An attorney connected to former President Donald Trump coordinated with experts from an Atlanta-based computer firm to hack into Coffee County’s voting system in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, according to records obtained in a federal lawsuit challenging the security of Georgia’s voting system. The subpoenaed documents indicate that former Trump attorney Sidney […]
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Georgia corrections officer charged with murder after death of child in custody in Waycross
WAYCROSS — The GBI has arrested 30-year-old Thomas Lee Hicks, of Waycross, and charged him with one count of murder in the 2nd degree, two counts of cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, and one count of violation of oath of office. Hicks was a juvenile correctional officer in the Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center, where […]
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Atlanta will host the 2025 college football championship
ATLANTA – Atlanta will host the college football championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in January 2025, the Atlanta Sports Council announced Tuesday. The city hosted the championship game in 2018, when the University of Georgia Bulldogs narrowly lost to rival University of Alabama. Atlanta is the first city to serve as a repeat host for […]
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Dacula Man Killed in Cobb County Crash
A 19-year-old Dacula man was killed in a collision on Chastain Meadows Parkway near Big Shanty Road in Cobb County. The crash occurred Monday, Aug. 15 at 10:11 p.m. Investigators say 19-year-old Donovan Williams, of Dacula, was traveling north on Chastain Meadows Parkway in the left lane in a 1996 white Honda Accord. The vehicle was […]
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Owner of Dirty South Diesel charged with fraud
NEWNAN — The owner of Dirty South Diesel in Newnan was arrested and charged with insurance fraud and felony theft by taking. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced the arrest of 43-year-old Courtney Jenkins Gour, of Newnan, on Monday. She has been charged with three counts of insurance fraud and three counts […]
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How to get the monkeypox vaccine in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Health has launched an online, centralized scheduling tool and helpline to locate and make appointments for the monkeypox vaccine. To schedule a monkeypox vaccine visit dph.ga.gov/monkeypox and click on the Learn More tab under “Find a Vaccine and Register for an Appointment”. You may also call the Vaccine Scheduling Resource Line at (888) 457-0186 […]
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Biddy Road is closed at Highway 411 in Floyd County. Here’s why
Floyd County Public Works will close Biddy Road at the Highway 411 intersection to replace a cross drain beginning Tuesday, August 16 at 8:00 a.m. The repairs will have no effect on State Route 411. The detour route will be Biddy Cutoff Road, also called Biddy Road Spur. Work is expected to be completed by […]
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Georgia Mothers Behind Book-Banning Campaign Claim Their First Amendment Rights Are Being Violated
This story was originally published by ProPublica. A group of Georgia mothers has been trying to get certain library books banned by reading sexually graphic passages aloud at school board meetings. Now, after the board barred one of the mothers from attending, the group is claiming in a federal lawsuit that their First Amendment rights […]