A state health inspector found serious food safety problems at Pulaski State Prison kitchen during a routine check on January 29. The kitchen scored 67 points, a failing grade. What’s Important: The inspector found employees were not washing their hands between tasks like using the bathroom, mopping, and preparing food. The only handwashing sink in […]
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Hawkins Lab from Stranger Things is being demolished in Atlanta
Demolition has started on the former Georgia Mental Health Institute building on Emory University’s Briarcliff campus. What’s Happening: The building was used to film Hawkins National Laboratory in Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” Workers are now tearing it down as part of a redevelopment project. A private developer named Galerie Living leased the property from Emory University […]
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Lilburn man charged after teen dies from gunshot
Gwinnett County Police charged a 31-year-old Lilburn man after a 17-year-old boy died from a gunshot. What’s Happening: Shermarcus Cockran was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Conduct. Officers went to the 4300 block of Stone Mountain Highway on February 5 around 11 p.m. after a report of someone shot in unincorporated Lilburn. They found […]
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Meet the millionaire healthcare CEO who wants to be governor of Georgia
It turns out the race to be Georgia’s next governor is not so set after all. With the primary less than four months away, another prominent candidate has jumped into the contest for the Republican nomination. Jackson Healthcare founder and CEO Rick Jackson announced his candidacy Tuesday, and his campaign said he planned to spend […]
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Red Flag Warning issued for Southeast Georgia
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of northeast and north central Florida and a small part of inland southeast Georgia on Friday. What’s Happening: The warning runs from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, February 6. In Georgia, southern Ware and western Charlton counties are under the warning. […]
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Suspect in Decatur Public Library shooting turns himself in after deputies visited his hotel
Medicus Brown turned himself in at the DeKalb County Jail on February 5 after sheriff’s deputies went to a hotel where he had been staying. What’s Happening: Brown is a suspect in a shooting at the Decatur Public Library. DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to the Live Long Hotel on Memorial Drive and Rockbridge […]
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Vehicle fire closes 2 lanes on I-75 South in Lamar County
A vehicle fire closed two lanes on I-75 south in Lamar County Thursday morning, backing up traffic into two nearby counties. What’s Happening: The fire happened at 5:11 a.m. Thursday on I-75 south in Lamar County, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation’s 511 website. The incident has been resolved. What’s Important: Traffic congestion from […]
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Why did the power go out in Macon yesterday?
A driver hit a power pole in Macon on Wednesday night, cutting electricity to hundreds of homes in the area. What’s Happening: A vehicle struck a power pole near Claire Place and Ingleside Avenue around 9:47 p.m. Wednesday, February 4. The crash knocked out power to 781 customers in the Vine Ingle area. What’s Important: […]
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‘We will not let up:’ A message from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
After a recent drug bust, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office shared this message with residents. Guns. Drugs. Gangs. Let us be clear. We are committed to making the CSRA safer. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, working alongside our CSRA law enforcement partners, state agencies, and federal agencies, is united in one mission: making Augusta one […]
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Warm weather returns to Georgia despite groundhog predictions
Temperatures across Georgia will climb through next week as a high-pressure system moves east from the Plains. What’s Happening: The National Weather Service Atlanta released a forecast Wednesday showing warmer weather starting this weekend. A ridge of high pressure will move east from the Plains over the weekend and into early next week. Atlanta will […]
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Barry Loudermilk won’t run for re-election
Rep. Barry Loudermilk announced he will not run for re-election at the end of his current term representing Georgia’s 11th Congressional District. What’s Happening: Loudermilk said he wants to contribute to his community, state, and nation in other ways. He first ran for Congress in 2014. He said then that representing people in Congress is […]
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Freeze watch issued for southeast Georgia
The National Weather Service issued a freeze watch for parts of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. The watch expires February 5 at 4:00 AM. What’s Happening: Temperatures could drop as low as 29 degrees from late Thursday night through Friday morning. What’s Important: The watch covers these Florida counties: Suwannee, Baker, inland Nassau, Union, Bradford, […]
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Monday is the last day to register to vote in the election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
Voters in northwest Georgia’s U.S. House District 14 have until Monday to register for the March 10 special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene. What’s Happening: The special election will fill the seat Greene held until she stepped down Jan. 5. Twenty-one candidates are running. The race includes 17 Republicans, three Democrats, and one Independent. […]
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Gwinnett police officer recovering from surgery
Gwinnett Police Officer David M. Reed had surgery and is doing well, the Gwinnett County Police Department said. Reed was shot Feb. 1 during a fraud call at a hotel in Stone Mountain, as previously reported. Officer Pradeep Tamang died from injuries in the shooting. What We Know: Both officers were shot at the Holiday […]
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Fulton County will fight FBI over election raid
(The Center Square) – Fulton County will file a federal lawsuit challenging the seizure of its 2020 election ballots, one commissioner said. Marvin Arrington Jr. said he has asked the county attorney to file a motion in federal court. “The search warrant, I believe, is not proper, but I think that there are ways that we […]
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Georgia’s war on books continues: New bill could see librarians arrested
Librarians and education advocates are warning that a bill moving through the state Legislature could cause Georgia’s librarians to self-censor controversial materials and lead to more challenges on books about LGBTQ people or issues. Senate Bill 74, sponsored by Sylvania Republican Sen. Max Burns, changes an exemption in state law dealing with the distribution of […]
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Atlanta housing official admits to fraud
Tracy Denise Jones, a Senior Vice President at the Atlanta Housing Authority, plead guilty on Feb. 2 to federal charges of housing assistance fraud, pandemic relief fraud, and mortgage fraud. She will be sentenced on May 5. What’s Happening: Jones, 61, of Atlanta, was charged with using fake forms to get family members into the […]
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Cobb police officer injured in crash on I-20
Cobb County Police are investigating a crash on I-20 Eastbound that injured a police officer and a driver early Wednesday morning. What’s Happening: Officer A. Minard was parked in a marked 2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor with emergency lights on. He was helping at an unrelated crash scene on I-20 Eastbound west of Riverside Parkway. […]
