ROSWELL — The city of Roswell’s Municipal Court will be closed from Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 28 through 30, due to a court employee testing positive for COVID-19. City officials say the closure will allow time for employees who may have come into contact with the positive employee to be tested. According to Roswell spokeswoman Karen […]
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Georgia’s surprise medical billing law goes into effect Sunday
Health-care transparency legislation aimed at filling a gap in Georgia’s new surprise billing law will take effect this Sunday, in time for the annual insurance enrollment period. House Bill 789 will establish a rating system Georgians can use to determine which physician specialty groups in their insurance plan’s provider network serve a given hospital. The […]
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19-year-old killed by Georgia police officer
SYLVESTER — A 19-year-old was shot and killed by a Georgia Police Officer after a series of events that started with a traffic stop that turned into a chase. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at about 2:30 a.m., a Sylvester Police Officer was attempting to conduct a traffic stop […]
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On National Vote Early Day, Georgia voters continue to shatter records
Saturday was National Vote Early Day, a date set by nonprofits and businesses to raise awareness of early voting options throughout the United States. For their part, Georgians have showed their awareness of early voting options by voting early and by absentee ballots in record numbers. According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, Georgia’s […]
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Arrest made in killing of Statesboro woman
Law enforcement officers have arrested and charged 44-year-old man in the Friday killing of a Statesboro woman. Lee Allen Mayhew was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of firearm during the commission of crime, theft by taking motor vehicle, and burglary. According to the GBI, preliminary information shows that Bonnie Lanier Rushing was killed […]
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Here’s what Georgia residents thought of the final presidential debate
The final presidential debate of the 2020 election season was much more measured and less chaotic than the first debate. President Donald Trump and Joe Biden debated their differences on the handling of the coronavirus pandemic and their stances on energy, while still saving some time to lob accusations about Hunter Biden, Rudy Giuliani, foreign […]
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Accusations and arguments fly at final debate between Trump and Biden
Just 12 days before election day and with millions of people having already voted, Trump squared off against Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the final presidential debate at Belmont University. According to Real Clear Politics’ polling average, Biden led Trump by 7.9 points nationally and by 4.6 points in the swing states. The FiveThirtyEight election […]
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Savannah police search for persons of interest in cutting incident
SAVANNAH — Savannah Police are asking for the public’s help identifying to persons of interest in a cutting incident that occurred at an extended stay hotel Oct. 15. Officers responded to the Suburban Extended Stay, 10614 Abercorn St., around 2:40 p.m. Oct. 15 and discovered a 26-year-old man suffering from a wound that resulted from […]
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COVID, Hunter Biden Likely to Light Up Last Debate
The coronavirus may finally fulfill the most enduring cliché of modern politics now that the coming presidential election is widely considered the “most important ever.” But it took 220,000 dead Americans. Donald Trump and Joe Biden will soon meet for a final debate on Thursday in Tennessee to discuss that pandemic and to argue over […]
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CDC warns of ‘distressing’ coronavirus trend as weather cools
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doctor says the nation is experiencing a “distressing trend” with COVID-19 cases increasing in nearly 75% of the country. Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases Dr. Jay Butler stressed Wednesday the importance of people following public health recommendations after a decline in reported cases in August is now going […]
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Three Georgia judges have died from coronavirus
Being a probate judge in Georgia has turned into a vulnerability during the pandemic. Fifteen of these Georgia judges — about 1 in 10 – have been infected with COVID-19. And this week, Karen Batten, 62, probate judge of Brantley County, became the third to die of COVID-19. The state has 159 counties, with a […]
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Lane closures ahead on US 80 in Tybee Island through December
TYBEE ISLAND — Georgia Department of Transportation nighttime lane closures on US 80 at Bull River Bridge will begin tonight. The work will eventually move to Lazaretto Creek Bridge as contractors performs core penetration tests into the marsh bottom. The lane closures are scheduled between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. nightly in a 10 night […]
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News Blog: Water main break shuts off water in Milton
City of Milton officials re reporting that a water main break is affecting several subdivisions near 13701 Providence Rd, near Summit Hill Elementary School. The school isn’t impacted by the break and Fulton County’s water division is handling the situation. Water in the area will likely be off until about noon.
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Do you steal Halloween candy from your kids? You’re not alone
A survey of 1,637 adults found that not only are the majority of Americans still planning to celebrate Halloween despite the pandemic, an overwhelming majority also admitted they’ve been known to steal a little of their children’s Halloween candy for themselves. While 2020 has been a scary year, October’s spooky season is still in fulleffect. […]
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Coronavirus rises again in Georgia
Coronavirus cases are on the rise once again in Georgia. The state department of public health reports a 7-day average of new cases of 1,339. That average was 1,186 Sept. 28, when the number started plateauing and then increasing again. As a point of reference, the moving average was just 514 when the state began […]
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Police seize stolen guns from Macon apartment complex
MACON — Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested multiple people with stolen guns at the Majestic Gardens Apartments at 2650 Rocky Creek Road just after noon Monday. Investigators received a tip that 18-year-old Rashid Khaud Ivey, of Macon, who had multiple warrants for Aggravated Assault, was in a residence at the Majestic Gardens Apartments. Investigators […]
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Everything you need to know to vote early in Gwinnett County
After a week of record-setting advance voting turnout in Gwinnett County, Gwinnett Voter Registrations and Elections is reminding those who haven’t voted where and how they can vote early for the Nov. 3 election. Advance Voting began Oct. 12 and continues through Oct. 30 every day, including weekends at nine sites around Gwinnett County. Eligible voters may […]
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Georgia joins 10 other states suing Google
ATLANTA – Georgia and 10 other states joined the Justice Department Tuesday in filing a lawsuit aimed at preventing Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices. The suit accuses the tech giant of entering into a series of exclusionary agreements to lock up the primary avenues through which users access internet search […]
