The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of Lecorey Jerrell Blevins on Sept. 18 in Decatur. Lawrenceville resident Charles Louis Gandy was arrested and taken into custody today on Graves Road in Norcross without incident. According to the arrest warrant, Gandy is charged with malice murder and […]
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Be on the lookout for a Snellville man wanted for rape and child molestation
The Gwinnett Police Department needs the public’s help finding 30-year-old Akeem Alleyne, of Snellville. According to police, Alleyne is wanted for, kidnapping, rape, aggravated child molestation and aggravated child molestation by sodomy. On Wednesday September 21, shortly after midnight, officers responded to a 911 call from the mother of a 15-year-old saying she had been assaulted. “The […]
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After long delay, Georgia is giving out its first two medical cannabis production licenses
The Georgia Commission for Access to Medical Cannabis voted this week to award licenses to Trulieve Georgia Inc. and Biological Sciences LLC to grow marijuana and convert the leafy crop into low-THC cannabis oil for sale to patients suffering from a range of diseases. Trulieve is building an indoor cultivation facility in Adel, while Biological […]
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Bibb County man arrested after shootout with deputies
A Bibb County man is in jail after a traffic stop that led to a shootout with deputies Wednesday. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates police conducted a traffic stop on a driver later identified as 31-year-old Dale Watson, of Bibb County for a traffic violation. GBI officials say Watson refused […]
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U.S. House passes Electoral Count Act. How did your representative vote?
The U.S. House passed on Wednesday a bill updating a 19th-century law in an attempt to prevent the subversion of future presidential elections. The Presidential Election Reform Act, which passed 229-203, is meant to deter a repeat of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, in which the U.S. Capitol was attacked by a mob of pro-Trump supporters […]
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65-year-old Gwinnett resident Jean Connie Jackson-Williams has been missing since Sunday
LAWRENCEVILLE — The Gwinnett Police Department is asking for your help locating a missing woman with dementia. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, 65-year-old Jean Connie Jackson-Williams was last seen on Sunday, September 18. She is about 5’05” and weighs about 130 pounds. Jackson-Williams has short grey hair with hazel eyes. Police say Jackson-Williams left […]
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Kemp to use $30 million in COVID relief funds to fight housing insecurity
Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday the award of $30 million in COVID relief funds to organizations working to address housing insecurity in Georgia. The funds will be distributed among eight organizations. Atlanta’s BeltLine Partnership and Westside Future Fund will receive $3 million and $2 million, respectively. Westside Future Fund plans to use the funding to […]
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TikTok challenge teaches teens how to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles
A TikTok challenge is causing problems for Georgia law enforcement officers, Kia and Hundai owers, and is landing teenagers in jail. On Friday and Saturday two vehicles were stolen in the Juliette area of Monroe County. Both vehicles were recovered, and a 14-year-old was charged with the theft on both vehicles as well as Entering […]
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The justice department failed to count almost 1,000 inmate deaths last year
The oversight committee, chaired by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a separate analysis of jail and prison deaths. The GAO found that the DOJ had neglected to properly count 990 deaths in 2021. Data on those deaths was available in public records, yet the information was missing from […]
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Georgia Democrats plan to push for more gun control
Georgia Democrats are planning to introduce a series of gun control legislation for lawmakers to consider during the next legislative session. Among the proposed legislation is a measure to prohibit supplying a semiautomatic assault weapon to anyone under the age of 21 years. Lawmakers plan to introduce bills similar to House bills 962 and 971, which did not […]
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Cost to rename military bases estimated at $21 million
The federal commission that recommended last spring renaming forts Gordon and Benning in Georgia and seven other military bases named for Confederate leaders has completed its work. The Naming Commission submitted the third and final portion of its report to Congress Monday, recommending hundreds of Confederate-inspired street and building names for renaming or removal. In […]
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Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County on high alert after threat
Gwinnett County’s Brookwood High School is on high alert with additional support from the Gwinnett County Police Department today after a threatening message was found on a bathroom wall at the school yesterday. According to school principal Brett Savage, a threat was written on the bathroom wall with a bullet that was placed on a […]
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The Georgia State Fair starts next week. Here’s what you need to know
While this week’s temperatures may not feel like it, fall is in the air, and that means fair season is upon us. The Georgia State Fair is returning to Atlanta Motor Speedway next week starting on Friday Sept. 30 and running through Sunday, Oct. 9. The fair is in its 174th year and festival organizers […]
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More than 1,600 books were banned in the U.S. last year and Georgia schools are a target
More than 1,600 book titles across 32 states were banned from public schools during the 2021-2022 school year, with the bulk of the ban requests coming from a handful of right-wing groups pushing for censorship of books that feature LGBTQ+ characters and characters of color, a new report issued Monday said. “What I want to […]
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Truck driver faces charges for meth possession and open container after fatal pileup on Georgia 400
A truck driver faces new charges after a collision Friday on Ga. 400. On Monday, September 19, 2022, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on the Freightliner tractor trailer that sheriff’s officials say caused a multi-car pileup on Ga. 400 on Friday. As a result of the search, additional warrants were obtained […]
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Athens-Clarke County wants your input on a new youth and community enrichment facility
The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government will host community feedback opportunities on the 10 potential sites identified as possible locations for a new youth and community enrichment facility. A public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rocksprings Park & Community Center at 291 Henderson Extension, while an […]
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‘Drug Rich’ gang member gets life without parole for murder of 19-year-old
A member of the notorious “Drug Rich” hybrid criminal street gang originating from Stone Mountain has been sentenced to life without parole plus 45-years in prison after being convicted of murder and related charges. According to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s office, 26-year-old William Moore-Earvin learned his fate during a sentencing hearing before DeKalb County Superior Court […]
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Lilburn man charged with murder in slaying of Bowdon woman
LILBURN — The Gwinnett Police Department arrested 49-year-old Andre Marvell King, of Lilburn in the connection with the death of a 29-year-old Celeste Lawson of Bowdon. King is charged with Aggravated Assault and Felony Murder. On Sunday, Gwinnett police responded to a person shot call on Burns Road in Lilburn at about 8:30 p.m. for the report […]
