Walker County has a new public notification app
Walker County has a new way for the public to receive emergency and community notifications. The SirenGPS app can send push notifications to smartphones in a matter of seconds, keeping residents alerted to bad weather and other community concerns or interests. “While our primary use of this notification system will be for emergency situations, we also […]
Georgia launches new app to help youth in crisis
Georgia now has an app that can help youth in crisis reach out to professionals and licensed clinicians for the help they need. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp along with several state officials announced the new mobile application to support the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL), a 24/7 hotline offering free […]
A Georgia School superintendent has been named National Superintendent of the Year
A Georgia School superintendent who was named Georgia School Superintendent of the year was named National Superintendent of the Year. The American Association for School Administrators named Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dr. Curtis L. Jones, Jr. the 2019 National Superintendent of the Year Feb. 14 in Los Angeles. “Dr. Curtis Jones is an excellent educator […]
New Survey: Georgia in top 20 when it comes to dependence on federal government
In a new survey released today, SmartAsset ranked Georgia among the top 20 states when it comes to dependency on the federal government. Georgia is tied with Ohio for 17th place. The rankings are based on four factors including state revenue coming from the federal government, the percent of a state’s workforce employed by the […]
The City of Atlanta wants to regain your trust
Legislation introduced by Council member Marci Collier Overstreet to create the city of Atlanta’s first-ever Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust passed out of the Finance/Executive Committee Wednesday. “The city of Atlanta has worked tirelessly over the past 13 months to restore public trust. Efforts to ensure transparency in our business practices and […]
Five defendants plea guilty in Fayette County WIC fraud case
Defendants Lashana Glasper, Tiasha Hendricks, Anthony T. Jones, Chrissy Davidson Jones, and Melzie Larvell Pullin each entered guilty pleas in Fayette County Superior Court to an indictment in which they were all charged with one count of racketeering. Lashana Glasper entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced on August 2, 2018, by Judge W. […]
Fulton County School buses are switching from diesel to propane
Popular cartoon character Hank Hill would be proud of the Fulton County school system for its push to replace its fleet of diesel buses with propane-powered ones. Recently, the school system got a little help from the federal government for their efforts, to the tune of $1.9 million. Fulton County Schools has received a United States […]
Windstream brings 1-Gigabit fiber Internet to Dawsonville businesses
Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions, announced Kinetic Business Fiber Internet services, with speeds up to one Gig (gigabit per second), are now available to about 450 commercial locations in Dawsonville with the opportunity to expand further to address the business needs of the market. This surge of Internet service speeds in Dawsonville, offered […]
12-year-old boy killed while crossing Pleasant Hill Road
A 12-year-old Duluth boy was killed Tuesday night after being struck by three vehicles on Pleasant Hill Road. Police say the child was attempting to cross the street. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, officers dispatched to a pedestrian accident on Pleasant Hill Road near Woodberry Drive. Once the officers arrived, they found […]