Dacula, GA|News|
Dacula Voter Guide 2020: Deadlines, Candidates, How To Vote
Advance voting for the Nov. 3 General and Special Election will be offered to registered Dacula voters through Oct. 30.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Kidnapping, Carjacking Suspect ID'd by Gwinnett Police
Police obtained warrants against a 42-year-old man they believe commandeered a car with a woman and child in it from a Duluth gas station.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Cartersville Woman Falls From Mount Yonah, Dies Of Injuries
A 46-year-old mother from Cartersville died after falling more than 300 feet from the rock face of Mount Yonah.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Falcons Close Flowery Branch After Positive COVID-19 Test
The Atlanta Falcons closed their facility in Flowery Branch Thursday after an individual in the organization tested positive for COVID-19.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: Deaths Dip, Cases Keep Constant In Daily Report
While the number of deaths from COVID-19 continues to shrink in Wednesday's report, the number of new positives has stayed steady.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Bartow Jail Quarantined After More Than 30 Inmates Get COVID-19
In a statement issued Wednesday, Sheriff Clark Millsap announced that the entire population of the Bartow County Jail would be quarantined.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: Stats Stay Steady With 1,021 New Cases, 27 Deaths
Gwinnett County surpassed 29,000 confirmed cases total of COVID-19 in Tuesday's report from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Lawsuit To Shorten GA Voting Lines Dismissed by Federal Judge
"No one, including this court, can guarantee short lines," Judge Michael Brown wrote in dismissing a suit that sought to make voting faster.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Fite Senior Center Opens Tuesday To Accommodate Early Voting
Originally scheduled to open for advance voting on Oct. 19, the Woodie Fite Senior Center instead opened Tuesday to handle high demand.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
$30K Reward Offered For Leads To Cold-Case Murder In Paulding
On the 15th anniversary of Regan Wheeler's unsolved murder, Paulding County authorities announced a $30,000 reward for leads.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Gwinnett Basketball Standout Killed In Alabama Car Accident
The South Gwinnett basketball standout died Sunday of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident near Cook Springs, Alabama.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
8-Hour Wait Times On First Day Of Georgia Early Voting
Voters in one suburban Atlanta county had to wait eight hours to vote. Advance-voting sites throughout the metro were similarly overwhelmed.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus Numbers For Monday: 937 New Cases, 14 Deaths
Georgia reported fewer new COVID-19 cases and deaths Monday, but these don't necessarily reflect trends because of weekend reporting lags.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Tennessee Man Dies In Van Wreck On U.S. 41, Speed A Factor
Authorities said Ted Creel of Madison, Tennessee, was driving too fast for conditions Saturday when his van left the road and hit two trees.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
Missing Man With Special Needs Sought By Paulding Detectives
Brandon Torrones, a 24-year-old man with limited mental capacity, was last seen Sunday night near Crossroads Community.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Train Derails In Lilburn, Cleanup Continues
Flooding spawned by Hurricane Delta led to 38 cars of a CSX train to derail early Monday morning in Lilburn.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Falcons Fire Quinn, Promote Morris To Interim Head Coach
Falcons defensive coordinator Raheem Morris was promoted to head coach Monday morning, replacing Dan Quinn after an 0-5 start to the season.
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Dacula, GA|News|
SWAT Standoff Ends In Dacula With Suspect In Custody: Police
Developing story: A standoff Monday morning with the Gwinnett SWAT team in a residential area of Dacula has ended.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: 1,162 New Cases, 23 Deaths Reported Sunday
Georgia reported 1,162 new cases of COVID-19 and 23 deaths Sunday. Numbers generally dip over the weekends because of lags in reporting.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Georgia Coronavirus Statistics Stay Steady Going Into Weekend
The Georgia Department of Public Health tallied 1,279 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 46 more deaths in its Saturday afternoon report.
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