Johnny’s Hideaway in Buckhead is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Thursday, April 25, and in honor of the big occasion, the iconic Atlanta nightclub is revealing the top 40 hits that have kept loyal patrons on the dance floor since 1979. “There’s nothing that makes me happier than seeing our guests enjoy the dance floor,” says Johnny’s […]
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Georgia lawmakers just passed a flurry of health care reforms
The state House passed a high-profile bill Monday that would allow Gov. Brian Kemp to seek health care “waivers’’ from the federal government to expand and improve coverage in Georgia. And in another big vote, the Senate approved a bill to change Georgia’s controversial certificate-of-need system regulating medical providers. These votes were part of a […]
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Liberty County ordered to pay $209,106 in back wages to public safety workers for unpaid hours
The Liberty County Board of Commissioners will pay $209,106 in back wages to 131 employees for violations of the overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act found in a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation. Investigators found the county failed to pay courthouse guards, jail guards, and patrolmen for […]
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The City of Atlanta will start requiring residents to schedule bulky waste pick ups in April
The City of Atlanta Department of Public Works announced the implementation of scheduled residential bulk collection to begin Monday, April 1. Residents will receive 12 scheduled bulk pick-ups per year at no charge. This includes over 20 bags of yard trimmings. “The City of Atlanta consistently strives to improve the quality of solid waste service […]
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Georgia Senate passes controversial ‘heartbeat bill’
The controversial “heartbeat bill” passed in the Georgia senate Friday evening by a vote of 34 to 18. The “heartbeat bill,” which is numbered House Bill 481, would make abortion illegal once a doctor is able to detect a heartbeat in the womb. The bill considers the moment of fetal heartbeat detection to be the […]
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What do you think Northwest Georgia needs most?
If you live in the 15-county area that makes up Northwest Georgia, your elected leaders are ready to hear what you have to say about the needs of the region. Your locally elected officials, mayors and county commissioners of Northwest Georgia are required by state law to update and create a five-year plan for the region. The Northwest Georgia […]
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Police search for Savannah Ulta shoplifters
The Savannah Police Southside Precinct detectives are asking for your help identifying a male and female suspect in a shoplifting that occurred March 16. At about 6:15 p.m., two unidentified suspects entered the Ulta on the 8100 block of Abercorn Street and shoplifted multiple items. One suspect is described as an adult black male who wore […]
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Jimmy Carter Has Now Lived Longer Than Any U.S. President in History
Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgian, is in the news for a health milestone: As of Thursday, he has lived longer than any other president in our history — 94 years and 172 days. He surpasses another former president, George H.W. Bush. who died this past November at 94 years and 171 days. Having successfully battled cancer […]
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Suwanee Police Chief named Georgia’s police Chief of the Year
Suwanee Police Chief Mike Jones was honored on March 14, 2019 at the State Capitol as Georgia’s 2018-2019 Chief of the Year. Senators Renee Unterman and John Albers sponsored Senate Resolution 47, commending and congratulating Chief Jones for 45 years of outstanding service. Click here to read the full proclamation. “I’m very honored and humbled to […]
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Doc McStuffins is coming to Atlanta
Experience the first-ever museum exhibit based on Disney Junior’s Peabody Award-winning television series “Doc McStuffins” as it opens at Children’s Museum of Atlanta. Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit debuts Saturday, June 8, 2019 and will run through Sunday, September 8, 2019. The highly interactive English and Spanish bilingual experience will transport kids and families from Doc’s backyard clinic to the McStuffins Toy […]
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After losing his son, an Atlanta father created a way to make the ICU more efficient
After losing a son, Lightengale founder Hans Utz was motivated to bring a change to the intensive care units he experienced during his child’s care. While he sat by his son’s bedside, he noticed that the ICU nurses spent a great amount of time each day dealing with the stressful and difficult duty of physically […]
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Gwinnett voters stop MARTA expansion in its tracks
Gwinnett County voters have spoken and the result was a resounding “No” to a proposed expansion of MARTA that would have brought heavy rail and bus routes to Gwinnett County. With all precincts reporting, voters shot down the MARTA expansion 54 percent to 45 percent. While the vote follows Gwinnett’s previous history of blocking MARTA, […]
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Woman steals ambulance with employee still inside
An ambulance was stolen from Macon’s Navicent Health Medical Center with an employee still inside. Bibb County Deputies responded to the area of Pio Nono Avenue Saturday night in regards to assisting Navicent Health Medical Center Police Department locate a stolen ambulance with one of their employee’s still in it. The employee was restocking the […]
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BET takes on voter suppression in Atlanta in new episode of ‘Finding Justice’
BET announced today that a new episode of its series “Finding Justice” will focus on what the network calls voter suppression in Atlanta. Immediately following the episode, the network will air a town hall about criminal justice reform. Here is the release from BET: “Finding Justice” is a documentary series from Executive Producers Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, and dream […]
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Investigators: Arson the cause of Loganville mobile home fire
Gwinnett County fire investigators have ruled arson as the cause of a morning fire at a dilapidated mobile home in unincorporated Loganville. A passerby called 911 March 18 at 8:47 a.m. to report smoke coming from an abandoned trailer. There was no one found inside the trailer and no injuries were reported. The fire caused […]
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Georgia is asking for a new enrollment period for patients caught in dispute between WellStar and Anthem Blue Cross
Federal health officials are reviewing a Georgia request for a new enrollment period for insurance exchange members who use WellStar Health System doctors and hospitals. Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck, in his request to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, cited what he called “misleading, inaccurate and unusual presentations’’ by Anthem Blue Cross […]
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Lumpkin County sheriff’s deputy fires on woman suspected of burglarizing home
On Friday, March 15, 2019, the GBI was requested by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an Officer Involved Shooting investigation involving a Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Deputy. The initial investigation revealed that the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office was called to Pecks Mill Creek Road, Dahlonega at 7:19 p.m. concerning a report of a residential […]
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Investigation Discovery to detail murder of Atlanta businessman Terry Porter
Investigation Discovery will delve into the 2012 murder of Atlanta businessman Terry Porter next week. On Wednesday, March 20 at 9 p.m. Investigation Discovery is featuring the death of 38-year-old Atlanta businessman, Terry Porter, on its hit series, See No Evil. Porter was a promising entrepreneur when his body was found on his front lawn, indicating a […]
