ALPHARETTA — A popular Alpharetta playground will be shutting down for two weeks starting Nov. 6. The City of Alpharetta will close its Wacky World Playground for routine maintenance beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday. During the closure contractors and staff will pressure wash and stain the equipment as well as making minor repairs and performing […]
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Parents: Is screen time a problem for you?
(StatePoint) Parents spend nearly the same amount of time with devices as they do with their kids, according to new research from The Genius of Play, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to raising awareness of play’s vital role in child development. The results of the OnePoll survey of 2,000 parents of school-aged children ages 5-18 suggest […]
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Police search for missing Gainesville teen
GAINESVILLE — Police in Hall County are searching for a 15-year-old teenager who has been missing since Oct. 30. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for Conner Davis, of Gainesville. According to sheriff’s dept. officials, Conner ran away from his home in Springdale Forrest Circle on Wednesday, […]
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New 2,300 square foot Dunkin’ restaurant opens in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK — A new Dunkin’ store is open in Woodstock and its owners are promising a “next generation” experience. The official grand opening of the new restaurant at 600 Claremore Professional Way will be Tuesday, Nov. 5. The 2,300 square foot Woodstock location is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and employs 18 crew members. […]
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GBI: Man shot and killed after using racial slurs at Georgia Waffle House
JACKSON — A Milner man was shot and killed Thursday night at a Waffle House. According to the GBI, the man was using racial slurs and an altercation broke out. The shooting occurred at the Waffle House located at 3201 Highway 36 West in Jackson. It all began at about 10:57 p.m. The Butts County […]
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Is it time to make big changes to Fulton County?
Below is a letter from Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts on why he believes it is time to make some major changes to Fulton County’s government. In the business world, people use the word “disruption” to mean a change in the way businesses operate. Amazon is a classic example that transformed the way many […]
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Freeze warning causes early wake up call for some Dunwoody residents
DUNWOODY — Some Dunwoody residents got what they considered to be a “rude awakening” at about 4:15 a.m. on Halloween. The surprise wakeup call came from phone calls and text messages sent by the city’s implementation of the Nixle alert system alerting residents of Thursday night’s freeze warning. According to city officials, the alert was […]
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It’s supposed to freeze in Georgia tonight
After a week of rocky weather, North and Central Georgia are under a freeze warning Halloween night and into Friday morning. What does this mean for Trick-or-Treating? The current weather model shows the rain moving out by about 5 p.m., so kids should have no trouble acquiring candy. The temperature will drop into the 40s […]
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217,000 Georgia children are without health insurance
Georgia had a spike in its rate of uninsured children between 2016 and 2018, according to a report released Wednesday. The state in 2018 had an uninsured rate among children of 8.1 percent, up from 6.7 percent two years before. Only Tennessee’s rise of 1.5 percentage points was a greater increase in the U.S. over […]
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Georgia mother arrested on charges of killing her child over a dirty diaper
NEWNAN — A Georgia mother is in jail without bond after being charged with killing her 20-month-old son. According to local media reports, the woman admitted that she repeatedly hit her son, Conner Perry, because she was upset about a dirty diaper. The child was vomiting and having trouble breathing shortly after the incident. The […]
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Georgia man goes missing on Cherokee County trail
UPDATE: The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Dept. says Dalton Phillips was found safe Oct. 29. The original story is below. Police in Cherokee County are searching for a man who has been missing since last week after he ventured out on Cowart Mount Trail Oct. 23. The missing man is 25-year-old Dalton Phillips. According to the […]
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Sugarloaf Parkway will be widened to six lanes
DULUTH — Sugarloaf Parkway is about to be widened from four lanes to six lanes from I-85 to Satellite Boulevard in a move Gwinnett County officials say will improve traffic flow near the Infinite Energy Center. Gwinnett commissioners earlier this month approved the $2.8 million project to ease traffic flow at the Infinite Energy Center […]
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The Monarchs are coming to Georgia… No, it isn’t Harry and Meghan
The time of the year has come when Georgians look to the sky to watch for signs of Monarch butterfly migration. These butterflies are on their way to the Sierra Madre of Mexico to overwinter on the oyamel (or sacred fir) trees of the area. The fir trees provide the perfect habitat, combined with the […]
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Remains of Georgia woman missing since 2018 identified
BREMEN — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that remains found on Oct. 17 on a property off of Mt. Zion Church Road in Bremen belong to Jessica Victoria Earl. Earl has been missing since 2018 and was 31-years-old. At this time the Medical Examiner’s office is investigating to determine the cause and manner […]
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Georgia’s middle schools dropped four points in the state’s achievement indicator
Georgia’s middle schools saw a four point drop on the state’s College and Career Ready Performance Index, also known as the CCRPI score. Elementary schools saw a slight drop and high schools saw an increase of almost two points. In response, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and state school superintendent Richard Woods both called for a […]
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A Georgia woman was shot and set on fire; two arrests have been made
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the September killing of Tiffany Vakoun. According to police reports Vakoun was shot in the head at a Riverlake Way residence in Snellville and set on fire in her car afterwards. DeKalb County Sheriff’s investigators Friday arrested 35-year-old Atlanta resident Antisa Denise Columbus and 29 year-old Snellville […]
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Police chase ends with deputies shooting man who pointed a BB gun at them
CUMMING — A man who came at police with a BB gun was shot and killed by Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies after police chased him near Lake Lanier. On Friday, Oct. 25, at about 4:20 a.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an officer involved shooting […]
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Halloween Shocker: Georgia’s favorite Halloween candy will surprise you
An annual report on each state’s favorite Halloween candy has revealed that Georgia’s children may be disappointed at Halloween this year. What is the Peach State’s favorite candy, according to the report? If you’re a chocolate lover, be prepared for a shock. Georgia’s favorite candy is, apparently, Twizzlers. Specifically, Georgian’s like the Strawberry Lemonade variety. […]
