A shooting at a nearby apartment complex caused Kennesaw State University to go on lockdown while police searched for suspects. The school has been given the all clear from police. According to KSU officials, a gun related incident occurred at the Townpark Crossing Apartments. The Cobb County Police Department was seeking two suspects, one of […]
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Former prosecutor charged with misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case
A Glynn County grand jury indicted former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson Thursday for misconduct in the investigation of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery last year. Johnson is charged with violating her oath as a public official and obstructing a police officer. The first charge is a felony punishable by one to five years […]
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Search for man accused of waving gun in front of Georgia high school ends
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is confirming that the search for a suspect wanted for causing disruption near Woodland High School, located at 800 N. Moseley Drive, ended around 2pm. Sheriff Reginald B. Scandrett says 24-year old, Shelby Mark Poss is in custody after a multi hour situation that ended without injury. Poss was identified […]
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Lawmakers want to fix rural Georgia’s woes
Rural Georgia is suffering from failing schools, inadequate health care and lack of economic opportunity, conditions that make politicians’ boasts the state is No. 1 for doing business ring hollow. That’s the message Georgia lawmakers heard this week from experts who have been studying the plight of the Peach State’s rural communities for years. “With […]
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Police search for man accused of shooting girlfriend in front of a child
ALBANY — The Albany Police Department’s Criminal Investigative Bureau is looking for 22-year-old Montravious Clark. He is wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on West Mercer Avenue at about 2:13 a.m. today. According to the Albany Police Department, Clark allegedly shot his girlfriend multiple times while a juvenile was present. Anyone who has […]
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Glynn County residents will pay less for flood insurance. Here’s why
If you live in Glynn County, your may start paying less in flood insurance premiums. Glynn County has received notification from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that based on the County’s efforts to improve knowledge of flooding and reduce the potential for flooding the County’s Community Rating System has improved from a Class 6 to a […]
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Why your child needs breakfast
We’ve all heard it before, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” But what really happens when students skip meals? In a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers found that 82.4% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 consumed breakfast, and that breakfast consumption declined with age. Only 72.9% of […]
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School officials ‘heartbroken’ after student dies from COVID-19
School officials in Floyd County say they are “hearbroken” after a student died from COVID-19 earlier this week. The child who died was a student at Coosa High School, which runs from grades 8 through 12. “The loss of a child, at any time, under any circumstances, is a tragedy. We are heartbroken that COVID-19 […]
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Raffensperger Blames Stacey Abrams for Federal Election Lawsuit
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is turning up the heat on the Justice Department over its lawsuit challenging controversial election law changes the General Assembly adopted last March. Raffensperger announced Wednesday he has filed a Freedom of Information Act request (FOIA) with the federal agency to release any records of contacts it may have […]
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These three metro Atlanta middle schoolers were named top science students
Today Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science announced today that three Atlanta area students are is among the top 300 middle school scientists in the country. They has been named to a list of the Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS® — the nation’s premier Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) competition for middle school students. · Rhea Shah, Duluth, GA, Richard Hill Middle […]
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16-year-old charged in triple homicide on Fourth of July
The GBI has charged 16-year-old Rolando Millan, of East Point, with three counts of Felony Murder for the deaths of Brittany Sneed, Travis Sneed & Kristina Soles on July 4 in Statesboro. Millan is currently in custody at the Augusta Youth Detention Center on unrelated charges. The Bulloch County Sheriff‘s Office was dispatched to a […]
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Valdosta residents, here’s how you can help Hurricane Ida victims
The Valdosta Police Department is partnering with New Territory Outreach Ministries to collect items to send to the Louisiana to assist in the Hurricane Ida recovery efforts. If residents are interested in donating any of the below listed items (no other items, please) to the relief effort, they can drop off the items at the […]
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Georgia breaks record for coronavirus hospitalizations
The state has broken its record for Covid patient hospitalizations, and has reached 5,880, a Public Health spokeswoman said Tuesday. The previous mark was set Jan. 12 at 5,814 hospitalized virus patients during the third Covid surge, according to Nancy Nydam, the spokeswoman. (The agency’s website Tuesday shows a lower hospitalization figure.) Meanwhile, several other […]
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Suspicious package being investigated at Hartsfield-Jackson
An area of Concourse F at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been cordoned off due to a suspicious package found in the concourse. Airport officials have blocked off the area where the package was found “out of an abundance of caution.” Officials say the investigation will have a moderate impact on airport operations in the […]
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Getting COVID-19 under control is the key to ending the crime wave
The partial shutdown of the court system in Georgia during the coronavirus pandemic is contributing to the crime wave plaguing Atlanta and other cities, a representative of the state’s prosecutors said Tuesday. “We have to get our courts operating again,” Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, told members of a […]
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Georgia sailor and colleague accused of conspiracy to traffic guns
Elijah Isaiah Boykin, an active-duty U.S. Navy Sailor, and Elijah Keashon Barnes have been indicted for unlawfully obtaining and transporting dozens of firearms that were later used in New Jersey-area crimes. According to the Department of Justice, Boykin and Barnes served together in the U.S. Navy until June 2020, when Barnes was discharged following his confinement […]
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Roswell lowers property tax rate
ROSWELL — Roswell City Council has approved a property tax rate—also known as a millage rate—for fiscal year (FY) 2022 of 4.718 mills. This rate is 4.8 % lower than the prior year’s millage rate of 4.955 and the lowest the rate has been in more than 30 years. Roswell’s property tax rate was formally approved […]
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Four accused of human trafficking in DeKalb County
Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the office’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit has indicted four individuals on human trafficking charges. A DeKalb County Grand Jury returned the indictment on Aug. 24. “We thank the DeKalb County Grand Jury for their careful consideration of the evidence in this case,” said Attorney General Chris Carr. “Our […]
