On November 5, voters in Cobb County will vote on a new transit tax plan to fund public transit projects. It’s called the Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or M-SPLOST. This plan will raise sales tax by 1%, bringing it from 6% to 7%, for the next 30 years. Supporters say this is […]
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Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in Georgia: A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Your Vote
An examination of a new election rule in Georgia passed by the state’s Republican-controlled election board suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the presidential race. The rule was backed by national groups allied with former President Donald Trump. It gives county […]
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23 Dogs Rescued From Gainesville Home
Hall County Animal Services rescued 23 dogs on Thursday, Oct. 10, from a home on the 4000 block of Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville, following concerns about the animals’ living conditions. The Details: Animal Control first responded to the property on Monday, Sept. 23, for a welfare check. During that initial visit, the homeowner refused […]
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2,800 Gas Stations Share Image of Georgia Toddler Missing for 22 Years
Mary Ramsbottom has spent two decades searching for answers in the disappearance of her sister, Paula Ann Wade, and nephew, Brandon Wade, who vanished from their Valdosta home on Oct. 14, 2002. Her plea has never wavered, and now a new awareness campaign is bringing Brandon’s face to thousands of gas station screens across Georgia […]
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Photos: Georgia Residents Capture Northern Lights
Georgia residents were once again able to say they had seen the Northern Lights Thursday night, when a solar storm moved nature’s best light show southward. Unfortunately, if you missed the lights last night, you will not be able to see them tonight. The solar storms today have been less powerful than yesterday’s storms. Here […]