Update: The Mattie’s Call for Jerrica Powers has been canceled. According to the Atlanta Police Department, Powers was located and is receiving medical care. The original story is below. Atlanta Police Missing Persons investigators are asking for assistance in locating a missing and endangered adult. Police are looking for 38-year-old Jerrica Powers, of Byram, Mississippi, who […]
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Prom is on for Hall County high schools
High school students in Hall County will have prom and graduation this year — traditions that will be returning with social distancing measures due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. High schools in the Hall County School District have begun planning for upcoming proms and graduations. District leadership discussed both topics with high school principals last […]
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Why are flags flying at half-staff this week?
You may have noticed flags flying at half-staff today and paused to wonder why. Normally, flags fly at half-staff because a notable individual has died, but that isn’t the case this week. This week flags are flying at half-staff to honor hundreds of thousands of people whose names are not widely known. The United States […]
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CDC Study of Marietta schools says teachers should be vaccinated
A CDC study of COVID cases in Marietta City Schools, whose results were published Monday, found that educators played a major role in recent school outbreaks there. The researchers concluded that vaccinations of teachers, along with school mitigation measures, “is a critical component of preventing in-school transmission.’’ Vaccination of teachers has become a high-profile topic […]
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Voting changes draw fire under the Gold Dome
Lawmakers on a Georgia House panel are set to continue debating a sweeping election bill this week that is drawing fire from voting rights advocates and has sparked concerns among some of the state’s local election officials. Election directors from across the state and representatives with voting rights organizations were among the witnesses who complained […]
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Stolen car involved in serious crash in Savannah
SAVANNAH — The Savannah Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle crash Feb. 20 involving a stolen vehicle. According to a preliminary investigation, a Ford Fusion was traveling northbound on Montgomery Street at a high rate of speed around 10:30 p.m. when the driver swerved into another lane to avoid hitting a vehicle that had slowed […]
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Georgia and Florida battle over water in front of Supreme Court
ATLANTA – A lawyer representing the state of Florida asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to order Georgia to use less water irrigating crops in order to restore Florida’s devastated oyster industry. But Georgia’s lawyer told the justices the costs of a court-ordered cap on water consumption by farmers in Southwest Georgia would far outweigh […]
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Have you seen this man suspected of stealing an iPad from a church?
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help locating a man suspected of stealing an iPad from Abilene Baptist Church last week. According to sheriff’s officials, the iPad was stolen from the choir room at the church at 3917 Washington Road at about 6:45 p.m. Feb. 17. The suspect was driving a U-Haul […]
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Severe weather across US causes COVID-19 vaccination cancelations in Georgia
The severe weather system that caused power and water outages in Texas is also being felt in Georgia. The Cobb and Douglas County Public Health Department had to cancel vaccination appointments at Jim R. Miller Park and Arbor Place Mall due to a supply shortage caused by the weather. Appointments scheduled for Saturday and today […]
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Georgia could allow in-state tuition for undocumented students
Georgia lawmakers have revived debate on a measure to let undocumented students pay in-state tuition for Georgia public colleges and universities that stalled in the General Assembly last year. A bill sponsored by state Rep. Kasey Carpenter, R-Dalton, would extend the lower-cost tuition rates to thousands of undocumented Georgians protected from deportation under the federal Deferred […]
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Georgians dispute claim that Marietta is ‘one of the most dangerous’ cities in the world
A video clip from a documentary about Jaylen Brown mentioned that the standout NBA star grew up in Marietta, Georgia and then made the claim that Marietta is “considered one of the most dangerous and unsafe cities in the world.” Twitter users familiar with the area rejected the claim and had a field day with […]
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Coronavirus vaccination sign ups are low in Albany
ALBANY — Georgia’s earliest coronavirus hotspot is one of the four locations for mass vaccinations in the state. However, residents of Southwest Georgia are not eager to schedule appointments for the vaccine. Albany became a major hotspot for the virus early last year, with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital being overwhelmed early on after the virus spread […]
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The Gwinnett tag office will be open later starting in March
Starting in March, Gwinnett County residents won’t have to take time off work to go to the tag office. “If an in-person visit is necessary, Gwinnett residents can now take care of their tax, tag and title work without taking time off work,” Gwinnett Tax Commissioner Tiffany Porter said. “I promised to make tag offices […]
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19-year-old shot and killed while playing video games
WARNER ROBINS — A 19-year-old was shot and killed while playing video games with friends in Warner Robins. Officers of the Warner Robins Police Department responded to a home on Hartley Avenue in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival, they found 19-year-old Deandre Pitts of Irwinton suffering from gunshot wounds. According to police, Pitts, […]
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Flood warning continues near Claxon
CLAXON — A flood warning continues for the Canoochee River near Claxon. The Flood Warning remains in effect and was issues at 9:28 p.m. Feb. 19. At 8:15 p.m. Friday, the stage was 14.7 feet. The flood stage is at 11 feet. Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. The river is expected […]
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The Supreme Court will hear the Water Wars case Monday
How much water metro Atlanta will be allowed to pull from the Chattahoochee River for decades to come and how much Southwest Georgia can pump from farm irrigation wells will be at stake Monday. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit the state of Florida filed in 2013 demanding the justices […]
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Police chase with stolen vehicle turns deadly in Athens
ATHENS — A 37-year-old man is dead after a police chase Thursday morning ended in gunshots. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at about 9:17 a.m., Athens-Clarke County Police officers attempted to stop a vehicle believed to be stolen out of Jackson County. Officers followed the vehicle until the driver, […]
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Georgia may extend coronavirus vaccine access to teachers next
Georgia educators may be next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday that state officials will be finalizing plans over the next two weeks to expand the list of people eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. His remarks on vaccine eligibility focused on educators, suggesting that teachers and other school […]
