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Body Found Under Bridge; State's First Sex-Transmitted Zika Case; Memorial Day Crackdown on Highways: News Nearby
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Woman Found Dead Under Bridge Along I-575
The body of woman was discovered early Friday morning under a bridge over Interstate 575, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies responded to a call around 6:42 a.m. May 27 that "someone had jumped from the Sharpe Mountain Creek bridge on the northbound lane of 575," said spokesperson Lt. Jay Baker. >>> Read more.
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First Sexually-Transmitted Zika Case Confirmed in Georgia
Georgia's first sexually transmitted case of the Zika virus has been confirmed, health officials say.
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The Georgia Department of Public Health says a non-pregnant woman was infected by her male partner, who had traveled to Brazil earlier this year and was among the state's confirmed travel-related cases of Zika. The woman who was infected has not traveled outside the country. >>> Read more.
The Memorial Day holiday travel period begins this weekend and signals the beginning of the summer travel season.
With that in mind, you can expect troopers with the Georgia State Patrol to be out in full force, enforcing speed limits, seat belt usage and looking for impaired drivers. “Our goal is to intercept dangerous drivers before they can cause a fatal crash,” said Colonel Mark W. McDonough, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety. >>> Read more.
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