Students at Phoenix High School in Gwinnett County recently competed in a “Shark Tank”-style business pitch event, presenting original startup ideas to a panel of judges from local businesses and industries. The event gave students a chance to move beyond classroom theory and put their ideas to the test in front of real professionals. Each […]
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Republican senate race to defeat Ossoff heads to runoff
Republican voters winnowed their field of candidates for U.S. Senate Tuesday, sending U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley to the June 16 primary runoff election. Collins had the most votes in the field of five candidates, with Dooley and U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter vying for second place. Just before 11 […]
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Election Results: Democrats head to runoff in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District
Incumbent Brian Jack ran unopposed in the Republican primary for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District, collecting all 82,442 votes cast. Democratic primary heads to runoff On the Democratic side, no candidate cleared the threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Maura Keller led the field with 31,929 votes, or about 61 percent. George Melville Johnson finished second […]
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Election Results: Trump pick takes U.S. House District 1 primary as Democrats go to runoff
James “Jim” Kingston has won the Republican primary in Georgia’s 1st Congressional District, clearing the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. With all 15 localities reporting, Kingston took 52.49 percent of the vote — about 34,436 votes — to claim the nomination outright. His nearest competitor, Pat Farrell, finished a distant second with […]
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Election Results: Georgia Republican race for governor heads to runoff
Georgia’s race for governor is heading in two very different directions Tuesday night. On the Republican side, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson are headed to a June runoff. On the Democratic side, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has all but locked up her party’s nomination. Republicans headed back to […]
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May 19 Georgia Primary Election Results
Election results for Georgia’s major statewide races are below. This page will automatically refresh as new results come in. Polls close at 7 p.m. and results will begin rolling in shortly after.
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Technical problems reported at Cobb County voting precincts
Some Cobb County polling precincts ran into technical problems Tuesday morning, but voting has not stopped. What’s Happening: Poll pad devices — the electronic tablets used to check voters in at the door — lost access to the voter file at some locations. Those polling places are now using paper backup check-in sheets instead. What’s […]
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What is all the smoke in the Savannah River area?
A 209-acre planned burn in southern McCormick County is sending a visible cloud of smoke across the Savannah River and toward Thurmond Lake today. What’s happening: The burn is a hazard reduction burn, meaning crews set a controlled fire on purpose to clear out vegetation and lower the chance of a larger, uncontrolled wildfire. It […]
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Forget politicians, the real stank is at the bank
As I write this, it is Election Day – a day when republicans will blame democrats (whom they refer to as demon-rats) for all of the problems in this nation, and democrats will blame republicans (whom they call ignorant) for all of the problems of this nation. It has become its own sport and at […]
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Woman stabbed and killed on Atlanta Beltline
What happened: The stabbing was reported about 12:11 p.m. May 14 near 1764 Flagler Ave. NE. Officers who arrived found the woman with a stab wound. She died at the hospital despite efforts to save her life. Who was charged: 21-year-old Jahmare Brown was taken into custody just after 5 p.m. the same day. He […]
