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Crime

Paulding County home daycare owner accused of assaulting children

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in Rome, GA metro using data from Zillow.

Cities with the fastest growing home prices in Rome metro area

by StackerJanuary 26, 2023January 26, 2023

Calhoun Elementary student, Ayden Lampe, was named the 2023 Calhoun City Schools District Spelling Bee Champion on Thursday, January 19.

Meet Ayden Lampe, the Calhoun City Schools Spelling Bee Champ

by School ReportsJanuary 19, 2023January 19, 2023

Gov. Brian Kemp released a $32.5 billion fiscal 2024 state budget proposal Jan. 13 that’s heavy on spending for education and gives Georgia teachers and state employees $2,000 raises.

Stories you may have missed around Georgia last week

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News Service and Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 16, 2023January 16, 2023

Calhoun City Schools has been awarded a School-Based Mental Health grant through the US Department of Education.

Calhoun City Schools gets funding to expand mental health support for students

by School ReportsJanuary 13, 2023January 13, 2023

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man and charged him with murder and aggravated assault after officers say he stabbed his parents, killing his father.

Crime

Forsyth County man accused of stabbing his parents

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023

The Chickamauga Police Department is asking for your help finding 17-year-old Jason Riley Story.

Have You Seen Missing Georgia Teenager Jason Story?

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 7, 2023October 10, 2023

Deputies say 41-year-old Arthur William Smith was living in a tent in the woods off the main road. As deputies approached Smith, GBI officials say he failed to comply with deputies’ commands and Smith picked up a rifle.

Crime

Bartow deputies shot a man who was living in a tent in the woods

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2023January 3, 2023

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Floyd County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Traffic & Transportation

What is the average commute time in Floyd County?

by StackerJanuary 2, 2023January 2, 2023

In this scam, the caller tells the victim that they have missed jury duty and owe money for their failure to appear.

Crime

Scam Alert: The Floyd County Sheriff isn’t calling you about jury duty

by Thom ChandlerDecember 20, 2022December 20, 2022

As the verbal altercation between Kellum and May became more heated, deputies say May retrieved a pistol and shot Kellum in the head which killed him. Once the shooting occurred, Paulding 911 was contacted and deputies responded and arrived quickly.

Crime

Sheriff’s Office: Georgia man charged with murder for shooting his friend in the head

by Thom ChandlerDecember 19, 2022December 19, 2022

Emerson Mayor Al Pallone and his wife Camilla were killed in a deadly car crash in Cherokee County Saturday.

Traffic & Transportation

Georgia Mayor and His Wife Killed in Car Crash

by Thom ChandlerDecember 11, 2022October 10, 2023

A Walker County man was recently convicted of forgery relating to a voter fraud case.

Crime

Georgia man gets 25 years in prison for voter fraud

by Thom ChandlerDecember 9, 2022December 9, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group and SK On have selected a site in Bartow County for a new electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility that will supply Hyundai Motor Group’s plants in the U.S.

Hyundai and SK On Will Build an Electric Vehicle Battery Facility in Bartow County

by Thom ChandlerDecember 8, 2022December 20, 2023

DALLAS -- A Paulding County man is dead after a traffic stop turned into a shootout with police Sunday morning.

Crime

Georgia man killed in shootout with police

by Thom ChandlerNovember 20, 2022November 20, 2022

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston died Wednesday at the age of 68, just two days after the House Republican Caucus nominated a new speaker to succeed him in January.

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston dies less than two weeks after stepping down

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 16, 2022November 16, 2022

Detectives with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office arrested a local man for breeding, training, and facilitating over 100 pit bulls in conjunction with dog fighting at his Paulding County home.

Crime

Georgia man arrested in massive dog fighting operation involving over 100 pit bulls

by Thom ChandlerNovember 11, 2022November 11, 2022

The Emmy nominated docuseries The Circus: Inside The Greatest Political Show on Earth continues its seventh season this week in northwestern Georgia, home of far-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, to chart her meteoric rise in power in the Republican Party.

Your Government

Marjorie Taylor Greene will be featured on Showtime’s ‘The Circus’

by Thom ChandlerOctober 21, 2022October 21, 2022

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