AAA will be working to keep impaired drivers off the road for Independence Day weekend. The Auto Club Group is reactivating its ‘Tow to Go’ program for the holiday period, providing safe transportation for impaired drivers and their vehicles.
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The 10 Best School Districts in Georgia
Stacker compiled a list of the best school districts in Georgia using rankings from Niche.
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Basketball game leads to shooting at Best Friend Park
A game of pickup basketball ended in gunshots at a Norcross park just after 1 a.m. Tuesday.
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A suspicious package at a Johns Creek pregnancy resource center turned out to be a diaper bag
A suspicious package left outside a pregnancy resource center in Johns Creek caused the shutdown of an intersection and traffic delays Wednesday morning.
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Defund the police? Atlanta spent more money on police, not less, after George Floyd’s death
The city of Atlanta spent $237.2 million on police services in 2020 and that increased to $244.5 million in 2021, according to the most recent audited budgets.
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Rural broadband access is about to expand to 8,000 more customers in Georgia
Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) announced plans Tuesday to launch a fiber-optic network that will provide high-speed internet service to customers in five Middle Georgia counties. The EMC, headquartered in Eastman, will partner with Kansas City-based Conexon Connect to deploy broadband across 2,100 miles to up to 8,000 customers in Laurens, Dodge, Bleckley, Pulaski and […]
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Roswell City Councilman Marcelo Zapata resigns after lengthy medical leave of absence
A Roswell City Councilman who was granted a medical leave of absence in January has resigned his post.
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68-year-old Georgia man killed when tractor rolled on top of him
Cobb County Police officers are investigating a fatal agricultural accident on Mayes Road in Powder Springs.
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New law could bring delivery robots to Georgia
Georgia is about to embark on a new form of transportation technology that fits the needs of the era of e-commerce.
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Everything you need to know about taking MARTA to the Peachtree Road Race
MARTA will provide additional bus and rail service on Monday, July 4 for the 53rd running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race.
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Georgia Power wants to raise rates by 12%. Here’s why
Georgia Power is asking the state Public Service Commission for a rate hike of nearly 12% during the next three years, with the vast majority of the increase front-loaded into 2023.
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The DeKalb Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Avondale Estates Town Green for July 4th
The DeKalb Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Town Green for the 4th of July. The concert kicks off at 8 p.m.
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The latest on the status of Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion law
Georgia’s “heartbeat law” banning abortions after the first six weeks won’t take effect until at least mid-July despite last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized the procedure.
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Johns Creek man pleads guilty to defrauding elderly man
Aziz Choukri, of Johns Creek, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting that he defrauded a 79-year-old retiree of about $650,000.
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Gas prices going down in Georgia ahead of July 4th
Monday’s state average is 7 cents less than a week ago, 27 cents more than last month, and $1.49 more than this time last year.
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Macon man drowns in Ocmulgee River
A 30-year-old Macon man drowned Sunday in the Ocmulgee River, Bibb County sheriff’s officials say.
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Norcross gears up for ‘Red, White & BOOM!’ celebration
The city of Norcross is hosting its annual pre-Fourth of July block party on Sunday, July 3.
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Here are the Cherokee County neighborhoods that will have their streets resurfaced next
Cherokee County motorists can expect to see some road delays with two resurfacing projects getting underway.
