The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has appointed John Upton as the agency’s Scam and Fraud Prevention Officer. Among other duties, Upton will maintain online resources to inform the public regarding current scam schemes in the Rome and Floyd County area. The Sheriff’s Office will also provide for training of community groups and local businesses in […]
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Open Government: Athens-Clarke County to begin broadcasting and streaming commission work sessions
The Athens-Clarke County Public Information Office will begin broadcasting and streaming Mayor and Commission Work Sessions from the Commission Chamber in City Hall as of the Tuesday, Nov. 13 meeting that begins at 5:30 p.m. Work sessions are informal, non-voting sessions with a few topics covered in greater detail with staff and/or outside consultants or […]
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Georgia legislature to meet in special session to discuss hurricane relief
With the midterm election in the rearview, the Georgia state legislature will meet for a special session to discuss relief options for Georgians affected by Hurricane Michael. Gov. Nathan Deal today issued the call to convene a special legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly, to begin on Tuesday, Nov. 13. “Many of Georgia’s communities […]
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Brian Kemp resigns as secretary of state
Brian Kemp has resigned from his role as secretary of state. Kemp, who appears to have run successfully as governor, tendered his resignation to Gov. Nathan Deal this morning. The secretary of State’s office has named Robyn A. Crittenden to serve as the new Secretary of State until January, when a new secretary of state […]
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Kemp declares victory, but Abrams hasn’t conceded
The Georgia governor’s race is down to the wire and while one of the candidates has declared victory, the results are still disputed by democrats. The real time election results and updates are below:
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Bibb County residents can trade in their parking tickets for toys and canned goods
If you live in Bibb County, you can erase your parking tickets by helping others this holiday season. PARK Macon-Bibb announced that it will host two unique programs during the months of November and December to benefit the local community. The Food for Fines program will run from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. The Toys for Tickets program […]
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Fulton County reports almost 225,000 ballots cast in early voting
Fulton County has reported that 224,653 residents voted early for the 2018 General and Special Election. The county has seen the number of early voters steadily increase and accredits the growth to its many Early Voting locations, additional outreach locations and extended hours. “We knew we could break 200,000 early voters but because of the […]
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Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann meets with Donald Trump about job creation
Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann joined President Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump with leaders from around the nation at the White House for a discussion the “Pledge to America’s Workers,” Oct. 31. Hausmann was the only attendee from Georgia as the group explored opportunities to align private industry and workforce development programs to more […]
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Long Live The Queen: Medieval Times Atlanta debuts first-ever female-led show
It’s the year of the woman and Medieval Times Atlanta is joining in on the celebration, introducing its first-ever female-led show Nov. 9. The live dining and entertainment show, which brings the medieval era to the 21st century, today announced the impending arrival of a Queen in Atlanta, who will serve as the sole ruler of […]
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Death of 49-year-old Lawrenceville woman ruled a homicide
A 49-year-old Lawrenceville woman was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound Nov. 2 after police received a call from her fiancee’ who reported he found the victim dead in her home. According to Gwinnett County Police Dept. spokesperson Michele Pihera, officers arriving on the scene discovered Denise Bukart-Haynes had died from an apparent gunshot […]