(The Center Square) – Organizers of the Republican National Convention said Tuesday they will start visiting new locations to possibly host the event, which is scheduled for August in Charlotte. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and public health officials have been communicating back and forth with convention organizers about executing the convention amid the COVID-19 […]
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Kemp: Authorities will do ‘whatever is necessary to keep the peace’
Gov. Brian Kemp warned Tuesday state authorities are prepared to do “whatever is necessary to keep the peace” as protests against police brutality and racial injustice continue across Georgia. The governor and the state public health commissioner, Dr. Kathleen Toomey, also heeded protesters and law enforcement in protest areas like Atlanta to be mindful of […]
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Suspects arrested in January killing of retired Gwinnett County deputy
DACULA — The Gwinnett County Police Department has arrested two suspects in the killing of a retired Gwinnett County deputy who was trying to stop a robbery at an O’Reilly’s store when he was killed in January. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, during the course of the homicide investigation, detectives identified two suspects […]
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Here’s where you can drop off your absentee ballot in Clarke County
ATHENS — The Clarke County Board of Elections has installed secure drop boxes for absentee ballots for the June 9, Presidential Preference Primary and General Primary & Nonpartisan election. They are located at: Athens-Clarke County Elections Office – 155 E Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601 Athens-Clarke County Library – 2025 Baxter Street; Athens, GA 30601 […]
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Burke County Sheriff: ‘We must call out the bad actions of Police Officers’
Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams and Chief Deputy Lewis Blanchard recently weighed in on the actions of police and the increased tensions caused by the killing of George Floyd. Their message is below. There is plenty of good in the world but there is also bad and even some evil. Just as we expect church […]
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Johns Creek Mayor: Police brutality ‘will not be tolerated in our city’
Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker has penned his response to the death of George Floyd. The mayor is reminding residents of the “strong sense of unity” and diversity in the city and said police brutality would not be tolerated in Johns Creek. You can read the full text of Bodker’s letter below. The City Johns […]
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Georgia cities enact curfews to curtail violent protests
Intense protesting against police brutality and racial injustice rocked several Georgia cities over the weekend as local officials imposed nightly curfews and Gov. Brian Kemp ordered National Guard members to help quell bouts of property destruction. Demonstrations in Atlanta, Athens, Savannah and Gainesville coincided with nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old […]
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Marietta Police nab five suspects in a homicide victim’s stolen car
MARIETTA — License plate readers in Marietta picked up a stolen car Monday morning. The car was stolen in DeKalb County and police say the car’s owner was killed during the theft at Wade Walker Park. The same vehicle, a 2011 silver Hyundai Santa Fe was involved in two other incidents after being stolen. At […]
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Here’s what school could look like in the fall
The Gist: When Georgia students head back to school in August, it will be with the coronavirus hanging over their heads and shaping the make-up of their education. Today, the Georgia Department of Education released guidelines for returning to schools offering several options for school systems to get up and running again. The Plan: The […]
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Night two of protests in metro Atlanta calmed by curfew
ATLANTA — Amped up police activity and a curfew put in place by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms squelched any plans of violence in the city during the second night of protests in the city. Elsewhere in the metro area, protestors took to Sugarloaf Mills in Gwinnett County. Protests there were nonviolent and not like […]
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Georgia surpasses 2,000 coronavirus deaths
Georgia passed a grim milestone Saturday when the death toll for coronavirus passed the 2,000 mark. Total deaths in the state are now 2,003. The county with the most recorded deaths is also Georgia’s largest county, Fulton, with 230 COVID-19 deaths. The county with the second highest death rate from the virus is Cobb County, […]
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Here’s what Georgia police chiefs are saying about the killing of George Floyd
Video of police officers in Minneapolis kneeling on a black man’s neck despite cries that he couldn’t breathe sent shockwaves through the nation and spurred violent protests in Atlanta and elsewhere. Georgia law enforcement officials are speaking out against the killing of George Floyd and in a letter released by the Georgia Association of Chiefs […]
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Atlanta mayor to protestors: ‘Go home’
ATLANTA — A peaceful protest in downtown Atlanta erupted into violence Friday night. Crowds of protestors vandalized the CNN building, burned cars on Marietta Street and threw items, including knives at police officers. The incident is still continuing and the police have reportedly used tear gas in an effort to disperse the crowd. Atlanta Mayor […]
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Cold Case: Georgia law enforcement needs your help finding a rape suspect
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help finding a man they believe raped two women eight years apart in the Moultrie area. On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, the GBI was asked by the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a sexual assault. A female victim was walking in the area of […]
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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Georgia’s latest Executive Order on Coronavirus
While it has been widely publicized that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is allowing bars, nightclubs and summer camps to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there are parts of the governor’s action that you may not be aware of. Here’s a look at some of the parts of Kemp’s new executive order that may have been […]
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Ossoff leads fundraising in democratic senate race
Investigative journalist Jon Ossoff has grown his fund-raising lead in the final stretch leading up to the June 9 Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Ossoff’s campaign raised $739,362 between April 1 and May 20, according to the final campaign-finance report filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) before next month’s election to choose a Democrat to […]
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GBI to investigate officer involved shooting in Snellville
SNELLVILLE — A suspect was shot and killed by police Friday morning after police say he exchange gunfire with Snellville police officers. At about 4 a.m. The Gwinnett County Police Department was asked to assist the Snellville Police Department in reference to a man police say exchanged gunfire with their patrol officers. The incident took […]
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Bars, nightclubs and summer school can open in Georgia on June 1
Gov. Brian Kemp moved Thursday to relax broad social restrictions in Georgia on bars, nightclubs, summer school classes and overnight summer camps in the coming weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kemp also announced he will extend the public health emergency in Georgia through July 12, granting him powers to continue issuing executive orders. The latest […]
