CARROLLTON — A three-year-old girl who was choking on a piece of candy was saved by firefighters last month in Carrollton. The crew of Carrollton City Fire Department Engine 24 saved a three-year-old girl from choking, Nov. 22, at the Wells Fargo Bank on Bankhead Highway. According to city officials, the child choked on a […]
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Teen robbed in bathroom of Gwinnett County Publix store
SNELLVILLE — A teenager was robbed in the bathroom of a Gwinnett County Publix Monday. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, two men confronted and trapped a teenager in the bathroom of the Publix at 3550 Centerville Hwy. in Snellville, where they robbed him of his iPhonehone and Apple AirPods. According to the police […]
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Cornelia responds to reports of lead in drinking water
CORNELIA — The city of Cornelia is responding to a pamphlet residents received in the mail regardling lead in the city’s drinking water. The pamphlet went out because of the results of a yearly test of 20 homes built prior to 1986 and that are known to have lead and copper piping. The EPA requires […]
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Gwinnett Police need help identifying man in connection with November stabbing
NORCROSS — Police in Gwinnett County are searching for a man connection with a stabbing that occurred last month at Cafe’ Dominican in Norcross. Newly discovered surveillance video captured the man’s face and police are asking the public’s help in identifying him. On Nov. 17, a fight inside Café Dominican at 4650 Jimmy Carter Blvd. […]
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GBI: 2017 murder of Kennesaw man in Americus was gang related
AMERICUS — Further investigation into the murder of a Kennesaw man that ocurred in Americus in 2017 has led police and GBI agents to believe the murder was gang related. As a result of these findings, a grand jury has charged the murder suspect, who was previously arrested for the crime, with additional charges. On […]
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Elf on the Shelf on Georgia police department’s Naughty List
ELLIJAY — Much like many families throughout the nation, the City of Ellijay has an Elf on the Shelf. The city’s resident holiday mischief maker is named Stitches, and his most recent act of holiday foolery may have landed him on the Ellijay Police Department’s naughty list. According to a post on the department’s Facebook […]
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Georgia woman arrested for threatening to kill neighbor during 911 call
MACON — A 55-year-old Georgia woman was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill her neighbor while she was on the phone with a 911 operator. According to the Macon-Bibb Sheriff’s Department the dispute was over accusations the neighbor had thrown paper in the woman’s yard. Deputies were dispatched to Forest Avenue in reference to a […]
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6 Things you may not know about Georgia’s next U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler
As you’re probably aware, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced his pick to replace Johnny Isakson in the U.S. Senate last week. While Kemp’s choice of Atlanta Dream Co-Owner Kelly Loeffler wasn’t a surprise, it did go against the grain. Hardline conservatives view Loeffler as a moderate and she wasn’t President Donald Trump’s pick for the […]
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DeKalb CEO wants to give police and firefighters a raise
DEKALB COUNTY — DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond wants to give police, firefighters and other public safety workers in the county a 4% pay raise. Thurmond is recommending to the county Board of Commissioners a four-percent public safety salary increase. The raise would be effective the first pay period in January. The total cost of […]
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Search continues for missing Georgia 15-year-old
COLUMBUS — Police are still searching for information that would help them locate a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Nov. 16. According to the Columbus Police Dept., 15-year-old Breanna Dowding was last seen in Columbus on Nov. 16, and is registered as a missing juvenile with the Columbus Police Department and the National […]
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Man steals wallets and firearms from unlocked cars
BYRON — Residents in a neighborhood in Byron, Georgia fell victim to a thief on the evening and early morning hours of Dec. 3 and 4. The man was caught on video and was reported to have entered 10 vehicles in the Meadows Walk subdivision on Highway 49. The man targeted vehicles that were unlocked […]
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A Brazilian gun manufacturer just opened a 200,000 square foot manufacturing center in Georgia
BAINBRIDGE — A new facility for a gun manufacturer will bring 300 jobs to South Georgia. On Thursday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp traveled to Bainbridge to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Taurus USA‘s 200,000 square foot manufacturing center and corporate headquarters, officially welcoming this leading firearms manufacturer to Georgia. “To keep rural Georgia strong, I am […]
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Police and Firefighters duke it out at annual Guns N’ Hoses boxing match
ATLANTA — Police officers and firefighters are about to put the gloves on to fight for at-risk youth in metro Atlanta. The annaul Guns N’ Hoses boxing match pits firefighters against police officers in an effort to raise funds for the Atlanta Police Athletic League, an organization that brings much needed extra-curricular activities to at-risk […]
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What is Georgia’s most Googled question?
A new report published by All Home Connections revealed the most popular search trends in each state when people ask Google what they should do. The report analyzes data from each state for questions submitted to Google begining with the words “Should I.” The results are quite telling. In Georgia, residents are asking Google “Should […]
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Overturned tanker truck snarls traffic on I-985
HALL COUNTY — An overturned tanker truck has shut down the northbound lanes of I-985 at exit 8, which is the Friendship Road exit. The accident occurred Thursday evening and as of 10 p.m., the road has not re-opened. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office, Hall County Fire Services and Georgia State Patrol are on scene. […]
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Georgia man dies trying to save child from fire
BAXLEY — An Appling County man died in a house fire Tuesday while trying to save a child in the burning home. According to the state fire insurance commissioner’s office, the Appling County Fire Dept. responded to a residential fire off of Ed Carter Road in Baxley at 11:50 p.m. on Dec. 3. When emergency […]
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SUV driver dies in crash with school bus
BUFORD — An 80-year-old man is dead after he lost control of his SUV and struck a school bus Wednesday, Gwinnett County police say. According to the Gwinnett County Police Dept., just before 3 p.m. Dec. 4, officers were dispatched to a crash on Hamilton Mill Road near Pucketts Mill Road in unincorporated Buford. When […]
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Georgia Republican Tom Graves will not seek reelection to Congress in 2020
A Georgia Congressman announced today that he will not be seeking reelection in 2020 and will instead spend time with his family and focus on efforts to improve the U.S. Congress. Today, U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, a republican representing Georgia’s 14th Congressional District announced in a letter to his constituents that he will not seek re-election in […]
