Police are on the scene of an early morning shooting on Rabbit Hill Road in Dacula. The Gwinnett County Police Department was called just after 3 a.m. in reference to gunshots at a residence off the roadway. When officers arrived, they found a woman in a vehicle across from a residence suffering from at least […]
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Interruptions and Insults: A look at the first debate between Trump and Biden
(The Center Square) – An argumentative and contentious first presidential debate Tuesday night was filled with interruptions, personal insults and frequent requests by moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News for the candidates to adhere to the rules their campaigns agreed to abide by. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden squared off against […]
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This county has the highest cost of living in Georgia
(The Center Square) – Residents of Forsyth County need to make $3,993 every month to maintain a modest standard of living, making it the most expensive place in Georgia to live, according to an analysis from 24/7 Wall St. The Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator was used to determine the local cost of living, which […]
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Could Georgia elect a democrat to the U.S. Senate?
ATLANTA – A new poll for the first time shows Democrat Raphael Warnock leading the crowded field vying to complete the U.S. Senate term of retired Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson. Support for Warnock, the pastor at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, stood at 31% in a poll released Tuesday by the independent Quinnipiac University Polling […]
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Stone Mountain Nonprofit Teaches Life Skills Through Chess
The DeKalb County Virtual Village 2.0, “Keeping Children Safe During a Global Pandemic,” has announced that Orrin Hudson, founder and creative director of the Stone Mountain-based nonprofit Be Someone Inc., will soon be presenting a series of 10 virtual chess classes for county youth ages 8 to 18. The classes will be one hour long […]
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GBI: Georgia deputy fires at driver who drove toward him
CAMILLA — A Grady County deputy fired his weapon at a driver who was driving toward him after a traffic stop that turned into a chase in the early morning hours Tuesday. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that a Grady County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted a traffic stop on a […]
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26-year-old dies in Warner Robins car crash
WARNER ROBINS — A 26-year-old man has died after a car he was riding in was involved in a single-vehicle crash in Warner Robins early Tuesday morning. According to the Warner Robins Police Dept., at 1:57 a.m., officers were called to the area of S. Houston Lake Road at Tucker Place in reference to a […]
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Longtime employee accused of stealing $4.5 million from Georgia business
ALMA — A long-time employee of a South Georgia meat company was arrested Friday. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, she is being accused of stealing about $4.5 million from the company over a 10 year time period. The GBI arrested 54-year-old Constance “Connie” Johnson, 54, and charged her with Felony Theft By Taking. […]
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Police arrest suspect in shooting death of 20-year-old Georgia woman
The suspect in the shooting death of a 20-year-old woman two weeks ago was located and arrested in New Jersey Monday. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, Moses Dyl was arrested in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He is charged with Aggravated Assault and Felony Murder. Dyl is accused of killing Shakeya Smith after a […]
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This Georgia city was named best place in America to live
(The Center Square) – Evans, a suburban neighborhood near Augusta, was named the best place in America to live recently by Money, mainly for its low cost of living, good schools and employment rate. Longtime resident Suzanne Lilly Honeymichael said the best thing about the city, however, is its social fabric. “I think just the fact […]
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Two Georgia cities challenge each other to Census battle
The race to finish strong with the 2020 Census just got more competitive. The City of Decatur has challenged Avondale Estates to a battle to see which city has the best participation rate. Less than 1% currently separates these two DeKalb County cities. As of today, 75.1% of households in Avondale Estates have responded compared […]
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Atlanta based flooring company fined for inflated earnings reports
Atlanta-based commercial flooring company Interface Inc. agreed Monday to pay a $5 million fine stemming from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into improper reporting of its quarterly earnings. An order handed down by the SEC found Interface and two former executives with the company made unsupported manual accounting adjustments in 2015 and 2016, […]
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Moms are three times more likely to lose jobs during pandemic than dads
Mothers of small children have lost work at three times the rate of fathers in the pandemic, a situation that threatens not only progress toward gender equity but middle-class income gains that have become increasingly dependent on working women. Mothers of children 12 years old and younger lost nearly 2.2 million jobs between February and […]
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36-year-old Lawrenceville man dies in crash in Gwinnett County
A 36-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Gwinnett County just after 3 a.m. Saturday. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, the vehicle was driving on McKendree Church Road when the driver lost control and left the roadway. When the vehicle left the road, it struck a fence and then a tree. […]
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Police search for vehicle in hit and run crash with bicycle
ATLANTA — Atlanta Police investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying a hit and run vehicle that critically injured an Atlanta bicyclist. According to the police department, at about 11:20 p.m. on August 30, 29-year-old Raunderio Adams, was riding a bicycle at Northside Drive and John Street when he was struck by a […]
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No Surprise: Democrats and Republicans split on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Georgia Republicans and Democrats went to their respective corners after President Donald Trump nominated conservative appellate judge Amy Coney Barrett to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Peach State’s two Republican senators are all-in on the nomination and pushing for Senate confirmation of Barrett before the Nov. 3 […]
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Beautification project takes aim at unsavory sights in Atlanta
If you’re tired of seeing litter, unmaintained streetscapes, illegal signs and other signs of blight in the city of Atlanta, help is on the way in the form of what city officials are calling Operation Clean Sweep. Services under Operation Clean Sweep include cleaning up illegal dump sites and street litter, maintaining right-of-way areas, removing […]
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5 Things You May have Missed over The Weekend
Welcome to a brand new week that is sure to be filled with news. Nationally, there will be a presidential debate Tuesday and locally, the election to fill John Lewis‘ seat is also on Tuesday. Looking back to the weekend, here are a few stories you may have missed while you were spending time with […]
