ATHENS — Sheriff John Q. Williams, together with the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, announced the upcoming 3rd Annual Back to School Haircuts event. This special event aims to provide school-aged children with haircuts, braids, fingernail painting, lunch, and more in preparation for the new academic year. The event will take place on Saturday, July 29, […]
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $910 million
The Gist: The Mega Millions jackpot for the upcoming drawing on Friday, July 28, is poised to reach an astonishing $910 million ($464.2 million cash), making it one of the largest jackpots in the game’s history. The elusive prize has now crossed the $1 billion threshold four times before, most recently in January. What Happened?: […]
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Representing You: Brian Kemp files brief in U.S. Supreme Court case
ATLANTA – Gov, Brian Kemp is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 1984 ruling that requires federal courts to defer to government agencies’ interpretations of the statutes they enforce. The justices agreed Monday to hear a case involving the power of the U.S. Commerce Department to require herring fishing operators to pay […]
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These are the cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Albany, Georgia metro area
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Albany, GA metro using data from Zillow.
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Cook County deputy charged with burglary
The Gist: Trey Kenny, 33, a former deputy of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, has been apprehended and charged with a plethora of crimes including first-degree burglary, eavesdropping and surveillance, theft by taking, and second-degree criminal damage to property, among others. What Happened?: According to the GBI, the preliminary investigation indicates that Kenny committed multiple […]
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Arrests Made in Shooting at Macon Hotel
The Gist: A collaborative effort by Bibb County investigators, the Gang Unit, and the Special Investigations Unit resulted in the arrest of four suspects tied to a recent shooting at the Baymont Inn & Suites in Macon. Among them are three, including a juvenile, facing aggravated assault charges and another, a convicted felon, found with […]
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Imports Soar by 24% at Port of Brunswick
Port of Brunswick ATLANTA – The Port of Brunswick handled more than 723,500 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo during the fiscal year that ended June 30, an all-time high and an increase of 18% over the previous fiscal year. Most of that record volume was imports, which were up 24% in fiscal 2023, compared to a […]
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DeKalb County Hosts Cleanup Day at the County’s First Wine Vineyard
The Gist: This Saturday, Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will be spearheading a hands-on cleanup workday at the promising Arabia Mountain Vineyard, DeKalb County’s first ever wine grape vineyard. What Happened? Arabia Mountain Vineyard, nestled in the heart of Stonecrest, stands as the only wine grape vineyard in the metro Atlanta region. This 18-acre, family-owned enterprise doesn’t […]
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Is Your Child’s School Testing for Lead in the Water?
In 2021, when Dade County Schools Superintendent Josh Ingle was in his first year on the job, his facilities manager came to him with an idea that seemed like a no-brainer: a program that would use federal funds to test his schools’ water fixtures for lead. Previously, the district had paid a third-party business to […]
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83-year-old Marietta pastor arrested for killing an 8-year-old girl in 1975
The Gist: Nearly 50 years after the heartbreaking disappearance and murder of eight-year-old Gretchen Harrington in Pennsylvania, charges have been filed against David Zandstra, an 83-year-old Marietta resident. What Happened?: In August 1975, Gretchen Harrington vanished while on her way to a summer bible camp in Marple, Pennsylvania. Her remains were discovered in October of […]