxes of Georgia-grown fruit and vegetables to residents Saturday, June 26, and Monday, June 28. “This farm-to-table initiative continues our efforts to alleviate food insecurity for our residents hardest hit by the economic effects on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” DeKalb […]
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Thunderstorms and flooding expected Tuesday
The chance for thunderstorms will continue today as the cold front pushes southward across the much of Georgia. Some storms could be strong with locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Isolated severe storms with strong to damaging winds are possible in the afternoon and evening across portions of central Georgia. A Flash Flood […]
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Some Georgia students will get to take ‘Adulting 101’ class
Adulting is hard. That’s why University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents in Cobb, Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale counties have devised a virtual youth development series called Adulting 101 for 4-H youth in their areas. The idea was born in April 2020 when Cobb County 4-H agent Brittani Lee held a virtual brainstorming session with 4-H […]
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Georgia’s best city to live in revealed
About one in every five American workers whose job could be performed remotely worked from home before the COVID-19 pandemic. That share jumped to nearly three in four following the abrupt closure of offices nationwide, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in October 2020. For millions of Americans, the shift to remote work […]
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GBI: Georgia man arrested for elder abuse and slaying of his grandfather
PINE MOUNTAIN — A 27-year-old Pine Mountain man has been arrested and charged with felony exploitation and intimidation of disabled adults and elder persons and one count of felony murder. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Joshua Deandre Grier was arrested in connection with the December slaying of his grandfather, 89-year-old James Terrel, also […]
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Weather Update: Thunderstorms and flooding still likely today
Tropical Storm Claudette is expected to gain strength today, which could send some severe weather to The Peach State. There will be a chance for thunderstorms across the area for today and into tonight with an upper disturbance and approaching cold front. Some storms could be strong with locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and frequent […]
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Weather Update: What to expect Sunday and Monday in Georgia
With the remnants of Claudette pushing across the area today, some isolated tornadoes are possible mainly across central Georgia. There could also be some isolated severe storms with gusty winds, according to the National Weather Service. The Flash Flood Watch will remain in effect across portions of north and central Georgia through this evening as […]
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Weather Update: Georgia already getting rain from Tropical Storm Claudette
Tropical Storm Claudette just made landfall in Louisiana this morning, and the National Weather Service is already reporting that Georgia is feeling the effects of the storm. The weather service says rain from the storm has already been reported in South and Central Georgia and a flash flood watch will be going into effect after […]
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Dumb things I said about parenting before I became a dad
Before I had kids, I had quite a few unqualified opinions about how I would raise my children and what I would and would never do. Before going any further with this post, I’d like to apologize to all the moms and dads that I smugly judged for what I perceived to be parenting mistakes […]
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Funeral arrangements announced for Holly Springs Police officer who was dragged by car
The funeral for fallen Holly Springs Police Officer Joe Burson will take place Monday at 2 p.m. at Woodstock First Baptist Church. Following the funeral there will be a procession westbound on Highway 92 to Rolling Hills Cemetery. The services at Woodstock First Baptist are open to the public and all are welcome to view […]
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Atlanta reacts to traffic as Kamala Harris comes to town
What is the main topic of conversation on social media when the Vice President of the United States visits Atlanta? Why, traffic of course. Harris visited Atlanta today to urge Georgians to get vaccinated. But on social media, one of the most Atlanta things ever happened. Nevermind that that the first African American and first […]
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Here’s what Kamala Harris said in Atlanta on Friday
Vice President Kamala Harris brought the Biden administration’s “Month of Action” campaign for COVID-19 vaccinations to Atlanta Friday. After dropping by a vaccination site at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., now occupies the pulpit, Harris spoke to students at Clark Atlanta University. As of […]
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Georgia is about to stop $300 weekly federal unemployment checks
Georgia is about to join 25 other mostly Republican-led states in cutting off supplemental federal unemployment benefits before the Biden administration ends the program in September. On June 26, the state Department of Labor will stop issuing weekly checks of $300 to an estimated 278,000 jobless Georgians under an initiative then-President Donald Trump launched last […]
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Where Does Georgia Rank in Childhood Obesity?
The percentage of children and adolescents who are not just overweight but obese has more than tripled since the 1970s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By 2018, nearly one in five children between the age of 2 and 19 were obese. Childhood obesity is defined as a BMI at or above […]
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UGA students got a chance to see the cicadas up close
Standing in the Chattahoochee National Forest recording the song of the Brood X periodical cicadas on her smartphone, Julia Berliner realized in that moment that the last time the insects emerged from forest soil, her phone did not exist. “Seventeen years ago I was only 6 years old, and my brother who is 6-foot-2 with […]
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82-year-old pedestrian struck and killed by 83-year-old driver in Dunwoody
DUNWOODY — An 82-year-old Dunwoody man is dead after being hit by a car at the intersection of Vermack Road and Parliament Drive. On June 16 at 5:39 p.m., Dunwoody Police officers and DeKalb County Fire Rescue were dispatched to a person struck by an automobile call. Officers arrived minutes later and found a pedestrian […]
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Georgia Police officer killed in line of duty was dragged by suspect’s car
A Holy Springs Police officer and a suspect were both killed last night during a traffic stop. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the officer was dragged by the suspect’s car. The suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Ansy Dolce. Dolce died after being shot by police. Preliminary information from the GBI indicates that […]
