MACON — A 62-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault after a cutting incident in the stairwell of a Macon hotel. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Aggravated Assault that took place near the parking lot of the Macon Inn at 1044 Riverside Drive. The incident was called into the Macon-Bibb County […]
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Forsyth County expands library hours prior to start of school
As students prepare to go back to school next month, Forsyth County’s public libraries will be expanding their normal operating hours. Forsyth County Public Library branches reopened to the public on June 15 following a two-month closure for the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning the week of July 27, all branches of Forsyth County Public Library will […]
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Police search for missing 11-year-old girl
KINGSLAND — Police in Camden County are searching for an 11-year-old Kingsland girl who went missing early Saturday morning. According to the Camden County Sheriff’s Department, Leann Godwin is described as a white female weighing 105 pounds and about 4’9″ in height. She has strawberry blonde hair blue eyes and freckles. Leann was last seen […]
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Atlanta cracks down on ‘water boys’
In response to increasingly violent activity from teens known as ‘water boys’ or ‘bottle boys’ on Atlanta’s streets, the city is directing the police department to crack down on the group’s activities. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a continuous effort in partnership with the Atlanta Police Department and local community advocacy groups to curb the […]
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322 people have died from coronavirus in Georgia this week
Georgia’s COVID-19 death toll continues to mount. According to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health, the state reported 322 deaths from the virus this week. A total of 3,495 people have died from the virus statewide since the pandemic began. Georgia added 3,787 new cases Saturday, bringing the total to 165,188. The department […]
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Coronavirus infections among staff force restaurants to close after reopening
Dozens of metro Atlanta restaurants have temporarily closed in recent months after employees tested positive for the coronavirus. They include the Varsity, a historic fast food restaurant in Midtown Atlanta, which has since reopened. At the popular Ponce City Market in Atlanta, six retail establishments or tenants closed at least temporarily after employees were infected, […]
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A bad day in Georgia: Record number of COVID-19 cases, high number of deaths
In the 24 hour period from 3 p.m. Thursday to 3 p.m. Friday, Georgia reported that 82 people had died from COVID-19. This is the highest number if deaths reported in a single day since April 20. The death toll on April 20 was 85 and is the highest number of deaths reported in Georgia […]
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Have you had COVID-19? Northside hospital would like you to donate plasma
Northside Hospital is asking those who have had COVID-19 and recovered from it to consider donating plasma to help patients who are currently infected by the virus. As positive COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the state, demand for convalescent plasma to help patients fight the virus has never been higher. “Once the plasma’s infused […]
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Three charged in homicide of two sisters found under Rome Bridge
ROME — Three people have been charged in the May homicide of two sisters who were found dead under the Etowah Bridge on Loop 1 in Rome. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Desmond Lavonta Brown, Devin Lashawn Watts and Christopher Leedarius Pullen have been charged in connection with the deaths of 30-year-old Clarice […]
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Teachers fear speaking out about push for in-person learning
Over 675,000 students in eight of Georgia’s 10 largest school districts will start the fall semester virtually. Those districts: Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton and Henry county schools, as well as Atlanta Public Schools and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, represent nearly 40% of Georgia’s public students. And now the state Board of Education may decide […]
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How to talk to your kids about going back to school during COVID-19
First-day jitters are common, but students returning to school this year during the COVID-19 pandemic will face all sorts of unknowns that could lead to heightened anxiety. “School is going to look very different this year, from increased handwashing to masks to social distancing,” said University of Georgia Cooperative Extension child development specialist Diane Bales. […]
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DeKalb County is distributing 20,000 masks to small businesses
As part of its ongoing “Stop the Spread” campaign, DeKalb County will distribute 20,000 masks to local small businesses to encourage them to implement a “No Mask, No Service” policy. DeKalb County Police, Fire Rescue and Code Enforcement personnel will distribute masks to small businesses throughout the county to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 […]
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Officials: Right to detain should remain if citizen’s arrest laws are repealed
Any proposals to do away with Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law should distinguish between an arrest made by a civilian and a citizen’s right to detain a criminal suspect, the head of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association said Thursday. “We don’t need [citizens] to do the job for us,” Terry Norris told members of a legislative committee […]
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VIDEO: 22-year-old COVID-19 patient released from hospital after more than 3 weeks
DULUTH — After spending more than three weeks in the hospital for COVID-19, 22-year-old Michael Mullinix was released to the fanfare of nurses and police officers celebrating his recovery. He was released from Northside Hospital-Duluth after spending three and a half weeks on a ventilator in the hospital’s ICU unit. The video above was posted […]
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Missing 16-year-old Loganville girl found safe
Updated Friday, July 24, 2020: Asha Bluett has returned home safely according to the Gwinnett County Police Department. The original story is below. LOGANVILLE — Police in Gwinnett County are searching for a missing 16-year-old. The Gwinnett County Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Asha Bluett. She disappeared from home on […]
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Coronavirus Update: Georgia has a new hot spot, map data called ‘misleading’
The most recent COVID-19 hot spot in Georgia has been identified after an outbreak at a federal prison. Wayne County, in southeast Georgia, has the 10th-highest rate among U.S. counties of cases per resident, according to figures reported by the New York Times. That’s been driven by FCI Jesup, a federal prison in the county that […]
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GBI: Man killed his girlfriend, then himself
MILLEDGEVILLE — A shooting in Milledgeville left two dead Wednesday morning. The Milledgeville Police responded to a 911 call that came in at 11:36 a.m. from a residence on West Mitchell Street. The caller, later identified as 33-year-old Tameka Justice said she was being harassed by her boyfriend. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, […]
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Georgia says goodbye to civil rights leader C.T. Vivian
Rev. C.T. Vivian, one of the foremost leaders of the civil rights movement, was honored at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta Wednesday following his death last week at age 95. Vivian, who spearheaded lunch-counter protests in Illinois and advised Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., drew cheers and tearful praise from family, friends, advocates and elected […]
