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21-year-old man drowns at Lake Lanier

A 21-year-old man drowned Saturday at Lake Lanier near Robinson Park, and investigators have not yet determined what caused his death. What happened: Georgia Department of Natural Resources game wardens got a call about a possible drowning near Robinson Park at about 2:54 p.m. Saturday. Searchers used sonar equipment to look for the victim. About […]

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Georgia could elect first openly transgender, nonbinary lawmaker

In January, the Georgia Legislature is likely to welcome its first openly transgender, nonbinary and Japanese-American lawmaker, and all these firsts could be courtesy of one person. Bentley Hudgins, whose experience includes serving as Georgia state director for the Human Rights Campaign, was the top vote-getter in last month’s Democratic primary election to represent House […]

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Georgia man busted for child sex abuse and incest

A 45-year-old Dearing man is in jail facing child sex abuse charges after his arrest this week. What’s Happening: Joseph Addison was arrested June 11 and booked into the McDuffie County Jail. He faces three charges: child molestation, aggravated child molestation, and incest. What’s New: The McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office opened the case June 8. […]

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POWER STRUGGLE: Georgia GOP runoff could slash your electric bill

An election on the Republican ballot Tuesday goes to the core of two overarching concerns during this election cycle: affordability and data centers. The five-member Georgia Public Service Commission does not decide whether technology companies can build their data centers, which consume land to house their computer servers, often use water to cool them and […]

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