The City of Dunwoody will be repaving 41 streets and almost 20 lane miles in 2021. Blount Construction received a contract extension for about $2.9 million. Most of the funding comes from DeKalb County’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. The Georgia Department of Transportation will also provide $401,000 through Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant funds. […]
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers
Here’s Georgia’s most Googled question about online dating
The world of online dating adds new wrinkles to romance and with it more questions for people to ask Google about. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the team at ViasatSavings.com put together a list of the most-Googled online dating questions for each state. While Georgia’s neighbors Alabama and Tennessee are asking “How to break […]
Posted inMissing
13-year-old girl missing in Athens
Athens-Clarke County police and fire officials are searching for a 13-year-old girl. Officials sent an alert about the missing girl, Leyanna Reynolds, at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Leyanna was last seen in the area of Highland Park Drive in East Athens. If you have seen Leyanna or know her location, please notify the Athens-Clarke Co […]
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High-speed Internet is coming to rural Georgia
Two Middle Georgia utilities and a Kansas City-based fiber optic company announced a partnership Monday that will bring broadband service to homes and businesses in 18 mostly rural counties. Central Georgia EMC, Southern Rivers Energy and Conexon will invest more than $210 million to design and build a 6,890-mile fiber network that will provide both […]
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News Blog: Trash pickup in DeKalb delayed for President’s Day
In observance of Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 15, sanitation service for residential customers will run one day late as follows: Monday, Feb. 15 – Presidents Day observed. No sanitation service. Tuesday, Feb. 16 –Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Monday, Feb. 15, will be serviced on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Wednesday, Feb. 17 […]
Posted inYour Government
Should Georgia’s elected officials have term limits?
A state Senate committee debated a measure Monday to limit terms for Georgia House and Senate members to 12 years total, as well as doubling the term for state senators from two to four years. A constitutional amendment proposed by Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, would set term limits for state House members at six two-year terms and […]
Posted inCrime
Police: 18-year-old shot at car because he thought he was being followed
SAVANNAH — Detectives in Savannah have arrested a suspect they say fired multiple rounds at an occupied vehicle on Kentucky Ave. early Thursday morning. The suspect, 18-year-old Jamir Rashad Lewis, was booked into the Chatham County jail Friday on two counts of aggravated assault charges. According to the Savannah Police Department, a woman was driving […]
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Walker County resumes animal adoptions
The Walker County Animal Shelter will begin scheduling appointments for animal adoptions in February, after putting adoptions on hold last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past ten months, staff has worked with a team of animal rescue groups to place 740 dogs and 352 cats in homes while adoptions were unavailable. Those interested in […]
Posted inCommentary
Opinion: Why we can’t ignore Donald Trump’s impeachment trial
On Tuesday the U.S. Senate will commence a trial of former President Trump, who stands impeached by the House of Representatives for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Congress, which left five people dead. The verdict is all but certain — the former president will be acquitted, since the required 17 GOP senators will […]
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers
Find out which city was ranked Georgia’s best suburb
Based on a ranking consisting of 11 measurements, including income levels, crime rates and commute times, Milton is the most desirable Georgia suburb in which to live, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis published in January. Milton, which is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, has a homeownership rate of 73.3% and an average commute […]
Posted inWeather
North Georgia could get up to three inches of snow tonight
Snow has already started falling in parts of North Georgia, but temperatures aren’t low enough yet to cause it to accumulate. That will change starting around 6 p.m. tonight when the wintery mix is expected to turn into snow and could accumulate between one to three inches Saturday night and into Sunday morning. A Winter […]
Posted inWeather
Atlanta to open warming center ahead of tonight’s cold weather
The City of Atlanta announced the opening of an emergency warming center in anticipation of frigid temperatures. The center will open tonight, Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. and will remain open through Sunday, Feb. 7, at 7 a.m. The center is expected to resume operations on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 11 p.m. and will remain open […]
Posted inCrime
Three arrested after South Fulton traffic stop
SOUTH FULTON — A traffic stop in the city of South Fulton led to the arrest of three suspects who had outstanding warrants, according to the South Fulton Police Department. Antonio Thomas, 28; Mahogany Crapp, 29; and Sonya Medlock, 42, were taken into custody by the South Fulton Police Department on outstanding warrants related to […]
Posted inFood
Georgia’s favorite Super Bowl snack will surprise you
Football and snack food are a match made in sports-watching heaven. Americans’ tradition of snacking during football games culminates on Super Bowl Sunday, a national day of snacking that fans prepare for in advance, shopping for and prepping their favorite game-day foods to turn watching the game into a certified event. Fans indulge in a wide range of fare […]
Posted inFire
Fatal fire kills Snellville woman and three children
SNELLVILLE — An early morning fire killed a Snellville woman and three children Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a police officer’s report that a trailer was on fire on the 4200 block of Smokecreek Parkway in Snellville. Upon their arrival, fire crews found a single-story, mobile home well involved with flames through the roof. According […]
Posted inEntertainment
How to have a Super Bowl party during the coronavirus pandemic
Regardless of whether the Chiefs or the Bucs win Super Bowl LV, the biggest sporting event of the year promises to provide a few hours of normalcy in the midst of a global pandemic. If you are planning to attend a Super Bowl party, the CDC has released a list of guidelines for how to […]
Posted inCrime
Dunwoody day care owner arrested after death of infant
DUNWOODY — A Dunwoody day care owner has been arrested and charged with Felony Murder and Cruelty to Children after an infant at the day care died Wednesday afternoon. Dunwoody Police officers and the DeKalb County Fire Department were dispatched to an unresponsive child at the Little Lovely day care on Leisure Lane in Dunwoody. […]
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Police track down homicide suspect using ride-share app
ATLANTA — Police in Atlanta tracked down a homicide suspect in a ride share vehicle. Police responded to the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and I-20 to assist Cobb County Police officers who were searching for several suspects in that area. According to police, one of the suspects was tracked to a nearby […]
