A 20-year-old Savannah man was shot and killed last night at about 7:30 p.m. on Emerald Drive in Savannah. Police are searching for clues to help identify his killer. According to the Savannah Police Department, officers responded to Emerald Drive after receiving a ShotSpotter notification. Once officers arrived on scene, they found 20-year-old Roderick Matthews […]
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Diamond in the Rough: Hall County sanitation workers help recover wedding rings for Gainesville woman
As the world searches for answers amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, a search on a much smaller scale proved successful recently at the Hall County Landfill. Last week, Joan Sheffield took off her wedding rings and wrapped them in tissue paper in order to do some cleaning. The rings were later tossed in the trash […]
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Kemp extends Georgia’s shelter-in-place order through April 30
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced today he would be extending Georgia’s shelter-in-place order through April 30 to combat the spread of COVID-19 throughout the state. Kemp has also suspended all short-term vacation rentals due to concerns that Georgia was becoming a vacation destination during the coronavirus pandemic. The order applies to short-term vacation rentals, but […]
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In Georgia, You Do Not Need a Letter Authorizing Your Travel Due to the Shelter-in-place Order
If you are an essential worker traveling to and from work or you are taking or picking up your child from day care and a police officer pulls you over and asks for a letter proving you are authorized to travel, the police officer is in the wrong, not you. Georgia’s shelter-in-place order does not […]
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Marietta-based Owen Mumford is donating medical supplies to Georgia’s hospitals
MARIETTA — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact Georgia’s health system, Owen Mumford is making a large donation of health supplies to healthcare workers who are on the frontlines helping those in need of care during this crisis. New COVID-19 tests are being made available that are using a sample of blood through a finger stick […]
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Georgia’s state of emergency extended through May 13
Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia’s top legislative leaders jointly announced Wednesday they will extend a statewide public health emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic through May 13. Kemp first declared a public health emergency back on March 14 as COVID-19 began taking hold in Georgia. Lawmakers ratified the governor’s order two days later during a […]
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Georgia’s top doc says there’s ‘no definitive evidence’ hydroxychloroquine works on coronavirus
For several days now, an anti-malarial drug has been touted by President Trump and others as a promising treatment for COVID-19. The FDA, which has approved hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a treatment for malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, issued an emergency order recently allowing physicians to administer them to COVID-19 patients. But infectious disease experts […]
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Argument between motorists in Eastman ends in gun shots
EASTMAN — A dispute between two motorists seated in their cars ended in gunfire Monday afternoon in Eastman. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, On Monday, April 6, shortly after 3 p.m., the Eastman Police Department asked the GBI to assist with an aggravated assault investigation. Law enforcement initially responded to Eastman Street in […]
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Remembering State Senator Jack Hill: ‘He truly cared about the people of Georgia’
Sen. Jack Hill was a humble grocer from rural Georgia who rose to become one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers. He never took credit for a legislative triumph, even though everyone knew it was he who got it done. And he had impeccable penmanship. These are among the many recollections of friends, colleagues and […]
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Fairburn police department staff member dies from coronavirus
FAIRBURN — An administrative aide at the Fairburn Police Department has died from the coronavirus. The department announced the death of Cheryl Catron, which occurred Friday night, on its Facebook page today. In the post, Chief of Police Stoney Mathis described Catron as “someone that worked tirelessly to keep us up and running.” According to […]
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Coronavirus cases surge in Georgia
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia skyrocketed Tuesday, with 1,260 cases being added since 7 p.m. Monday. The total number of cases statewide is 8,818, with 1,774 people hospitalized. As of noon, 329 people have died from coronavirus in Georgia. Dougherty County continues to lead the state of Georgia in deaths from COVID-19, […]
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Missing 13-year-old killed in fatal pedestrian crash
The Gwinnett County Police Department is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash involving a 13-year old special needs boy who had just been reported as missing yesterday evening. According to police, at about 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 6, officers were dispatched to a pedestrian-involved crash on Langley Road in unincorporated Loganville. The pedestrian, 13-year-old Jecolia Karikari-Prempe died […]
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Georgia’s high school seniors mourn lost graduation
Georgia’s high school seniors won’t be turning their tassels or tossing their caps for the foreseeable future. School entrances are locked, classrooms are silent and large gatherings are off limits, all part of the loss the COVID-19 epidemic exacted as it put an end to life as usual for Georgia students. Gov. Brian Kemp announced […]
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Georgia state trooper shoots 16-year-old who was driving a stolen vehicle
NORCROSS — The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Tuesday morning at 1:25 a.m. on Indian Brook Way in Norcross. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at approximately 1:25 a.m., troopers attempted to stop a vehicle driving with no headlights. Officers say the vehicle failed to stop […]
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Homicide in Alpharetta: What we know so far
ALPHARETTA — New details have emerged about a homicide that occurred early Monday morning at a home on Nathan Circle in Alpharetta involving a 19-year-old suspect. According to the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety, at about 4:54 a.m. Monday, police officers and firefighters responded to a residence on Nathan Circle after being dispatched to an […]
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Georgia state senator Jack Hill found dead in his office at 75
Sen. Jack Hill, one of the longest-serving members of the General Assembly, who led efforts in the Senate to draft the state’s annual budget since 2003, died on Monday. He was 75. Hill was found deceased at his office Monday evening, said Tattnall County Sheriff Kyle Sapp. Authorities do not suspect foul play or that […]
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Deadly Day in Georgia: 65 people reported dead from coronavirus since noon
On Sunday, United States Surgeon General Jerome Adams predicted this week would be “the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans’ lives,” because of the rising death toll from coronavirus. Georgia is starting to feel that sadness today, as 65 people were reported dead from coronavirus between noon and 7 p.m. A total of […]
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19-year-old arrested in early morning Alpharetta homicide
ALPHARETTA — The Alpharetta Police Department has arrested and charged a 19-year-old suspect with murder and two counts of aggravated assault following a violent domestic incident Monday morning on Nathan Circle. The 19-year-old has been identified as Austin Chuong. “This appears to have been the result of a domestic dispute and we have no reason […]
