Hi there, I'm Holly, the field editor for Gwinnett, Douglas, Bartow and Paulding counties. I'm brand new, but not to Patch. I was here in the very beginning and then took a side step. Glad to be back.
I graduated from the University of North Carolina in ... well a long time ago... so I'm a Tarheel born and raised. But have come to call Georgia home for now.
I've been in journalism for 20 years, some as a reporter and some as an editor. I've covered everything from hurricanes to moonshine making and all the mayhem in between. I've worked all up and down the east coast at various daily newspapers including Norfolk, Va., and here in Atlanta.
I'm the proud parent of two teenagers, a dog and two cats. Love the dog. I'm a cat person. You're one or the other. Anyway, glad to be online and reporting from my hometown of Douglasville. Call me with news tips and questions.
If passed March 15, the SPLOST is expected to generate $492 million for parks, recreation, public safety, libraries, senior centers and transportation projects.
Proposed Kennesaw projects include an amphitheater and plaza added to Depot Park, renovations at the community center and the addition of a skate park to Swift-Cantrell Park.
If passed on March 15, the special tax is expected to generate $10.68 million for projects in Powder Springs.
If passed March 15, the SPLOST is expected to generate $492 million county-wide for parks, recreation, public safety, libraries, senior centers and transportation projects for the county and Cobb’s six cities.
Jason Anthony Bill, 40, is charged with the kidnapping, assault and rape of an illegal woman from El Salvador.
Jason Anthony Bill, 40, is charged with the kidnapping, assault and rape of an illegal woman from El Salvador.
Jason Anthony Bill, 40, is charged with the kidnapping, assault and rape of a woman from El Salvador.
Jason Anthony Bill, 40, is charged with the kidnapping, assault and rape of an illegal woman from El Salvador.
Jason Anthony Bill, 40, is charged with the kidnapping, assault and rape of an illegal woman from El Salvador.
The county commissioners voted to buy the land, owned by six sisters, for $9,900 an acre.
The county commissioners voted to buy the land, owned by six sisters, for $9,900 an acre.
The program is an intensive supervision and rehabilitation court for repeat offenders. It has strict rules including the wearing of an alcohol-monitoring ankle device.
Early voting started Monday and ends March 11. The actual vote is March 15.
Early voting ends March 11, with the referendum set for March 15.
Early voting started Monday and ends March 11. The actual vote is March 15.
Early voting started Monday and ends March 11, with the actual scheduled for March 15.
Early voting started Monday and ends March 11. The actual vote is March 15.
Early voting started Monday and ends March 11. The actual vote is March 15.
She was accused of duct-taping a 17-year-old autistic boy to a chair and confining a 17-year-old blind girl under a desk in the spring of 2008.
She was accused of duct-taping a 17-year-old autistic boy to a chair and confining a 17-year-old blind girl under a desk in the spring of 2008.