Students in three of Georgia’s largest school districts – in Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton counties – started fall semesters with online classes Monday and widespread glitches left some families coping more with tech support than learning. Rhea White of DeKalb County was on the verge of tears after spending the morning trying to get her […]
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News Blog: Wills Park pool in Alpharetta reopens Wednesday
Two weeks after being shut down due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19, the Wills Park pool in Alpharetta is ready to reopen. The pool will reopen Wednesday morning with Seniors Only Swim. The full schedule is below.
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Fulton chairman wants more ballot drop boxes to combat postal cuts
In light of recent cuts made by the Trump administration to the U.S. Postal Service, Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts is planning to increase the number of ballot drop boxes in Fulton County to take some of the burden of absentee ballots off of the postal service. Pitts plans to enlist private sector partners by […]
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Even Legoland figures are practicing social distancing
Sometimes it’s the little things that can make the biggest impact. Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta is socially distancing many of the Lego Minfigures in the attraction’s iconic Miniland. The attraction’s Minifigure movers meticulously adjusted some of the hundreds of Minifigures in Miniland to be six inches apart to ensure they stay safe, happy and bricktastic. […]
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Here are the 10 cities with the most stable housing markets in Georgia
A financial technology company has released its rankings of cities with the most stable housing markets in Georgia and some of the results may surprise you. A recent analysis by New York financial technology company SmartAsset ranked the most stable housing markets in Georgia. Stability was measured by the average number of years people stay in their […]
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As Democratic convention kicks off, Biden and Trump are neck-and-neck in Georgia
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are in a tight race for Georgia’s 16 electoral votes, according to a poll released Monday by WSB-TV. The survey of 500 likely Georgia voters conducted Aug. 14-15 by Landmark Communications found Republican Trump the favorite of 47.4%, followed closely by Biden with 44.5%. Libertarian Jo Jorgensen […]
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Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United to play without fans through September
ATLANTA — The NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United of Major League Soccer announced today that both teams will play any scheduled September games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium without fans in attendance given current conditions related to the global pandemic. Team and stadium officials will continue to collaborate with national and local health officials in the […]
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Police: Georgia woman admits to stabbing husband to death
TUCKER — The Gwinnett County Police Department responded to a fatal domestic incident in Tucker August 17. Officers arrived at a house on Preston Lake Drive just after 1 a.m. to find a male dead from a stab wound. According to police, officers spoke with the wife, who admitted to stabbing the husband during a […]
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77-year-old Georgia man fatally shoots 53-year-old woman
A 53-year-old woman is dead after being shot outside a Bibb County home by a 77-year-old man. Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators responded to a home on East Pine Hill Drive in reference to a fatal shooting. The incident occurred at about 10:19 p.m. Sunday. According to the Sheriff’s Department, 77-year-old Howard Walker heard someone attempting […]
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Georgia’s richest small town revealed
Avondale Estates was ranked the richest town in Georgia in a 24/7 Wall St. analysis examining small, affluent communities where most households earn at least three times the state’s median annual household income. With a population of 3,135, Avondale Estates recorded a median home value of $349,500, based on household financial data that was collected before the […]
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Coronavirus Updates: 15-year-old dies from COVID-19, more school closings
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported the death of a 15-year-old Gwinnett County boy from coronavirus Saturday. The teen becomes the fourth person under age 20 to die from the virus in Georgia and the second youngest person to die statewide. The youngest person to die from coronavirus was a 7-year-old boy from Chatham […]
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Bomb threat at Amazon Warehouse in Bibb County investigated
It was a harrowing few hours Saturday afternoon for workers at the Amazon Warehouse on Skipper Road when a bomb threat forced the business to evacuate. Bibb County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies responded to the Amazon Warehouse after a bomb threat was called into the facility at about 12:33 p.m. The caller said there was a […]
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Kemp’s New Order: Mask mandates are OK, but only on public property
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp extended his executive order on COVID-19 Saturday and made some concessions to cities and county’s that want to issue mask mandates. Under the new order, local mask mandates are allowed, but only on public property. The order would eliminate the restriction on local mask mandates while allowing businesses to choose whether […]
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VIDEO: Georgia middle school welcomes students back with ‘Ice Ice Baby’ parody
A Forsyth County middle school filmed a parody of Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” to welcome students back to school and encourage mask use and social distancing. Lakeside Middle School’s version of the song, called “Mask Mask Baby,” offers tips about hand washing and social distancing and tells students and parents what steps the school […]
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Cars at a Gwinnett County repair shop burned, arson is suspected
NORCROSS — Three cars were burned at a Gwinnett County auto shop and firefighters suspect arson. The fire occurred early Friday morning. Firefighters were called to the scene around 12:35 a.m. Friday, August 14. A passerby saw smoke and flames coming from the vehicles in the parking lot at the C & D Auto Performance. […]
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Georgia defends COVID-19 response despite poor Trump task force review
Public Health officials released information Friday about what the state agency called positive indicators on COVID-19 in Georgia. They include lower numbers of cases over the past week and decreasing COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide. And the percentage of tests coming back positive has dipped below 10 percent, the Department of Public Health announced. The news release […]
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Georgia lawmaker under fire for scathing remarks about John Lewis
A Northeast Georgia state lawmaker was stripped of his Georgia House committee chairmanship Friday for belittling the late Congressman John Lewis’ legacy in a radio interview. It’s the second time Rep. Tommy Benton, R-Jefferson, has lost a leadership position in the General Assembly since June 2017, when he distributed an article promoting the idea that […]
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Georgia State Patrol officer charged with murder after shooting 60-year-old
The GBI has arrested a Georgia State Patrol Officer who who shot and killed a 60-year-old earlier this month after a brief chase. The GBI has arrested 27-year-old Jacob Gordon Thompson on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. He will be booked into the Screven County Jail. Officials say the investigation supports the charges […]
