East Cobb, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: Another Day, More Than 2,600 New COVID-19 Cases
Georgia's health department reported more than 2,600 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, along with 52 more deaths.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Purged Voters, Pence Visit, Latest Senate Polls: GA Election News
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that thousands of voters purged from Georgia's election rolls don't have to be restored before Jan. 5.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Renovations Complete At Deer Lick Park Tennis Courts
Douglas County officials celebrated completed renovations at Deer Lick Park's tennis courts with a Friday ribbon cutting.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
Who's Getting First Doses Of Coronavirus Vaccine In Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp, Dr. Kathleen Toomey and other dignitaries witnessed the first coronavirus vaccine shots administered in Georgia on Dec. 15.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Gwinnett Place Mall Sold To County For $23 Million
Gwinnett Place Mall, once the county's commercial center, slowly emptied and died over the last 20 years. On Tuesday, the county bought it.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
East Cobb, GA|News|
Coronavirus Spike Forces Cobb Schools To Stop In-Person Classes
Cobb County School District announced it would cancel in-person classes for the last few days of fall semester, thanks to a COVID-19 surge.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Trump Threatens Kemp, Raffensperger With Jail: GA Election News
President Donald Trump re-tweeted a post suggesting Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger should be jailed.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Ballot-Envelope Audit Ordered By Raffensperger For Cobb County
The audit of signatures on absentee-ballot envelopes ordered by Georgia's secretary of state will not change the Cobb County vote count.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
Dacula, GA|News|
GA Receives First Shipment Of Coronavirus Vaccine
The first shipment of the new COVID-19 vaccine for Georgia arrived in coastal Georgia on Monday.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Cobb County Early Voting Starts, Runs Through Dec. 31
Cobb initially planned only five advance-voting locations for the Jan. 5 runoff elections, but later added two more.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Gwinnett Early Voting Runs Through Dec. 31
Gwinnett County will open the same nine locations it used for early voting during the general election for voting in the runoff.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
East Cobb, GA|News|
Trump Calls Kemp Fool, Electors Vote, Cabinet: GA Election News
GA election news include: Electors voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Trump calls Kemp a "fool" and Atlanta mayor turns down Biden.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: 5 Atlanta-Area Sheriffs-Elect Now Have COVID-19
A professional training event at Callaway Gardens became a spreader event, infecting five incoming metro Atlanta sheriffs with COVID-19.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Early Voting Locations For Runoff Election Set By Douglas County
Starting Monday, Douglas County will make five locations available for early voting ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff election for U.S. Senate.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Sugar Hill Instructor Named Gwinnett Teacher Of The Year
Katie Blum, a second-grade teacher at Sugar Hill Elementary School, was named Gwinnett's Teacher of the Year at a Thursday-night ceremony.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Suspect In Gwinnett Hijacking, Kidnapping Arrested: Police
An Atlanta man was arrested Tuesday in connection with hijacking and kidnapping a woman and her infant son from a Duluth convenience store.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Lawmakers, Not Voters, Should Choose GA Elections Head: Ralston
GOP House Speaker David Ralston proposed Thursday that Georgia's next secretary of state be appointed by lawmakers, not elected by voters.
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Lawrenceville|News|
Preventing Christmas Tree Fires In Gwinnett County Homes
Consumers are more likely to pick up a real Christmas tree this year. Here’s how to keep your tree and your family safe from a tree fire.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Preventing Christmas Tree Fires In Loganville And Grayson Homes
Consumers are more likely to pick up a real Christmas tree this year. Here’s how to keep your tree and your family safe from a tree fire.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
Dacula, GA|News|
Preventing Christmas Tree Fires In Dacula Homes
Consumers are more likely to pick up a real Christmas tree this year. Here’s how to keep your tree and your family safe from a tree fire.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff