DORAVILLE ā Amazon plans to open a new metro Atlanta delivery station in Doraville and has purchased property in the city for the new station. The new stationĀ will power Amazonās last-mile delivery capabilities to speed up deliveries for customers inside and outside of the I-285 perimeter. āThe City of Doraville is excited to add Amazon [ā¦]
Posted inYour Family
Cherokee County School district to provide meals for students on Thanksgiving Break
Students in Cherokee County can still get school lunches even while the school system is out for Thanksgiving Break. The school system is offering a special to-go free meal service for all students during the break. Meal pick up will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at two locations only ā Hasty [ā¦]
Posted inCoronavirus
As Georgia enters coronavirus red zone, residents worry about holiday travel
With the holidays fast approaching and the COVID-19 pandemic showing new signs of spiking across the country, many Georgians face tough decisions about whether to visit their relatives and friends or stay home. Dr. Henry Wu, the director of Emory Universityās TravelWell Center, plans to virtually connect with his elderly parents this holiday season since [ā¦]
Posted inTraffic & Transportation
Georgia Man Dies in Collision with FedEx Truck
Bibb County Sheriffās Office investigators are investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred on I-475 southbound, just before the Eisenhower Parkway exit.Ā The collision occurred just before 1 a.m. Sunday morning. It was reported that a 2018 Honda Civic driven by 58-year-old Todd Allen Glessner of Warner Robins, was involved in a collision with a [ā¦]
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News Blog: Where to get a coronavirus test in North Georgia
The rapid rise in coronavirus cases continues throughout Georgia. If you live in North Georgia and want to get tested, there are several options available to you. You can get a free COVID-19 test from local Public Health in North Georgia. The latest testing schedule is below. You can call 1-888-881-1474 to make an appointment. [ā¦]
Posted inYour Government
Georgia Elections Chief Fires Back at Trump
The dissension among the republican ranks following Donald Trumpās loss to Joe Biden continued Saturday with Georgiaās elections chief firing back at the president in response to an earlier Trump tweet. The war of words among republicans began earlier this week when both of Georgiaās republican senators sent a statement demanding Georgia Secretary of State [ā¦]
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Trump lashes out at Brian Kemp
In his latest post-election tweet-storm, President Donald Trump lashed out at fellow republican and ally Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and appeared to accuse Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of conspiring with Stacey Abrams to cheat in favor of Joe Biden during the presidential election. Below is the tweet from Trump: The consent decree [ā¦]
Posted inFood
Georgia student grows 548 pound pumpkin
More than 25 pumpkins were submitted to Georgia 4-Hās 2020 statewide pumpkin-growing contest, with the largest pumpkin, cultivated in north Georgiaās Union County, weighing in at a whopping 548 pounds. All Georgia 4-H youth were encouraged to participate by submitting one pumpkin for consideration. Participants took their entries to their local University of Georgia Cooperative [ā¦]
Posted inCrime
Bibb County homicide-suicide under investigation
The Bibb County Sheriffās Office is investigating an apparent homicide-suicide that was discovered in a wooded area between Majestic Lane and Hitchcock Road at 10 a.m. Friday. According to sheriffās department officials, a man was walking on a trail in the woods that runs between Kings Park Subdivision and Hitchcock Road when he discovered an [ā¦]
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Biden win turns Georgia blue
Multiple news outlets projected President-elect Joe Biden the winner of Georgiaās 16 electoral votes Friday, even as a hand recount of the stateās nearly 5 million votes began and lawsuits continued to surface challenging the results. Projections putting Georgia in Bidenās column coupled with a projection earlier Friday that the Democrat also had carried Arizona [ā¦]
Posted inCrime
Police search for suspect in sexual assault near Lenox Square
ATLANTA ā Atlanta Police are asking for the publicās help identifying a suspect they say sexually assaulted a woman near Lenox Square. On Friday Nov. 6 at about 7 p.m., police say a male suspect sexually assaulted a female victim near Lenox Square in northeast Atlanta. Security video captured images of the suspectĀ entering Lenox Square. [ā¦]
Posted inCoronavirus
Is Georgia heading for a very COVID Christmas?
A top public-health expert in Atlanta is calling for Georgians to double down on social distancing and cities to impose mask mandates amid a surge in COVID-19 infections ahead of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Dr. Carlos del Rio, a leading Emory University epidemiologist, said Friday Georgia and states across the U.S. are entering a [ā¦]
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News Blog: You can watch Dade Countyās hand recount live
It wasnāt a hotbed for election controversy or a place with a high number of votes, but Dade County is allowing the public to watch its part of the state mandated hand recount of presidential ballots live. Click here to watch the recount. Dade County had a total of 7,434 votes in the presidential race. [ā¦]
Posted inLocal
The City of Atlanta has a new vision for Peachtree Street
Could Atlantaās signature street become a shared space that encourages walking, biking and public transit while still allowing cars to drive through at slower speeds? City planners think the idea would work and are asking for your input. While designs for shared spaces vary, they are typically curbless and include features like special pavement, minimized [ā¦]
Posted inYour Government
Georgia officials to outsiders: Donāt move here to vote for Senate
Georgia officials are warning outsiders to butt out if they plan to move to the state just to vote in two U.S. Senate runoffs on the Jan. 5 ballot ā something both political parties say they also oppose. National attention remains on Georgia as it starts the tenseĀ recount of the 5 million votes cast in [ā¦]
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Hereās how DeKalb County will conduct its hand recount
As Georgia begins a hand recount of all ballots for the presidential election, one of the stateās highest populated counties is announcing its plans to conduct the recount while at the same time keeping election workers and observers safe from coronavirus infection. DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections announced its plan to hand count more than [ā¦]
Posted inCoronavirus
Georgia elections chief in quarantine after wife tests positive for coronavirus
Ā Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is self-isolating after his wife tested positive for coronavirus, Raffenspergerās office confirmed Thursday. The news of the secretary of stateās potential exposure to COVID-19 came one day after he ordered a hand recount of the nearly 5 million ballots from Georgiaās tight presidential contest between President Donald Trump and [ā¦]
Posted inGeorgia Places
These Georgia landmarks are at risk of being gone forever
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has released its 2021 list of ā10 Places in Peril,ā historic sites across the state either threatened by neglect or in danger of demolition or encroaching development. The nonprofit organizationās 16thĀ annual āPlaces in Perilā list, as was the case with its predecessors, is aimed at encouraging owners of the [ā¦]
