ALPHARETTA — The Alpharetta Police Department took two high-speed drivers off the roads over the weekend. Both were driving in excess of 110 miles per hour. The first arrest came after clocking a driver on Ga. 400 north at 112 mph just after 7 p.m. Saturday. The second arrest came after midnight after catching up […]
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If you live in metro Atlanta, you may want to stay inside Monday
The Gist: Air quality on Monday is expected to be at dangerous levels for some residents. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has issued a Code Orange air quality alert. What is Code Orange?: Code Orange means the air quality is considered unhealthy to children, people who are sensitive to ozone and people with heart […]
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16-year-old missing from Lithia Springs located
UPDATE: According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Audrey Zalky has been located. The original story is below. LITHIA SPRINGS — Police are searching for a missing 16-year-old from Douglas County. Audrey Zalky was last seen on July 30, 2019 in Lithia Springs and is registered as a missing juvenile with the Douglas County Sheriff’s […]
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The Dunwoody Police Department will receive more training about mental illness
DUNWOODY — The Dunwoody Police Department has partnered with the One Mind Campaign to provide training and tools to officers when dealing with people who suffer from mental illness. Below is a news release from the police department outlining the program. The Dunwoody Police Department is pleased to announce that we have completed a pledge […]
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Walton boy grows 135 pound watermelon
With a watermelon weighing in at 135 pounds, Jordan Smothers of Walton County won the 2019 Georgia 4-H Watermelon Growing Contest. The melon is around five times the weight of your average watermelon and probably heavier than the boy who grew it. Smothers, who is entering his eighth-grade year at George Walton Academy, was one […]
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Hall County begins search for new Public Works chief
HALL COUNTY — Hall County’s Public Works chief Ken Rearden has announced his resignation, prompting some changes to the county’s staffing. Srikanth Yamala, who most recently served as Director of Hall County Planning and Development, has been tapped to fill the role of Acting Director of Public Works. “We appreciate Ken’s leadership and expertise in […]
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Missing 17-year-old found
Update: According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, 17-year-old Anjane Faust has been located. ATHENS — Athens-Clarke County Police are attempting to locate a missing 17-year-old girl and are seeking your help locating her. Anjane Faust is a 17-year-old black female. She is 5’9″ to 5’10” and was last seen wearing a red dress with […]
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Have you seen this man? He is wanted in Georgia for armed robbery
MONROE — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a purse snatcher who held a woman at gunpoint August 13. The City of Monroe Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are on the look out for a subject involved in an armed robbery. Police were called out to East Marable Street where […]
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Court: Georgia legislature doesn’t have to comply with open records act
The Georgia General Assembly can withhold information from the public, according to a recent court ruling. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the General Assembly and its offices are exempted from Georgia’s Open Records Act, which mandates that public records be available to the public within three days of a request. The court dismissed a lawsuit […]
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Georgia woman sentenced to 10 years for setting fire to her couch
ELLIJAY — A 37-year-old Ellijay woman has been sentenced to 10 years in jail after prosecutors say she set fire to her living room couch while someone else was in the home. Nora Patricia Richardson was recently sentenced to ten years in prison with five to serve for setting the January fire. “Richardson set the […]
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Georgia’s new insurance chief has asked the members of the Georgia Underwriting Association to resign
Georgia’s new insurance commissioner, John F. King, called Monday for the resignation of all board members of the Georgia Underwriting Association in the wake of the indictment of Jim Beck, the agency’s former chief. Beck faces trial over a 38-count indictment, which contains allegations that stem from Beck’s tenure as general manager of operations for […]
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Half of Snellville residents will be receiving corrected property tax bills
SNELLVILLE — About half of the residents in Snellville will be receiving a corrected tax bill soon, the Gwinnett Tax Commissioner’s Office advised today. The City of Snellville said a technical glitch caused some storm water assessments to have incorrect amounts, either higher or lower. The corrected bills will be mailed later this week to […]
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The Savannah Police just did a sweep to cool down crime hot spots
SAVANNAH — The Savannah Police Department conducted a sweep throughout the city last week to check on residents on probation and parole in high crime areas. The two-day operation resulted in nine arrests, 64 checks of probation and parolees, and the seizure of multiple guns and drugs. Operation Summer Heat was a joint operation that […]
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A group of volunteers gave a Georgia elementary school a makeover
When students, families and staff arrived at Toney Elementary on August 5, 2019, for the first day of school, they walked into an environment transformed. A fresh coat of paint. A brand new mural in the entryway. New plant life in the front, the back, and the middle of campus. Even new learning areas and gardens for […]
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GBI: Georgia sheriff died from self-inflicted gunshot wound
TENNILLE — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has ruled that Washington County Sheriff Thomas Smith died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. On Saturday, August 10, at about 8:16 a.m., the GBI was asked by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the death of Sheriff Thomas Smith. Smith was discovered at his residence in […]
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Gwinnett County will no longer prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases
Gwinnett County will not prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases or make arrests for misdemeanor amounts of marijuana due to Georgia’s new hemp farming act. The Georgia Hemp Farming Act became law on May 10, 2019. The Office of the Solicitor General of Gwinnett County issued a memorandum, dated August 7, 2019, stating that due to the […]
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Some Georgia lawmakers are pushing for more gun laws after mass shootings
A group of Georgia lawmakers is calling on the legislature to approve more restrictive gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings last weekend. State Reps. Dar’Shun Kendrick, D-Lithonia, Park Cannon, D-Atlanta, Sandra Scott, D-Rex, and Derrick Jackson, D-Tyrone, met on the steps of the state Capitol building Thursday to demand change in response […]
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3-year-old girl seriously injured in Savannah crash
SAVANNAH — A 3-year-old girl was seriously injured after being struck by a Ford F-150 Friday night. The Savannah Police Department is investigating a crash that occurred around 7 p.m. Aug. 9, when officers responded to the 2200 block of Vicksburg Drive after the child ran out of the home and into the roadway, resulting […]
