SNELLVILLE — Firefighters responded to two separate house fires in the Snellville area on Memorial Day that were caused by discarded fireworks devices. The first fire occurred around 10:03 p.m. on Westminster Drive and damaged the side of the house, second floor, and the attic. The second fire occurred around 10:29 p.m. on Laurel Falls […]
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Everything you need to know about Dragon Con’s in-person return
Atlanta’s largest pop culture convention will return in-person this September after the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to cancel it in 2020. Dragon Con brings tens of thousands of people to downtown Atlanta to celebrate all things sci-fi, fantasy, and pop culture. Spokesperson Dan Carroll said convention organizers made the decision after hearing updated guidance from the […]
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Dog urinating on bar floor escalates to assault charges
TYBEE ISLAND — A service dog urinating on the floor of a Tybee Island tavern has landed the dog’s owner in hot water. Tybee Island police officers responded to Benny’s Tybee Tavern in reference to a fight Sunday. During the course of the investigation, officers learned that a service dog had urinated on the floor […]
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Lawsuit demands immediate return of All-Star game to Georgia
The fallout from the Major League Baseball All-Star game isn’t over — at least not according to a new lawsuit filed against MLB. Job Creators Network, a small business advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York Monday against Major League Baseball, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball Players Association, […]
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Property tax increase ahead for Avondale Estates
The City of Avondale Estates is considering an increase in property taxes by 2.10 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at Avondale Estates City Hall at 21 N. Avondale Plaza on Wednesday, June 16 at noon. Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax […]
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Two dead after man crashes going wrong way on Georgia 400
A fiery early morning crash claimed the lives of two men Sunday morning on Ga. 400 in Forsyth County. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the wreck occurred because a driver was traveling the wrong way on Ga. 400. The Forsyth County 911 center began receiving calls just before 1:30 a.m. regarding a wrong […]
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Gas prices in Georgia went down slightly, but they’re still high
Georgia gas prices decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.91 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 2 cents less than a week ago, 22 cents more than last month and $1.16 more than this time last year. It now costs motorists $43.65 to fill a 15-gallon tank of gasoline; that is […]
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Bobcat Fever: If you live in middle Georgia, bring your cats inside
Experts at the University of Georgia are urging cat owners across the state to proactively protect their pets as cases of cytauxzoonosis, or bobcat fever, an often fatal tick-borne disease, are spiking in middle Georgia. Five counties in particular have seen a significant increase in cases of cytauxzoonosis, caused by a protozoa, which has a […]
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Gwinnett County woman killed in apartment fire
NORCROSS — Fire Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that claimed the life of a Gwinnett County woman on the 2100 block of Sarah Court in Norcross. Two women were in the apartment at the time of the fire. One escaped unharmed and the other was found dead inside the apartment […]
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Inmate accused of making bomb threat at DeKalb County courthouse
An investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office’s Office of Professional Standards reports that a current DeKalb County Jail inmate was allegedly behind the threat of an explosive device Thursday at the DeKalb County courthouse in downtown Decatur. The judicial complex and several nearby businesses were evacuated on Thursday for several hours as law enforcement […]
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You may have trouble growing vegetables in Georgia this year
To call this past spring in Georgia normal would be a mischaracterization. Typical springs in Georgia seem to last about three days — and then we hit the hot weather. This spring, the cooler temperatures were most pleasant and hung on through the middle of May. Rainfall has also been feast or famine, and wind […]
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Kemp orders local school systems to ditch masks
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Friday prohibiting schools from requiring students or employees to wear masks. The lifting of mask requirements was among several restrictions the governor is eliminating as the coronavirus pandemic winds down in Georgia. “As hospitalizations, cases, deaths, and percent positive tests all continue to decline – and with vaccinations […]
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A Georgia judge is going to jail
ATLANTA – A former chief magistrate judge in Pickens County has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced Thursday. William “Allen” Wigington was found guilty of 44 felonies and five misdemeanors for a variety of crimes, including racketeering, forgery, theft by taking, unauthorized use of a financial […]
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Bomb threat at DeKalb County Courthouse
Just one day after a man tried to carry a gun into the DeKalb County Courthouse, the building was evacuated due to a bomb threat. An investigation is underway following an emergency evacuation Thursday morning of the DeKalb County courthouse in downtown Decatur. Out of an abundance of caution, the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office ordered all […]
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Find out what former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson is doing now
Former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson launched a nonprofit organization Wednesday to raise awareness and funding for neurocognitive diseases including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and related dementia. Isakson, R-Ga., announced his diagnosis with Parkinson’s in 2015 and retired from Congress at the end of 2019, midway through his third term in the Senate. “Upon my retirement, I have […]
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Arrests made in shooting of Lyft passenger in Atlanta
ATLANTA — Investigators with the Atlanta Police Department’s Gun Assault Team have made two arrests in the May 20 shooting of a Lyft passenger. According to the Atlanta Police, at about 7 p.m. on May 20, officers were called to I-85 Northbound near Cleveland Avenue regarding a person shot call. Upon arrival, officers met with […]
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Georgia man arrested for carrying gun into courthouse
DECATUR — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man as he attempted to enter the DeKalb County Courthouse in downtown Decatur with a loaded hand gun Wednesday. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrenceville resident Marcus Payton was taken into custody without incident by DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies at the security checkpoint in […]
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Elected officials demand answers about Atlanta’s crime wave
Georgia lawmakers Wednesday launched an effort to examine what’s behind a rise in violent crime in metro Atlanta and consider potential solutions. “There’s going to be politics in this,” state Rep. J Collins, R-Villa Rica, chairman of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security, told committee members. “[But] this committee wants to dig down and […]
