Cases of COVID-19 in Georgia have surged to levels not seen since the virus peaked last January, a public health expert warned this week. New cases statewide are nearing 8,000 a day, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Of Georgians being tested for COVID-19, 17.2% are turning up positive, Dr. Janet Memark, district […]
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Canton man sentenced for zip tying and pistol-whipping his ex-wife
CANTON — A Canton man was sentenced to 70 years with the first 25 of those years to be served in confinement for an attack on his ex-wife in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. According to the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office, Rodney William Metzer has admitted to 14 charges related to […]
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12-year-old Georgia boy shot while riding in mother’s car
COLUMBUS — The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and indictment of those responsible for the homicide of 12-year old Cortez Richardson. Richardson was tragically shot and killed while riding in the back seat of his mother’s vehicle on August 13. The Columbus Police Department, who is investigating […]
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Three brothers arrested in Atlanta sidewalk shooting
ATLANTA — Police in Atlanta have made three arrests made in the Aug. 23 homicide of a man near Perry Blvd. Officers responded to the address on a report of a person shot at about 11:35 p.m. Once on scene, officers found an adult male lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim […]
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Georgia’s strip club tax has its day in court
Georgia’s 1% tax on strip clubs to raise funds to combat child sex trafficking unfairly punishes businesses with no connection to the sexual exploitation of children, a lawyer for the clubs said Wednesday. But a lawyer for the state told the Georgia Supreme Court studies have shown strip clubs are frequented by child sex traffickers […]
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Extreme heat will give way to rain this afternoon
As a storm rolls westward from the Atlantic, some people in the southeastern United States can expect a break from extreme heat by way of drenching thunderstorms over the next few days, but some of the same locations and others can be slammed by flash flooding and gusty winds from storms that become stronger, AccuWeather meteorologists […]
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He’s running: Herschel Walker makes bid for U.S. Senate
University of Georgia football icon Herschel Walker filed paperwork Tuesday to seek the Republican nomination for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Raphael Warnock. Walker’s long-anticipated entry into the race promises to touch off a long, divisive campaign pitting Georgia Republicans loyal to former President Donald Trump against those who would rather […]
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Meet Dunwoody’s newest city council member
DUNWOODY — The Dunwoody City Council unanimously approved the nomination of Villard “Ardy” Bastien to fill the unexpired term of Pam Tallmadge in City Council Post 1. He was nominated to the position by Mayor Lynn Deutsch and was seated immediately after being sworn in by DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Stacey Hydrick. “This appointment is […]
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Art in the Park returns to Marietta Square for Labor Day weekend
Art in the Park returns to historic Marietta Square this Labor Day weekend. Featuring more than 150 fine art booths, this outdoor event also delights the entire family with children’s activities, live music and great food from local restaurants. ART Art in the Park is a fun and interactive way to experience a wide variety of artists working in many media. […]
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Georgia National Guard deployed to hospitals as COVID-19 surges
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is calling in the National Guard to help ease the strain of a COIVD-19 surge and a nursing shortage on Georgia’s ailing hospitals. Kemp will deploy 105 personnel to hospitals throughout the state. These trained medical personnel will assist staff at the following hospitals: ▪ Southeast Georgia Health System, Brunswick▪ Northeast […]
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Two arrested for identity theft in Paulding County
An investigation into a car crash led Paulding County Sheriff’s deputies to arrest two people for identity theft after law enforcement officials say several fake IDs were found in the car. Deputies with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on Laird Road to assist the Georgia State Patrol on July […]
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Georgia schools chief shares his experience being hospitalized with COVID-19
The following is a column by Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods about his experience being hospitalized after catching a breakthrough case of COVID-19. As school started last year, I made it a point to be out on the frontlines to hear directly from our students, teachers, and school leaders. I was in more than seventy […]
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How Could Georgia Casinos Stand Out?
We learned earlier this year that Georgia is considering casino legalization. Furthermore, the consideration is not only for online gaming, as we’ve seen in some other states in recent years. It is instead for the authorization and design of “casino resorts” across the state. Now, there’s still a long road ahead. We don’t know yet if […]
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Georgia football coach donates kidney to fellow church member
LYONS — Doctors have successfully completed dual surgeries that took a kidney from a Georgia high school football coach and implanted it into a fellow churchgoer he met earlier this year. Matt VerSluis, who moved to Lyons in southeast Georgia last year to be an assistant coach at Toombs County High School, was among a […]
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Democratic lawmakers to Kemp: ‘Start invalidating anti-vaccine rhetoric’
Nine Georgia House of Representatives democrats penned a letter to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods urging them to “come off the sidelines” with regard to masks and the coronavirus vaccine. Kemp has been an outspoken supporter of both wearing masks and the COVID-19 vaccine, but has pushed back on all […]
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Stone Mountain Park’s new logo nixes Confederate imagery
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association is about to take the next step toward deemphasizing the Confederate symbolism that has made the park in DeKalb County a lightning rod. The association’s board is expected to adopt a new logo Monday that depicts the southern face of the mountain away from the massive carving of three Confederate […]
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Tropical Storm Fred causes 2.8 million gallons of sewage to spill in DeKalb County
Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred on Aug. 17 caused a total of 2.8 million gallons of sewage to spill into DeKalb County waterways at 13 locations. Tropical Storm Fred dumped three to four inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period throughout much of DeKalb, causing flooding and severe stormwater runoff. The spills, […]
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New Interstate would run from Georgia to Texas
A long-envisioned plan to build Georgia’s first interstate highway since the 1960s has gained new momentum. The $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill the U.S. Senate passed this month includes a provision designating Interstate 14 as a “high priority corridor.” The highway would run from Texas to Georgia, connecting many of the Deep South’s military bases […]
