For the second time in recent months, insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is mired in a contract squabble with a large Georgia health care system. And as before, the battle to hammer out an agreement that both sides can accept is coming down to the wire. About 80,000 of the insurer’s members would face being out of […]
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DeKalb County will give you $100 to get vaccinated Saturday
DeKalb County will once again give a $100 prepaid debit card to everyone who receives a COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday, Oct. 2, during the county’s next big vaccine drive. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., DeKalb County Board of Health, Emory Healthcare and DeKalb County Fire Rescue will administer voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone 12 […]
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Metro Atlanta spa shooting suspect pleads not guilty in Fulton County
Accused Metro Atlanta spa shooter Robert Aaron Long pleaded not guilty today in a Fulton County courtroom to the killing four women at metro Atlanta spas in March. Long pleaded guilty in Cherokee County in July for killing four people at Young’s Asian Massage there. While Cherokee County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty, Fulton County […]
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Proposed redistricting map could squeeze democrats out of Congress
The General Assembly’s special redistricting session doesn’t start until November, but the first map of redistricting season was released late Monday. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who presides over the Georgia Senate, and Sen. John Kennedy, chairman of the chamber’s Redistricting and Reapportionment Committee, put out a proposed congressional district map that would increase the size […]
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Georgia is giving cops, firefighters and first-responders $1,000 bonuses
Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia House Speaker David Ralston Monday announced the next step in state Republican leadership’s commitment to prioritize public safety. The state will offer one-time $1,000 bonuses to nearly 81,000 police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders throughout Georgia, Kemp said during a news conference inside the state Capitol. The $100 million […]
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Bibb County police investigate armed robbery at CVS
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place at 1:52 p.m. Sunday at the CVS at 4080 Bloomfield Drive. According to Sheriff’s officials, a man entered the store brandishing a firearm and demanded money from the clerk. After getting an undisclosed amount of money he fled the store fled on […]
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Have you seen this missing 66-year-old Atlanta man?
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department is asking for your help finding a missing 66-year-old man. According to police, James Creighton was last seen on Tuesday, Sept. 21, on Ralph McGill Blvd. He was driving a black BMW 328i with a Georgia tag number RHN7407. Creighton is is 6’0 tall, about 180 pounds with gray hair […]
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Want to learn more about Medlock Bridge Road improvements? Here’s how
Johns Creek residents can provide input about the Medlock Bridge Road improvements project on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The project includes improvements to intersections along Medlock Bridge Road between Skyway Drive and McGinnis Ferry Road. The project will also add sidewalks along that corridor. During the meeting, city staff will […]
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DeKalb police shoot and kill 33-year-old man
Below is a report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation about an officer involved shooting in DeKalb County. On Saturday, September 25, 2021, the GBI was requested by the DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) to investigate an officer involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 7:45 a.m., DKPD officers responded to calls of a man, […]
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Here Are Georgia’s 2021 Blue Ribbon Schools. Did Your School Make the Cut?
Nine Georgia schools have earned the national Blue Ribbon recognition for 2021. The Blue Ribbon is a recognition from the U.S. Department of Education. The Georgia schools named 2021 recipients of the honor are: Bleckley County High School, a Bleckley County Public School Crabapple Lane Elementary School, a Fayette County Public School Johns Creek Elementary […]
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Are you planting your Leyland cypress trees wrong?
Leyland cypress are one of the most commonly planted landscape trees, but poor site selection and disease pressure may soon send them the way of red tips and Bradford pears. Popular as a hedge and in new development, the trees must be planted at least 10 to 15 feet apart, as the trees’ rapid growth […]
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Two Chattanooga 18-year-olds charged in homicide of Georgia 19-year-old
On Friday, September, 24, 2021, the GBI and Fort Oglethorpe Police arrested and charged 18-year-olds Keishun Rowe and Malachi Housley, both of Chattanooga, with Felony Murder, in connection to the death of 19-year-old Jaylon Alexander Everhardt of Fort Oglethorpe. Fort Oglethorpe Police found Everhardt dead at the 900 building of the Oglethorpe Ridge Apartments from […]
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Valdosta fire crews rescue resident from burning home
VALDOSTA — The Valdosta Fire Department responded to the report of a structure fire in the 700 Block of Collier Street early Friday morning. The call came in from dispatch at 4:46 a.m. and the first fire unit arrived on scene within four minutes to find heavy flames and smoke coming from the residence, according to […]
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New trail at Murphey Candler Park opens
BROOKHAVEN — Brookhaven officially opened the new Murphey Candler Park South Trail, which completes another park Bond project which voters approved in 2018. Mayor John Ernst and District 1 Councilwoman Linley Jones cut the ceremonial ribbon atop the new 30’ foot bridge which connects the football and baseball fields on the east side of the creek […]
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Expect heavy delays on Highway 9 in Alpharetta this weekend
Motorists traveling on Highway 9 in Alpharetta this weekend can expect heavy delays this weekend due to a road widening project. Road crews will be continuing a project to widen and reconstruct the roadway between Upper Hembree Road and Windward Parkway, a distance of almost four miles. Weather and on-site conditions permitting, one right lane […]
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Commerce police need your help identifying a murder suspect
COMMERCE — The Commerce Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are asking for your help identifying a suspect in a murder that occurred in Commerce on Jan. 26 at about 7:35 p.m. The man was seen on camera at a convenience store and may be driving a small, dark colored SUV. Anyone with […]
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Why is East Side Drive is closed in DeKalb County?
Eastside Drive, between Pleasant Wood Drive and Wesley Chapel Road, will be closed to through-traffic from 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, to repair a 24-inch natural gas transmission pipeline between 4205 and 4265 Eastside Drive in Decatur. Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area during […]
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Everything you need to know about getting a COVID-19 booster shot
The Gist: The CDC has formally made its recommendations on the booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccines. In Georgia, the state department of public health is following that guidance. First thing’s first: The guidance only applies to the Pfizer vaccine. If you got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the FDA has not issued […]
