Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Wilbanks Won't Seek Gwinnett Schools Contract Renewal
Longtime Gwinnett County School Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks announced Thursday he won't seek to have his latest contract renewed.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Porch Piracy A Felony Under Bill Passed Wednesday By GA House
Porch pirates would be prosecuted as felons under a bill sponsored by a Gwinnett County representative and passed by the Georgia House.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Bond Denied Again To Eldridge, Accused Of Beating Man To Death
A Cartersville man was denied bond Monday in connection with the death of elderly man who prosecutors say "was essentially beaten to death."
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Across Georgia, GA|News|
Catholics Should 'Get Whatever Vaccine Is Available': Archbishop
One archbishop called the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine "morally compromised." Atlanta's archbishop deemed it acceptable if necessary.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Bottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature Cobb County Breweries
Georgia Beer Day on Saturday benefits the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild and its members, including three in Cobb County.
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Gwinnett, GA|News|
Bottoms Up: GA Beer Day To Feature Gwinnett County Breweries
Georgia Beer Day on Saturday benefits the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild and its members, including six in Gwinnett County.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Douglas Restaurant Inspection Scores In For January, February
Almost 30 Douglas County restaurants and food-service operations scored A's in inspections conducted since Jan. 1.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Cobb Restaurant Inspection Scores Since Feb. 15
More than 70 Cobb County restaurants and food-service operations scored A's in inspections conducted since Feb. 15.
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Suwanee, GA|News|
Racial Slur Spray-Painted On Car In Suwanee, Police Seek Suspects
Suwanee police want to know who spray-painted a racial epithet on a car parked Friday at a business on Lawrenceville Suwanee Road.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA Bills Would Stop Pay To Suspended Officials Under Indictment
A bill to stop paying suspended officials under indictment could apply to recently suspended Paulding County DA Dick Donovan.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Arson Suspected In Cassville Road Fire, Woman Charged: Police
Authorities believe a partially demolished house on Cassville Road was intentionally torched. On Monday, a suspect was arrested.
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Gwinnett, GA|News|
I-85 Blocked in Gwinnett Tuesday After Prison-Bus Accident
Traffic on I-85 was snarled for an hour early Tuesday morning after an accident near Sugarloaf Parkway involving a prison transport bus.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Overturned Fuel Tanker Shuts Down Busy Hamilton Mill Intersection
Crews worked to contain spilled fuel after a tanker overturned Tuesday at the intersection of Hamilton Mill Road and Braselton Highway.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Gwinnett Woman Dies After Rescue From Early Morning House Fire
A Gwinnett woman died of her injuries Tuesday morning after being pulled from a burning house on Whitney Park Drive in Duluth.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
Democratic Challenger To Greene Says He Can 'Deal With Bullies'
A Bremen Army veteran and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House debuted a YouTube ad Monday aimed directly at Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
COVID-19 Relief Money Available For Douglas County Residents
Applications will be taken Friday for money to help county residents pay rent, mortgage and utility bills during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Teddy Bears To Texas 'Show Some Love' From Douglas Firefighters
Douglas County firefighters are collecting teddy bears for Austin, Texas, children who suffered through the state's recent weather crisis.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Man, 70, Charged With Murder For Riverside Parkway Shooting Death
A 70-year-old Lawrenceville man was charged in connection with the shooting death of Anthony Collins, 44, in unincorporated Gwinnett County.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Anonymous Tip Leads Bartow Deputies To Murder Suspect
A man accused of murder early Saturday morning was arrested later that night by Bartow sheriff's deputies, thanks to an anonymous tip.
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Across Georgia, GA|News|
Coronavirus Quarantines Loosened For Vaccinated Georgians: Kemp
Gov. Brian Kemp's latest extension to Georgia's COVID-19 state of emergency allows people two weeks past full vaccination not to quarantine.
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