JASPER — Fire Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office accompanied by their K-9 have determined a fire that occurred just after 10 p.m. Nov.5 at a Pickens County restaurant was intentionally set. “The arson occurred at Bee’s Home Cooking, located at 660 West Church Street in Jasper, Georgia. This is the second […]
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Have you seen missing 17-year-old Maleah Renee Redmond?
DEMOREST — The Habersham County Sheriff’s office is asking for your help locating a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since early November. According to family members, Maleah Renee Redmond, age 17, was last seen at residence in Demorest, earlier this month and is believed to be to be in San Antonio, Texas. Maleah is […]
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Major Medical Merger: Floyd Medical to join Atrium Health
A Rome-based hospital system said Tuesday that it has signed a letter of intent to combine with Charlotte-based Atrium Health. The agreement between the nonprofit systems Atrium and Floyd Health System, if finalized, would represent another major development in the consolidation of hospitals in Georgia. Atrium Health recently took over operations of the Macon-based Navicent […]
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Arrests made in shooting at Georgia Waffle House
JACKSON — Two arrests have been made in connection with the shooting of Nicholas Bryan at a Waffle House in Butts County. Robert Lewis Henderson, Jr. and Antonio DeMarty Evans turned themselves in to the Butts County Sheriff’s Office Nov. 6 for charges stemming from Bryan’s Death. Henderson is charged with one count of Murder […]
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Live Election Results
Live coverage of the results of the Nov. 5, 2019 municipal elections are posted below. Several cities will elect mayors and council members. You may have to wait a moment for the results to load.
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A popular playground in Alpharetta is shutting down for two weeks
ALPHARETTA — A popular Alpharetta playground will be shutting down for two weeks starting Nov. 6. The City of Alpharetta will close its Wacky World Playground for routine maintenance beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday. During the closure contractors and staff will pressure wash and stain the equipment as well as making minor repairs and performing […]
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Parents: Is screen time a problem for you?
(StatePoint) Parents spend nearly the same amount of time with devices as they do with their kids, according to new research from The Genius of Play, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to raising awareness of play’s vital role in child development. The results of the OnePoll survey of 2,000 parents of school-aged children ages 5-18 suggest […]
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Police search for missing Gainesville teen
GAINESVILLE — Police in Hall County are searching for a 15-year-old teenager who has been missing since Oct. 30. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for Conner Davis, of Gainesville. According to sheriff’s dept. officials, Conner ran away from his home in Springdale Forrest Circle on Wednesday, […]
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New 2,300 square foot Dunkin’ restaurant opens in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK — A new Dunkin’ store is open in Woodstock and its owners are promising a “next generation” experience. The official grand opening of the new restaurant at 600 Claremore Professional Way will be Tuesday, Nov. 5. The 2,300 square foot Woodstock location is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and employs 18 crew members. […]
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GBI: Man shot and killed after using racial slurs at Georgia Waffle House
JACKSON — A Milner man was shot and killed Thursday night at a Waffle House. According to the GBI, the man was using racial slurs and an altercation broke out. The shooting occurred at the Waffle House located at 3201 Highway 36 West in Jackson. It all began at about 10:57 p.m. The Butts County […]
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Is it time to make big changes to Fulton County?
Below is a letter from Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts on why he believes it is time to make some major changes to Fulton County’s government. In the business world, people use the word “disruption” to mean a change in the way businesses operate. Amazon is a classic example that transformed the way many […]
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Freeze warning causes early wake up call for some Dunwoody residents
DUNWOODY — Some Dunwoody residents got what they considered to be a “rude awakening” at about 4:15 a.m. on Halloween. The surprise wakeup call came from phone calls and text messages sent by the city’s implementation of the Nixle alert system alerting residents of Thursday night’s freeze warning. According to city officials, the alert was […]
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It’s supposed to freeze in Georgia tonight
After a week of rocky weather, North and Central Georgia are under a freeze warning Halloween night and into Friday morning. What does this mean for Trick-or-Treating? The current weather model shows the rain moving out by about 5 p.m., so kids should have no trouble acquiring candy. The temperature will drop into the 40s […]
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217,000 Georgia children are without health insurance
Georgia had a spike in its rate of uninsured children between 2016 and 2018, according to a report released Wednesday. The state in 2018 had an uninsured rate among children of 8.1 percent, up from 6.7 percent two years before. Only Tennessee’s rise of 1.5 percentage points was a greater increase in the U.S. over […]
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Georgia mother arrested on charges of killing her child over a dirty diaper
NEWNAN — A Georgia mother is in jail without bond after being charged with killing her 20-month-old son. According to local media reports, the woman admitted that she repeatedly hit her son, Conner Perry, because she was upset about a dirty diaper. The child was vomiting and having trouble breathing shortly after the incident. The […]
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Georgia man goes missing on Cherokee County trail
UPDATE: The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Dept. says Dalton Phillips was found safe Oct. 29. The original story is below. Police in Cherokee County are searching for a man who has been missing since last week after he ventured out on Cowart Mount Trail Oct. 23. The missing man is 25-year-old Dalton Phillips. According to the […]
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Sugarloaf Parkway will be widened to six lanes
DULUTH — Sugarloaf Parkway is about to be widened from four lanes to six lanes from I-85 to Satellite Boulevard in a move Gwinnett County officials say will improve traffic flow near the Infinite Energy Center. Gwinnett commissioners earlier this month approved the $2.8 million project to ease traffic flow at the Infinite Energy Center […]
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The Monarchs are coming to Georgia… No, it isn’t Harry and Meghan
The time of the year has come when Georgians look to the sky to watch for signs of Monarch butterfly migration. These butterflies are on their way to the Sierra Madre of Mexico to overwinter on the oyamel (or sacred fir) trees of the area. The fir trees provide the perfect habitat, combined with the […]
