The City of Lilburn Tree Lighting will take place on Nov. 17 in front of Lilburn City Hall-Library at 340 Main Street. The event begins at 6 p.m. and includes holiday music by the Lilburn Middle School Chorus, the Georgia Brass Band, and the Lilburn First Baptist Proclamation Handbell Ensemble. In addition to having a […]
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New ruling orders Georgia to count absentee ballots that were rejected for birthdate errors
Another day and another federal court ruling as Georgia’s gubernatorial election continues into its second week. A federal judge ruled yesterday that the Georgia election officials must count absentee ballots that were thrown out due to missing and incorrect birth dates. The judge did not allow ballots with incorrect addresses to be counted. Newly appointed […]
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Georgia Secretary of State responds to court order to count provisional ballots
In response to a court order handed down Tuesday requiring the Georgia Secretary of State’s office to extend the deadline to certify votes and to expand its efforts to count provisional ballots, Georgia’s new secretary of state, Robyn Crittenden announced that the office is complying with the court order. In a Wednesday news release, Crittenden […]
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Judge orders Georgia Secretary of State to extend certification deadline and count provisional ballots
The News: A federal judge has ordered the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office to wait until Friday to certify the results of the midterm election. The judge has also ruled that the secretary of state’s office must allow more time to verify provisional ballots and to engage in a “good faith review” of the eligibility […]
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Abrams campaign files lawsuit against Secretary of State’s Office, Gwinnett and DeKalb Counties
After four days of considering its options, Stacey Abrams’ campaign has officially filed a lawsuit against the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, and the Gwinnett and DeKalb County elections offices. The suit, filed in federal court, asks for an injunction that would allow absentee and provisional ballots that were initially thrown out, to be counted. […]
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The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has hired an officer to educate the public about avoiding scams
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has appointed John Upton as the agency’s Scam and Fraud Prevention Officer. Among other duties, Upton will maintain online resources to inform the public regarding current scam schemes in the Rome and Floyd County area. The Sheriff’s Office will also provide for training of community groups and local businesses in […]
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Open Government: Athens-Clarke County to begin broadcasting and streaming commission work sessions
The Athens-Clarke County Public Information Office will begin broadcasting and streaming Mayor and Commission Work Sessions from the Commission Chamber in City Hall as of the Tuesday, Nov. 13 meeting that begins at 5:30 p.m. Work sessions are informal, non-voting sessions with a few topics covered in greater detail with staff and/or outside consultants or […]
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Georgia legislature to meet in special session to discuss hurricane relief
With the midterm election in the rearview, the Georgia state legislature will meet for a special session to discuss relief options for Georgians affected by Hurricane Michael. Gov. Nathan Deal today issued the call to convene a special legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly, to begin on Tuesday, Nov. 13. “Many of Georgia’s communities […]
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Brian Kemp resigns as secretary of state
Brian Kemp has resigned from his role as secretary of state. Kemp, who appears to have run successfully as governor, tendered his resignation to Gov. Nathan Deal this morning. The secretary of State’s office has named Robyn A. Crittenden to serve as the new Secretary of State until January, when a new secretary of state […]
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Kemp declares victory, but Abrams hasn’t conceded
The Georgia governor’s race is down to the wire and while one of the candidates has declared victory, the results are still disputed by democrats. The real time election results and updates are below:
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Bibb County residents can trade in their parking tickets for toys and canned goods
If you live in Bibb County, you can erase your parking tickets by helping others this holiday season. PARK Macon-Bibb announced that it will host two unique programs during the months of November and December to benefit the local community. The Food for Fines program will run from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. The Toys for Tickets program […]
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Fulton County reports almost 225,000 ballots cast in early voting
Fulton County has reported that 224,653 residents voted early for the 2018 General and Special Election. The county has seen the number of early voters steadily increase and accredits the growth to its many Early Voting locations, additional outreach locations and extended hours. “We knew we could break 200,000 early voters but because of the […]
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Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann meets with Donald Trump about job creation
Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann joined President Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump with leaders from around the nation at the White House for a discussion the “Pledge to America’s Workers,” Oct. 31. Hausmann was the only attendee from Georgia as the group explored opportunities to align private industry and workforce development programs to more […]
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Long Live The Queen: Medieval Times Atlanta debuts first-ever female-led show
It’s the year of the woman and Medieval Times Atlanta is joining in on the celebration, introducing its first-ever female-led show Nov. 9. The live dining and entertainment show, which brings the medieval era to the 21st century, today announced the impending arrival of a Queen in Atlanta, who will serve as the sole ruler of […]
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Death of 49-year-old Lawrenceville woman ruled a homicide
A 49-year-old Lawrenceville woman was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound Nov. 2 after police received a call from her fiancee’ who reported he found the victim dead in her home. According to Gwinnett County Police Dept. spokesperson Michele Pihera, officers arriving on the scene discovered Denise Bukart-Haynes had died from an apparent gunshot […]
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Georgia sets new record for mid-term election early voting
Georgia voters have set a new all-time record for early voting in mid-term elections. This year, ahead of the Nov. 6 election, Georgians have cast more than 2.07 million ballots. More than 1.8 million of those ballots were cast in-person and 184,925 by mail. The previous record was set in 2014, when Georgians cast 945,507 […]
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Brian Kemp’s office accuses democrats of attempting to hack into Georgia’s voter registration system
With just two days until the election, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office is investigating a hacking attempt into the state’s voter registration system. The department is pointing the finger at The Democratic Party of Georgia and claims the party is under investigation. According to a news release sent out by the secretary of […]
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Second debate between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp canceled
A scheduled debate between Georgia candidates for Governor Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams has been canceled. The debate was scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 and was agreed upon by both candidates. However, Kemp pulled out of the debate early this week to attend a rally featuring President Donald Trump taking place in Macon […]
