The storms and tornadoes that passed through Georgia have put a number of residents in the position of having to repair and rebuild homes that were damaged. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is reminding Georgians, particularly those in the Coweta County area, there are home repair scammers out there who will try to exploit this disaster […]
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36 people without homes after Lawrenceville apartment fire
Firefighters responded at 6:31 a.m. Sunday morning to a neighbor’s report of an apartment fire at the Anzio Apartment Homes located at 3100 Sweetwater Road in Lawrenceville. The 911 caller said there was smoke coming from the neighbor’s apartment in Building 18. When fire crews arrived, the center of the building was ablaze as firefighters […]
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Tucker Brewing Company named one of the 10 best beer gardens in the U.S.
TUCKER — Tucker Brewing Company, known for its German-style pilsners and helles lagers, was announced earlier this week as one of the winners of USA TODAY’s 10Best Beer Gardens in the U.S. The beer garden was voted as the number four beer garden in America, after being nominated by a panel of industry experts and competing […]
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Coweta County schools will remain closed Monday due to storm damage
The tornado that ripped through Coweta County Thursday night, damaging schools will cause schools to be closed at least through Monday. According to Coweta County School System Superintendent Evan Horton, the school system will follow Emergency Management guidance not to open schools March 29. The school system is also canceling virtual instruction for the day. […]
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Everything you need to know about Georgia’s new voting law
Georgia has a new slate of voting laws after Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 202, a 98-page omnibus bill, on Thursday. The “Election Integrity Act of 2021” was passed out of the legislature on a party-line vote and makes a number of controversial changes to how elections are run in the state, but also many […]
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Two arrested after child sex trafficking victim escapes
SOUTH FULTON — The South Fulton Police Department has arrested two people after they say a child sex trafficking victim escaped her captors. After a lengthy investigation, the South Fulton Police Department arrested two suspects tied to a sex-trafficking case involving a juvenile female victim. According to police, the investigation revealed the juvenile victim had […]
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Election law fight intensifies after Georgia lawmaker’s arrest
State Rep. Park Cannon has been released from jail following a protest in front of Gov. Brian Kemp’s office as the governor signed a controversial bill Thursday evening that restricts access to the ballot box. In a statement released Friday, Cannon thanked supporters and vowed to fight on. “I will continue to fight for the […]
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19-year-old charged in Savannah homicide
A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged in connection with a homicide that occurred last month in Savannah. Police arrested Xavier Dennis in connection with the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Freddie Wallace. Friday afternoon, the U.S. Marshals Task Force located Dennis and took him into custody without incident. He was charged with murder and transported […]
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Brian Kemp fires back at Joe Biden and his ‘handlers’
The Players: Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and President Joe Biden. The Issue: Kemp signed a massive 95-page election overhaul bill Thursday. The bill limits the amount of time Georgians have to request an absentee ballot, requires a photo ID to request an absentee ballot, and restricts absentee ballot boxes. Biden fired the first shot, calling […]
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp gets vaccinated
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has received his coronavirus vaccine. For Kemp, it was “one and done,” as the governor received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Friday afternoon at the Ware County Health Department in Waycross. Kemp waited in line until he became eligible to receive the life-saving vaccine, which he was finally eligible for starting […]
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Georgia wakes to disaster caused by tornado
A deadly supercell thunderstorm spawned a long-tracking tornado across parts of Alabama on Thursday, just a week after another round of severe weather left extensive damage across the Southeast. At least six fatalities have been reported from the day, five of which came from outside of Birmingham, Alabama’s most populous city, as scenes of destruction […]
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Legal challenges filed hours after Kemp signs controversial election bill
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed off on an overhaul of Georgia’s new voting laws that limit absentee voting Thursday with partisan support and an acknowledgement that courts will decide if new restrictions are legal. Following weeks of embittered debate and protests, Georgia Republicans hours earlier passed the expansive Senate Bill 202, coined the “Election Integrity […]
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Georgia House passes 95-page election overhaul bill
Sweeping legislation to overhaul voting by mail, advance voting and state oversight of Georgia elections passed the state House of Representatives Thursday, a major step for election changes Republican lawmakers are seeking this year. The 95-page bill, which passed 100-75 along party lines, contains dozens of proposals pitched by Republicans that would require stricter voter ID […]
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Severe thunderstorms possible in Georgia Thursday and Friday
Resident in parts of north Georgia may get severe thunderstorms this afternoon and tomorrow morning. The highest threat for severe thunderstorms will increase late this afternoon across northwest Georgia and transition southeastward this evening into tonight According to the National Weather Service, there is an enhanced to moderate risk of severe weather in far Northwest […]
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Georgia Tech professor charged with fraud
A Georgia Tech Professor is facing charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud after a federal investigation. Gee-Kung Chang has been arraigned on the federal charges. Chang and Jianjun Yu were indicted on March 18. “The defendants allegedly abused the visa program and deceived Georgia Tech to […]
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What is Georgia’s most dangerous city?
(The Center Square) – Violent crimes in Georgia numbered 340.7 per every 100,000 residents of the state as of 2019, the 26th-highest rate among the 50 states, according to a new analysis from the website 24/7 Wall St. The total number of murders in Georgia in 2019 came in at 654, according to the 24/7 Wall […]
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Kemp to get vaccine Friday, all adults can get it starting Thursday
The long winter of COVID-19 looks to be coming to an end in Georgia. All Georgians age 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting this Thursday, March 25, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. The long-awaited expansion comes as Georgia is set to receive another boost in the weekly shipment of vaccines, […]
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Georgia elections chief strikes back against top critic
The Players: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger lashed out at lawyer Sidney Powell, who was an integral part of voter fraud claims against Georgia in the November election. The Background: Powell is being sued for defamation in federal court by Dominion Voting Systems for her role in former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn […]
