Dacula, GA|News|
GA Labor Day Traffic Deaths Nearly Double, DUI Arrests Up 27%
Nineteen people died in traffic accidents in Georgia over the long 2020 Labor Day weekend. Only 10 died last year over the same period.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: Nearly 1,600 New Cases, 26 More Deaths Tallied
Georgia's coronavirus report the day after Labor Day continued a general downward trend.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Fatal Crash At Busy East Cobb Intersection Investigated By Police
A collision that killed at least one motorist Tuesday in East Cobb County snarled traffic for several hours before the site was cleared.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Loganville Man Dies In Early Morning Wreck In Walton County
The driver missed a curve just after midnight Monday on North Sharon Church Road near Johnson Road.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Man Drowns Sunday In Flamingo Cove Area At Lake Allatoona
It took more than two hours to find the 34-year-old man, who witnesses saw go under late Sunday afternoon at Lake Allatoona.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Man Found Dead In Gwinnett Hotel, Police Call It 'Suspicious'
Gwinnett County Police want to know what happened to two men found Sunday in a Norcross motel, one dead and the other in serious condition.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Goat Devours Documents In Douglas County Deputy's Patrol Car
While a Douglas County sheriff's deputy was serving papers, a goat decided to serve itself breakfast in the front seat of her patrol car.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: Labor Day Report Shows Low Numbers, Few Deaths
Coronavirus numbers in Georgia reported over weekends tend to be lower because of lags in reporting and don't necessarily reflect trends.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
Dacula, GA|News|
GA Tops 6,000 Coronavirus Deaths Over Labor Day Weekend
Georgia surpassed 6,000 total deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday. About 1,000 of those deaths were recorded in the last two weeks.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: Close To 6,000 Deaths As Labor Day Nears
Georgia's coronavirus numbers are rising more slowly, but they're still rising. The state has 5,977 total COVID-19 deaths as of Saturday
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East Cobb, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: Kemp Urges Georgians To Stay Safe Over Holiday
Gov. Brian Kemp barnstormed the state Friday, asking Georgians to remain vigilant against COVID-19 over the Labor Day weekend.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Douglasville Teen Missing Since May, Authorities Seek Leads
Deondra Steward, 17, was last seen in Douglasville on May 28. Investigators say they believe she left of her own volition.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Georgia Troopers On Lookout For Speeders Over Labor Day Weekend
The Georgia State Patrol will be watching for speeders and impaired drivers over the holiday weekend, starting at 6 p.m. Friday.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
Stolen Dune Buggy Lands Rockmart Man Behind Bars
Lenny Scott Moody tried to sell what Paulding County detectives say is a stolen dune buggy on Facebook. Then the original owner saw the ad.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
East Cobb, GA|News|
Cobb Classrooms To Reopen Oct. 5 But You Must Wear A Mask
Superintendent Chris Ragsdale announced a date for Cobb County schools' reopening as coronavirus numbers trend "in the the right direction."
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Douglasville, GA|News|
GA Coronavirus: COVID-19 Numbers Continue To Fall Across State
Thursday's coronavirus numbers from Georgia's health department continue to generally trend downward.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Couple Stole Gun, Credit Cards, Phone In Loganville, Police Say
Police say a couple stole a gun and credit cards in Loganville — and then stole a server's phone while using one of the cards to buy a meal.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
Dacula, GA|News|
Missing Man's Motorcycle Found In Dacula, Authorities Seek Leads
Drew Keegan, whose black Yamaha motorcycle was found abandoned in a remote part of Gwinnett County, hasn't been seen since Aug. 16.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Author Of Anti-Trump Rant 'No Longer Employed' By Douglas Schools
A former Douglas County middle school principal characterized Trump supporters as "uneducated low social economic white people" on Facebook.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
UGA Sees Coronavirus Positives Quadruple For First Week Of Class
While coronavirus numbers are generally dropping across Georgia, Athens students saw them spike last week as students returned to class.
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