Georgia shattered its record for single-day increases of new COVID cases, with 6,601 reported Friday. That total of people testing positive for the virus includes more than 1,500 people who took rapid antigen tests. Georgia lists these test results separately from its PCR test results, but most states combine the two figures in their reports. […]
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Georgia elections chief calls in GBI to investigate election
As Georgia continues to take center stage in the nation’s ongoing political drama, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is turning to another government agency to salvage voter confidence in the state’s election process. Raffensperger — with the support of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp — is asking the GBI to investigate any serious allegations of […]
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Fact Check: Were ‘suitcases of ballots’ counted in secret in Georgia?
The president’s legal team came to a Georgia State Senate hearing Thursday to share allegations of fraud and misconduct within Georgia’s election. Most of the claims were false, misleading or lacking actual evidence. During the nearly 7-hour meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee chaired by outgoing State Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick), lawmakers were repeatedly told that Georgia’s election, in […]
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Here’s how Bibb County is responding to string of violent crimes
Macon-Bibb officials pledged to hold criminals accountable and are condemning a recent string of violence that has rocked the city of Macon over Thanksgiving weekend. Mayor-elect Lester Miller and several Commissioners and Commissioners-elect issued a statement denouncing the violence and calling on law enforcement to take any and all actions necessary to conduct the investigation […]
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Kwanza Hall sworn in for 31-day Congressional term
WASHINGTON — For just 31 days, Democrat Kwanza Hall will be a federal legislator representing Georgia’s 5th Congressional District. It’s a brief tenure, though not the shortest in congressional history (two lawmakers served just one day, due to a lengthy delay in resolving contested election results). And it will be a stint that follows a lengthy one […]
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The Sunrise Report: Giuliani comes to Georgia
We made it to another Friday, folks. Here’s what’s going on. Yesterday’s News: Rudy Giuliani was in Georgia yesterday to talk to a state senate panel about voter fraud. Giuliani and his team urged the legislators to override the Nov. 3 vote and instead send a slate of electors to the Electoral College to vote […]
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Giuliani asks Georgia legislature to override voters
Georgia lawmakers aired claims of 2020 election fraud Thursday afternoon at a hearing that featured President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani. The former New York City mayor’s appearance came after state senators fielded testimony at a separate hearing Thursday morning from a top state election official who stressed no evidence has been found of […]
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Georgia elections chief to Florida man: Don’t move here to vote
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is investigating allegations that a lawyer in Florida said he was moving to Georgia to vote in the Jan. 5 Senate runoff election and urged others to do the same. “Make no mistake, individuals who attempt to undermine the integrity of Georgia’s elections will be investigated and prosecuted to […]
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57-year-old Georgia man charged with sexual exploitation of children
A 57-year-old Hart County man was charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children after law enforcement officials say they found child pornography during a narcotics investigation. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, Loyd Lewis was charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children (Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material) by the GBI. While being investigated for narcotics […]
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Arrest made in 2002 slaying of Georgia family
The News: The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has made an arrest in the 2020 slaying of a family in Turner County. The Arrest: On Wednesday, 47-year-old Jason Michael Walker, of Pulaski County was arrested and charged with Murder for the deaths of Thomas Wideman, Deborah Wideman, and Melissa Wideman. Walker is also charged with Feticide […]
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Fatal crash in Forsyth County kills 67-year-old man
A 67-year-old man is dead following a car crash in Forsyth County Wednesday morning. The Forsyth County 911 center began receiving calls regarding a single vehicle crash in the area of Post Road and Wills Road at about 11 a.m. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, along with other emergency personnel, arrived on scene and found the […]
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Here’s how Gwinnett County plans to revitalize the old Olympic Tennis Center
Main Street-style stores, a grocery store, and multi-family homes may be on the way for the site of the former Olympic Tennis Center near the border of Gwinnett and DeKalb Counties. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday authorized negotiations with Fuqua Acquisitions II, LLC to develop a signature project on the site in the […]
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Georgia elections chief backs deputy’s criticism of Trump
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended his top election manager Wednesday, one day after Gabriel Sterling criticized President Donald Trump for continuing to pursue claims of massive fraud in last month’s election. “He spoke with passion and he spoke the truth,” Raffensperger told reporters during a news conference at the Georgia Capitol. “It’s about […]
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Republican Party is ‘bigger than one person,’ Georgia Lieutenant Governor says
(The Center Square) – Georgia’s Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan took to CNN on Tuesday to defend Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, both fellow Republicans, and urged the party to move forward. Kemp and Raffensperger have faced repeated Twitter attacks from President Donald Trump over the state’s handling of the election […]
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The Sunrise Report: Election official slams Trump, Loeffler and Perdue
Welcome to Wednesday. It is still cold and Georgia is still grappling with elections issues and a spike in COVID-19 cases. Below are some of the things you need to know today. Yesterday’s News: One of the biggest stories yesterday was Georgia election manager Gabriel Sterling’s impassioned plea to President Donald Trump, Senators Kelly Loeffler […]
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Coronavirus Update: Hospitalizations on the rise in Georgia
Many Georgia hospitals have seen a steady and troubling rise in COVID patients in recent weeks. And hospital leaders are worried that gatherings during the Thanksgiving holidays will drive those numbers even higher in the next couple of weeks. Many states are currently being hit harder than Georgia in terms of a COVID hospital crunch. […]
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Elections official to Trump: ‘Stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence’
Georgia’s top election manager ripped into President Donald Trump Tuesday, as well as U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, for not doing more to tamp down unfounded claims of voting fraud after a local election worker was threatened with a noose. Gabriel Sterling, the state’s election implementation manager, called on the Republican president and […]
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Georgia elections chief calls for Spalding County election official to resign
The Gist: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is calling for the resignation of Spalding County’s top elections official amid the fallout of the Nov. 3 presidential election in Georgia. Spalding County Elections Director Marcia Ridley is defending her actions and says she has the support of the chair of Spalding County’s elections board. In […]
