On Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 1:00 a.m., the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Athens was requested by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office to assist with a death investigation. Barrow County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call of a potential road rage incident. The incident was located on the westbound side of GA Highway […]
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Sunday morning fire destroys two Lawrenceville homes
LAWRENCEVILLE — Firefighters responded at 2:03 a.m. to a neighbor’s report of a house fire at the 200 block of Twin Brook Way NW in unincorporated Lawrenceville. The 9-1-1 caller reportedly saw the house behind theirs on fire. Crews arrived to find two single-story, single-family residences on slabs fully engulfed in flames. Heat from the […]
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Atlanta leaders will decide on affordable housing and police reform Monday
Police reform and affordable housing will be hot topics for Atlanta’s governing body on Monday. The Atlanta City Council will consider two legislative items during Monday’s remote meeting aimed at activating four sites of public land for use as affordable housing. Three of the properties are lots slated for development as single-family properties (Legislative Reference […]
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Bibb County Parents: The school district would like your help spending $100 million
The Bibb County School District is asking parents and guardians of district students what they want to do with the massive infusion of cash in the district courtesy of recent pandemic relief passed by the U.S. Congress. Bibb schools will have a little over $100 million in new stimulus funds heading into the next school […]
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Annual burn ban across Georgia begins today
Beginning May 1, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division open burning ban will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties. The open burning ban has been in place during the summer ozone season since 2005. The ban prohibits citizens and businesses from burning yard and land-clearing debris during the summer ozone season, which runs from May […]
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Some Georgians will vote in a special election in June. Here’s why
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Friday the date of the special election required for House Districts 34 and 156 which became vacant with the resignation of Rep. Bert Reeves, a Republican from Marietta, and Rep. Greg Morris, a Republican from Vidalia. The special election will be June 15. District 34 includes part of Cobb […]
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Brian Kemp surveys U.S.- Mexico border
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp isn’t in The Peach State today. According to a post by the governor on Twitter, he is surveying the United States’ Southern Border with Mexico. In the tweet, Kemp said he had just finished a boat tour of the Rio Grande River. Kemp also visited members of the Georgia National Guard […]
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First Baptist Snellville is giving coronavirus vaccines
SNELLVILLE — A Southern Baptist church in Gwinnett County will be offering COVID-19 vaccines in May. The vaccines will be available at First Baptist Snellville at 2400 Main Street East on Wednesday, May 12, from 2 to 7 p.m. A medical professional will be on hand to administer the first dose of the Moderna vaccine. […]
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Georgia ranked one of the 10 worst states to retire in
Retirement may mark the end of a career, but it’s also the start of a new chapter of adulthood. Ideally, as retirees, people have fewer responsibilities and more opportunities for fulfilling activities. Most people have an idea of when they will retire. Where to retire, however, may be a more complex decision to make. Georgia […]
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Here’s what Joe Biden said during his visit to Georgia Thursday
Marking his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden swung through metro Atlanta Thursday to highlight Georgia’s pivotal role in securing his election and easing passage of his legislative priorities. Biden, the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry Georgia since 1992, spoke at a drive-in rally in Duluth where he pressed for support to hike […]
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Homicide suspects escapes from police at Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta Police are assisting authorities from Arizona in the search for an escaped homicide suspect. On Thursday investigators from Maricopa County Arizona were in Atlanta to transport a homicide suspect from Georgia back to Arizona. While at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport the suspect, 20-year-old Jsaan Carlos Strover, escaped from Arizona authorities. Strover is described as a black […]
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Joe Biden is coming to Georgia today. Here’s why
Joe Biden will make his way to Georgia this afternoon, where he plans to a drive-in car rally. Today officially marks Biden’s 100th day in office, and he is returning to a state he turned blue in the November election to talk about the proposals in his American Families plan. Biden laid out many aspects […]
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New details released about van crash that killed six
Gwinnett County Police Department officials have made one arrest and have released the names of the passengers who died in a fiery van crash at the I-85 and I-985 split over the weekend. On Wednesday police arrested the van’s driver, Monica Manire, for Reckless Driving and six counts of Homicide by Vehicle in the 1st Degree. […]
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Georgians react to Biden’s presidential address
Marking his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden gave his first joint address to Congress Wednesday night. The speech is usually called the State of the Union, but is called a Presidential Address when given during a president’s first year in office. During the speech, Biden addressed a paired down House chamber with […]
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More charges for suspects in Ahmaud Arbery killing
The three white men accused of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick now face new federal charges as well. Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia Wednesday for hate crimes and the attempted kidnapping of Arbery, who […]
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Everything you need to know about Georgia’s new human trafficking laws
Gov. Brian Kemp signed three bills Tuesday aimed at boosting protections for victims of human trafficking in Georgia and raising awareness for children on the dangers and signs of trafficking. The newly enacted measures mark the latest steps by Kemp’s administration and First Lady Marty Kemp, who heads the trafficking-focused GRACE Commission, to combat human […]
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Watch Georgia police officers rescue an 18-year-old girl from a burning car
SAVANNAH – Seven Savannah Police officers are being heralded as heroes today after their efforts overnight to pull an unconscious 18-year-old female from a burning vehicle following a single vehicle crash on Henry Street. Officers were called to the crash at Henry Street near Dieter Street at about 11:45 p.m. Monday night. When officers arrived, […]
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Meet Georgia Tech’s new women’s basketball associate head coach
Baldwin High School alum Tasha Butts has been promoted to associate head coach for the Georgia Tech women’s basketball team. A native of Milledgeville, Butts attended Baldwin High School where she was a consensus All-American and Gatorade Player of the year. Her high school jersey No. 23 was retired in December 2000. Butts joined Tech’s […]
