Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA Sets Another Single-Day Record For New COVID-19 Cases
The health department reported on Friday nearly 4,500 new positive tests for COVID-19 — more than 1,000 more than the previous record.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Drift Fish House To Reopen Saturday After Deep Cleaning
The Avenue East Cobb restaurant is one of several area eateries that have had to close when employees tested positive for COVID-19.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Bartow Buses Shut Down After Workers Test Positive For COVID-19
Bartow's transit system suspended service “in an abundance of caution” because many of its riders are medically fragile.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Missing Dacula Man Sought By Gwinnett County Police
Harvey Sullivan, 68, was last seen on July 8. He didn't take his wallet or cell phone with him.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Boundary Waters Park To Close Monday, Tuesday For Construction
Water will be shut off entirely for those two days to install the water vault for the new community recreation center.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
Free Cloth Masks To Be Distributed By Douglas County
Masks will be available at four Douglas County facilities and all county libraries. All you have to do is prove you live in Douglas County.
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Dacula, GA|News|
'Exhaustive' Work By Gwinnett PD Helps Capture Accused Robbers
It took two Gwinnett detectives, the FBI and five other law-enforcement agencies to capture two men accused of murdering a retired deputy.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
GA COVID-19: Almost 3K New Cases, Death Rate Expected To Rise
An infectious disease-expert said he expects the death rate to rise as today's positive test results turn into tomorrow's fatalities.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Bartow Board Rebukes Eggert, Apologizes For 'Real Ammo' Post
Terry Lee Eggert's social-media comments "do not represent the views of the board as a whole," according to a statement read Wednesday.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Man Who Waited In Line To Rob Store Arrested: Gwinnett Police
Authorities say the suspect let several customers go ahead of him before he pulled a gun on the clerk at the RaceTrac on Sugarloaf Parkway.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
Tokyo Valentino On Cobb Pkwy. Ordered Closed By Council
Marietta's city council voted unanimously Wednesday to uphold revocation of the adult store's business license.
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Douglasville, GA|News|
41% Of Police Incidents Are White-On-Black: Douglasville Police
Statistics compiled from 2015 to 2020 show that Douglasville police interactions most often involved white officers and Black suspects.
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East Cobb, GA|News|
COVID-19: GA Sets Second-Highest Day Record, Gwinnett Passes 10K
Not only did Georgia come close to setting another single-day record for new COVID-19 cases, Gwinnett County passed the 10,000 mark.
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Cartersville, GA|News|
Black Leaders To Continue Pushing for Eggert's Resignation
"This is not a political thing," said Dexter Benning of the Bartow County NAACP. "This is a right-or-wrong thing."
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Fiery I-85 Crash Fatal For South Georgia Man: Gwinnett Police
A Ford F150 truck struck a Nissan Rogue early Monday morning on I-85 in Norcross. The truck rolled over and burst into flames.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Gwinnett Schools Will Mandate Masks To Slow Spread Of Coronavirus
Georgia's largest school district also postponed opening school until Aug. 12, a week later than planned.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Gwinnett County Man Drowns In FL Trying To Rescue Family Members
The Gwinnett County man was trying to rescue his son and niece in the water at Clearwater, Florida. He drowned instead.
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Loganville-Grayson, GA|News|
Join The Club: GA Now One Of Nine States With 100K COVID-19 Cases
Georgia is one of 9 states with 100K in COVID-19 cases and reported over 3,400 new cases Tuesday, almost setting another one-day record.
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Dacula, GA|News|
Gwinnett School Board To Hash Out Pandemic Plans Tuesday
The special called meeting will be today at 5 p.m. and is available both online and via the system's TV network.
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Dallas-Hiram, GA|News|
Coronavirus Paycheck Protection Loans In GA: Where The Money Went
Here is a list of Georgia businesses that received the largest government coronavirus loans. Who's on the list may surprise you.
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