Cobb County’s school district has gone to court over more than $130 million the county has withheld from school tax money since 2011, and a planned fee increase that would push the annual charge above $20 million. What’s happening: The Cobb County School District filed suit in Cobb County Superior Court on June 15, naming […]
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Aviator Betting Works Because It Makes You Doubt The Exit
Aviator betting is not hard to understand. That is why people get into it so fast. The plane goes up. The number climbs. You leave before it disappears. There is not much else to learn. And that is exactly where the game catches people, because once the round starts, the question is no longer “how […]
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Ten metal building manufacturers serving Georgia, from Adel to Peachtree Corners
Georgia’s metal building work is split between three kinds of company: manufacturers with fabrication plants inside the state, national manufacturers that reach Georgia through authorized builder networks, and design-build firms headquartered in metro Atlanta that engineer in house and ship from regional plants. Search results rarely separate them, which is why a buyer looking for […]
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Two arrested after hydroplane crash in Candler County leads to drug find
A car spun out on a rain-slicked Candler County road Saturday, and what deputies found at the scene led to two arrests. What happened: Heavy rain caused a vehicle to hydroplane. When deputies responded to the crash, they found suspected illegal drugs. What’s new: Two people are now in custody. The sheriff’s office says the […]
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Man shot and killed in Snellville parking lot Sunday morning
What happened: Officers on patrol heard gunshots near 3541 Stone Mountain Hwy and responded to the parking lot there. They spotted a man running from the area and arrested him. In the lot, they found a man who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. What’s still unknown: Police have not released […]
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ROUGH SUNDAY: Storms will batter Georgia this afternoon
A stalled cold front is setting up a rough Sunday for a large part of Georgia, with strong thunderstorms, wind gusts up to 60 mph, and flooding possible through tonight. What’s happening: The National Weather Service says the front will park itself over central Georgia this afternoon, triggering showers and thunderstorms that could spread widely […]
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Trump administration admits the reflecting pool wasn’t vandalized
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro moved Friday to dismiss charges against a former Olympian canoeist alleged to have damaged part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Pirro had charged David Hearn, of Bethesda, Maryland, with destruction of property of more than $1,000 for allegedly vandalizing the newly refinished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting […]
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Flock cameras land another Georgia police department in hot water
What’s happening: The department opened an internal investigation on July 27 after its audit process flagged potential misuse of the Flock Safety system, a network of cameras that automatically reads and logs license plates. According to the department, the employees ran searches on personal acquaintances and family members. One officer is also accused of giving […]
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IVF bills die in Georgia as families go broke trying to conceive
The Center for Reproductive Rights and other advocacy groups are raising awareness this week of legislation impacting infertility care options for families. In Georgia, the ability to build a family often comes down to what you can afford and whether your insurance covers in vitro fertilization, according to Jorie Dugan with the Human Rights Counsel at Center […]
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STORM SURGE: Georgia braces for 60 mph winds, flash floods Saturday
Two rounds of storms are headed for Georgia on Saturday, and residents in the western and northwestern parts of the state face the biggest risks, including damaging winds, heavy rain, and flash flooding. What’s happening: The first round of storms is expected to arrive late morning or early afternoon. A second round may build later […]