The Statesboro Police Department operates a 24-hour medication drop box at its front entrance where residents can dispose of unused or expired medications. What’s Happening: The drop box accepts medications in containers but does not accept needles, syringes, or liquids. What’s Important: The service is available around the clock at the police department’s front entrance. […]
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Roswell closes sidewalk on Alpharetta Street through summer 2027 for hotel construction
The City of Roswell closed a sidewalk along Alpharetta Street near 1055–1075 Alpharetta St. on Monday to make way for construction of The Chambray, a boutique hotel being built next to Southern Post in downtown Roswell. What’s Happening: The sidewalk closure began Feb. 16 and is expected to remain in place through summer 2027 while […]
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Grovetown fire crews are testing hydrants Monday in five locations
Grovetown Fire Rescue is testing hydrants Monday in five locations across the city. What’s Happening: Fire crews are testing hydrants on Pepperhill Drive, Dorn Street, 2nd Avenue, the 600 block of East Robinson Avenue, and Ford Avenue at Grovetown Elementary School. What This Is: Fire departments test hydrants to make sure they work properly and […]
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Burke County schools strip honor graduate status from 3 seniors after grading error
Three students have been stripped of honor graduate status after the Burke County School district discovered it wasn’t following its own grading policy for dual enrollment. Burke County School District corrected how it calculated dual enrollment grades for the Class of 2026 and Class of 2027, resulting in three seniors losing potential honor graduate status. […]
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Body of Georgia teen who went missing in August identified
Richmond County authorities confirmed a body recovered from a waterway belongs to a teenager who disappeared months earlier. What’s happening: The identification connects a missing person case from August 2025 to a body discovery that occurred three days later. Michael Houston was 16 years old. What’s important: An autopsy is underway but results remain unavailable. […]
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Georgia gas prices hit $2.72 per gallon
Georgia’s average gas price reached $2.72 per gallon on Monday, up 6 cents from last week as oil costs rise and refineries begin spring maintenance. What’s Happening: Gas prices increased despite lower winter demand. The statewide average is 7 cents higher than last month but remains 28 cents lower than this time last year. Filling […]
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Dense fog blankets north Georgia Monday morning
Patchy dense fog is reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile across parts of north Georgia Monday morning, with conditions expected to improve after 10 a.m. What’s Happening: The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for 23 counties across north Georgia, warning drivers of hazardous visibility conditions through mid-morning. Where It’s Affecting: […]
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Legendary Savannah Chef Joe Randall died Valentine’s Day at age 79
Chef Joe Randall died Saturday, Feb. 14. He was 79. What’s happening: His daughter Cari announced the death on social media. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized. What’s important: Randall received the James Beard Foundation’s Cookbook Hall of Fame Award in 2023. The recognition honored his cookbook ‘A Taste of Heritage: The New African American […]
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Deputy injured after driver crashes into patrol car on I-20 in Augusta
A Richmond County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a driver lost control and struck his patrol car while he was investigating an earlier accident on I-20. What’s Happening: The deputy was sitting in his stationary patrol vehicle in the left breakdown lane of westbound I-20 near Washington Road around 2:30 p.m. when another […]
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Man sues officials over false Walmart kidnapping arrest in Cobb
A Georgia man arrested after a brief interaction with a woman and her child at a Walmart has filed a federal lawsuit against police, prosecutors, and the woman who reported him. What’s Happening: Mahendra Patel filed the lawsuit Feb. 9 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The lawsuit names Officer James […]
