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Justin Julian of Acworth, an employee of Blackwell Elementary School, was arrested and charged with unlawful surveillance and child cruelty.
Good news stories in GA this week include an unlikely kidney donor, firefighters rescuing a deer and a local dog starring in the Puppy Bowl.
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Taste of East Cobb and Taste of Marietta announced 2022 dates.
A developer that planned to build condos near Dobbins is giving that land to the county in exchange for county land off Terrell Mill Road.
The Paulding County Pet Food Pantry is low on dry cat and kitten food, and they need your help.
A bill proposing a city of Vinings passed the first legislative hurdle Thursday, advancing to a full committee hearing next week.
Two Douglasville residents have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies in October and December 2021.
The Kirchners took their dog, Marley, on a trip to Hilton Head in September; she ran off. They are offering $4K and a Corvette as a reward.
Get the dish on the 61 Cobb County eateries inspected in the last two weeks, including Catfish Hox, Twisted Kitchen, Chipotle and more.
Get the dish on the 14 Douglas County eateries inspected in the last few weeks, including one restaurant that's supposed to open Feb. 4.
The state House passed the East Cobb cityhood bill Thursday afternoon, and now it awaits approval from the state Senate and Gov. Brian Kemp.
This guesthouse is part of the former home of two Georgia governors and made Airbnb's top 10 list of most-liked homes on Instagram.
Guests who visit the newly-remodeled Powers Ferry location within a certain time frame Friday will get a free medium hot or iced coffee.
Lorenzo Walker left home Monday and has not returned. He is known to try to hitchhike to Midway and has minor memory issues, police say.
The district won't report COVID-19 case count data on its website weekly "after the omicron variant goes through," the superintendent said.
The loan will finance the first phase of a project to extend sewer service to the West Dallas Basin, allowing for future area development.
The townhome complex, now named Veterans Village, housed women battling substance abuse until the program ended in 2014 and remained vacant.
One of the two county residents indicted last week is accused of shooting someone in the neck and running from police for five months.
Mike Boyce, Cobb Board of Commissioners chairman from 2016 to 2020, died Tuesday in South Bend, Indiana after suffering multiple strokes.
Masks are no longer required in the Douglas County School System, unless a school has a COVID-19 case rate of 5 percent or greater.
