Cartersville, GA|News|
Coomer Settles Malpractice Lawsuit With Cartersville Client
Exact terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but the client's attorney said he got all his money back. The GBI is still investigating.
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Atlanta, GA|News|
GA Gov. Kemp Drops Request For Injunction Against Mask Mandate
Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms are still negotiating over the original lawsuit, which remains alive and well.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
East Cobb, GA|News|
GA COVID-19 Cases Top 4K For Fifth Time, Positives Rise
The percentage of positive tests for COVID-19 is steadily inching up. On July 8, it was 8.7 percent. On Tuesday, it was 10.2 percent.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Four In Five Bartow County School Students Will Learn In Person
Only 19 percent of Bartow County's students have chosen online learning for the coming school year, according to a district official.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
No Job Cuts, Furloughs In Planned Douglas County School Budget
Douglas County's tentative 2021 fiscal year school budget avoids layoffs while eliminating some positions through attrition.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
NBA Player Quarantined After Visiting Atlanta Strip Club
Former South Gwinnett High School player Lou Williams said he stopped to eat at Magic City while in town for the viewing of a family friend.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Gwinnett Parents Protest 2nd Day, Demand In-Person Instruction
A crowd of more than 100 parents and children, some with special needs, aired their grievances Monday at Gwinnett school headquarters.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Parents Petition Cobb County Schools To Offer In-Person Option
Petitioners said they want to regain their "rights to choose, as parents and tax payers." Nearly 6,800 had signed the petition by Monday.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Police Seek Leads For Case Of Body Found Near Gwinnett Place Mall
The burned body of Raul Zapata-Garcia was found near the intersection of Satellite Boulevard and West Liddell Road on July 20.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
Dallas Man Missing More Than A Year Sought By Authorities
Jerry Wayne Banas was reported missing on July 13. He was last known to be in Paulding County in May 2019.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Loganville Man Dies Of Injuries From July 4 Motorcycle Accident
Clinton Matthews died two weeks after his motorcycle collided with an SUV at the intersection of Grayson Highway and Rosebud Road.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA New COVID-19 Cases Fewer Than 2.8K Sunday; Only 3 Deaths
While still high, the number of new cases seems to be plateauing. More people wearing masks and social distancing might be the cause.
Jim Massara, Patch Staff
Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA New COVID-19 Cases Top 3K Saturday For 16th Time
Saturday’s report follows single-day records for new COVID-19 cases on Friday: 4,813 newly confirmed cases and 82 more deaths.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Douglas County Senior Winifred Page Satchell Passes At Age 100
A longtime educator before retirement, Satchell was the oldest member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lithia Springs.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA Sets Two COVID-19 Records: 82 Deaths, More Than 4.8K New Cases
The previous record for newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 4,689, set on July 18. The previous death record, 81, was set on Wednesday.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Trio Charged With Murdering Half Sisters, Dumping Bodies In Rome
Three men already in the Floyd County Jail were charged with the murders of two women whose bodies were found with bags on their heads.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Burned Body Near Gwinnett Place Mall Identified: Gwinnett Police
Raul Zapata-Garcia, 47, is believed by police to have been shot at least once before his body was burned and left near a busy intersection.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Braves Open Pandemic-Shortened Season Friday Against Mets
The game at Citi Field — minus fans and two catchers because of COVID-19 — will be broadcast at 4 p.m. on ESPN and Fox Sports South.
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Dacula, GA|News|
2nd Ex Gwinnett Football Player Dies This Week
James Doby, who played for Duluth High School's 2019 team, died on Wednesday. Kyle Gregory of Brookwood High died Sunday.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA Reports More Than 4K New COVID-19 Cases, ICUs Filling Up
The bad news: Intensive-care units are nearly 90-percent full. The good news: Patients are spending less time in the hospital.
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