The Reporter's Notebook is a rolling list of developing stories our newsroom is following. Check back throughout the day for updates.
- Burke County deputies have closed Thompson Bridge Road at Seven Oaks Road after a vehicle went over the bridge and into a creek. The driver has been taken to the hospital; the road will remain closed until the vehicle is removed.
- A crash has blocked the ramp from I-20 West to Wheeler Road in Richmond County. Officials are urging drivers to avoid westbound travel in that direction and seek alternate routes; the ramp is expected to reopen around 7:45 p.m.
- All lanes on SR 120 East at Cotton Creek Entry in Alpharetta are blocked due to a crash. Drivers should avoid eastbound travel and seek alternate routes.
- One northbound and one southbound lane have reopened on the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah after a full closure caused by a citizen in distress. Delays remain; drivers should continue to use alternate routes.
- All traffic on the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah has been shut down in both directions due to a citizen in distress. Drivers should seek an alternate route.
- Two right lanes are blocked on I-285 East past New Northside Drive in Fulton County due to a crash near mile marker 21.7. Drivers should expect delays and use alternate routes.
- The Burke County Sheriff's Office is warning drivers to avoid Robertson Grove Church Road due to heavy smoke from a fire in the area. Emergency vehicles are on scene but visibility is severely limited; officials are urging motorists to find alternate routes.
- All lanes of I-75 North are blocked at SR 53/Fairmount Highway in Bartow County due to a crash. Drivers should avoid northbound travel in that area and seek alternate routes; the estimated clear time is 4 p.m.
- Three lanes are blocked on I-75/85 North before University Avenue in Fulton County due to a crash. Drivers should expect significant delays and use alternate routes.
- Motorists should expect full closures of all northbound and southbound lanes on I-285 in southwest Fulton County between Cascade Road (Exit 7) and SR 166/Langford Parkway (Exit 5) beginning Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. through Monday, Sept.
- All lanes are blocked on I-985 North at the exit to SR 369/Jesse Jewell Parkway in Hall County due to a crash. Drivers should avoid northbound travel and use alternate routes; estimated clear time is 5:30 p.m.
- Southbound lanes of I-985 (Lanier Parkway) just past Exit 12 in Hall County are fully blocked after a tractor-trailer became fully engulfed in flames. Multiple fire units and law enforcement agencies are on scene; drivers should take alternate routes.
- Carrollton police are searching for Stanley Rich, 27, a Black male who is schizophrenic and has not been taking his medication. He is about 6-foot-1, 150 pounds, and may be wearing a black shirt, light-colored jeans and glasses, with tattoos reading "Stanley" above his right eyebrow and "Icelynn" on the left side of his neck.
- A crash on I-285 South at Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County has blocked three lanes near mile marker 17.4. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes.
- Gray Fox Road between Sandy Run Drive and Forest Street in Hinesville is closed to all through traffic due to a water main issue. Drivers who use the road as a cut-through to access the Highway 84 traffic light should use an alternate route and allow extra travel time.
- An 18-wheeler crash at mile marker 3 on I-20 in North Augusta has shut down all westbound lanes heading into Augusta, with traffic diverted at Exit 5. Aiken County Hazmat is responding after the contents of the trailer were compromised.