ATLANTA — Dunkin’ will be honoring Atlanta’s first responders Feb. 17 by feeding every City of Atlanta firefighter as part of National Random Act of Kindness Day. To kick off Random Acts of Kindness Day, Dunkin’ will be at Atlanta Fire Rescue Station 1 at 8:30 a.m. to drop off 72 dozen donuts and 36 […]
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News Blog: The fire you see near Sandy Plains Road isn’t an emergency
If you’re driving in the area of Sandy Plains Road and Pete Shaw Road in Cobb County and see fire or smell smoke, don’t be alarmed. It’s just a training exercise for the Cobb County Fire Department. The department will be conducting what it calls an “acquired structure burn” at 3100 Pete Shaw Road in […]
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35-year-old man shot to death while walking in Macon
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an assault incident that was reported to have occurred at the intersection of Houston Avenue and Heard Avenue at Tuesday. Deputies responded to the intersection regarding a person shot. Upon arrival deputies found 35-year-old Terrance Deshun Chapman with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. According to the Bibb […]
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Was the Georgia clinic that gave COVID-19 shots to teachers unfairly punished?
The Elbert County medical practice at the center of a COVID-19 vaccine controversy says it was shocked at being suspended by the state after giving shots to educators. “We feel we were used to send a message,’’ said Dr. Jonathan Poon, part of the seven-physician family medicine practice in rural northeast Georgia. “We were really […]
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Here’s how Georgia’s coronavirus numbers look today
The Gist: Georgia’s daily average for coronavirus cases has dropped below where it was at the height of the summer peak, but there are still about 3,200 new cases per day. This is down from 7,396 new cases per day in early January. The number of deaths has not dropped as drastically. As of Feb. […]
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Stacey Abrams Leads Charge Against Republican Changes to Voting
Prominent voting rights groups and a high-profile Democratic election attorney argued Monday that Georgia Republicans are trying to pass state laws to make it harder to vote simply because statewide GOP candidates suffered defeats at the ballot box in the 2020 cycle. Fair Fight founder Stacey Abrams, attorney Marc Elias and the Southern Poverty Law […]
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Local Heroes: Four Valdosta police officers honored for saving a child’s life
Four Valdosta police officers have been commended for their actions last month in saving the life of a child who was unresponsive after a seizure. Chief Leslie Manahan recognized Officers Dmitry Zimin, James Turner, Preston White, and Alberto Castellanos, for their quick thinking and response which saved the child’s life, by presenting each of them […]
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Mail thieves on the loose in Douglas County
LITHIA SPRINGS — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help locating two mail thieves who were caught on camera stealing mail at a local apartment complex. According to the Sheriff’s Office, two people entered the mailboxes at the Manchester Place Apartments at 1600 Blairs Bridge Road in Lithia Springs. They used an […]
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News Blog: MARTA delays ahead
Rail work will cause 30-minute MARTA delays for some riders starting next week. MARTA will begin major rail work on Feb. 16, at 9 p.m. that will continue through Feb. 22, at 4 a.m. This rail replacement effort will create up to 30-minute delays for some and will impact travel to or through the Buckhead, […]
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Sod prices are expected to be high this year
If seeing the turfgrass during the Super Bowl has you itching to unfurl sod for a new lawn, it will likely cost a bit more than usual, according to a report by the University of Georgia. Price increases for sod could range from 2-8% over 2019 prices, according to Clint Waltz, UGA Cooperative Extension turfgrass […]
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These are the streets that are being re-paved in Dunwoody this year
The City of Dunwoody will be repaving 41 streets and almost 20 lane miles in 2021. Blount Construction received a contract extension for about $2.9 million. Most of the funding comes from DeKalb County’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. The Georgia Department of Transportation will also provide $401,000 through Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant funds. […]
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Here’s Georgia’s most Googled question about online dating
The world of online dating adds new wrinkles to romance and with it more questions for people to ask Google about. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the team at ViasatSavings.com put together a list of the most-Googled online dating questions for each state. While Georgia’s neighbors Alabama and Tennessee are asking “How to break […]
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13-year-old girl missing in Athens
Athens-Clarke County police and fire officials are searching for a 13-year-old girl. Officials sent an alert about the missing girl, Leyanna Reynolds, at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Leyanna was last seen in the area of Highland Park Drive in East Athens. If you have seen Leyanna or know her location, please notify the Athens-Clarke Co […]
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High-speed Internet is coming to rural Georgia
Two Middle Georgia utilities and a Kansas City-based fiber optic company announced a partnership Monday that will bring broadband service to homes and businesses in 18 mostly rural counties. Central Georgia EMC, Southern Rivers Energy and Conexon will invest more than $210 million to design and build a 6,890-mile fiber network that will provide both […]
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News Blog: Trash pickup in DeKalb delayed for President’s Day
In observance of Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 15, sanitation service for residential customers will run one day late as follows: Monday, Feb. 15 – Presidents Day observed. No sanitation service. Tuesday, Feb. 16 –Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Monday, Feb. 15, will be serviced on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Wednesday, Feb. 17 […]
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Should Georgia’s elected officials have term limits?
A state Senate committee debated a measure Monday to limit terms for Georgia House and Senate members to 12 years total, as well as doubling the term for state senators from two to four years. A constitutional amendment proposed by Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, would set term limits for state House members at six two-year terms and […]
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Police: 18-year-old shot at car because he thought he was being followed
SAVANNAH — Detectives in Savannah have arrested a suspect they say fired multiple rounds at an occupied vehicle on Kentucky Ave. early Thursday morning. The suspect, 18-year-old Jamir Rashad Lewis, was booked into the Chatham County jail Friday on two counts of aggravated assault charges. According to the Savannah Police Department, a woman was driving […]
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Walker County resumes animal adoptions
The Walker County Animal Shelter will begin scheduling appointments for animal adoptions in February, after putting adoptions on hold last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past ten months, staff has worked with a team of animal rescue groups to place 740 dogs and 352 cats in homes while adoptions were unavailable. Those interested in […]
