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One Killed in Multi-Car Collision in Austell
One person is dead after a multi-car collision occurred Tuesday afternoon in Austell, police report. A white GMC Sierra was traveling southbound on Hicks Road near the Cobb Fire Department’s Station 7. At the same time, a black GMC Yukon was traveling northbound on Hicks Road, followed by a silver Ford Escape and a grey Hyundai Sonata, Cobb police report. At around 3:30 p.m., the driver of the Sierra crossed...
'Historic': Cobb County and Cities Enter Mediation
MARIETTA — For the first time since Service Delivery Strategy Agreements became state law in 1997, Cobb County and six of its cities have been forced to enter a formal mediation process. Mediation began Wednesday morning at the Marietta Hilton, following opening statements from the attorneys representing the county and the cities, as well as the mediator, Cobb Superior Court Senior Judge Grant Brantley. “Today, we need to remember that...
Michigan, Georgia Lose To Big Ten Program For College Football 25 Bragging Rights
For fans who didn't want to wait an extra three days to play EA Sports College Football 25 on their favorite console, the game became available on Tuesday to those who purchased the deluxe edition or MVP bundle. Many gamers might have expected to see the reigning national champion Michigan ...
Kirby Smart announces that Georgia defensive back has been dismissed from the team
On Tuesday, during his media availability at SEC Media Days, Kirby Smart let reporters know that David Daniel-Sisavanh a former four-star recruit in the 2021 recruiting class and backup defensive back for the Bulldogs in 2023, has been dismissed from the team for a “violation of team rules.”. Smart...
Mapped: Georgia's 65+ workforce
Data: BLS. Map: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosGeorgia trails the national average in its share of employed seniors, according to preliminary 2023 census data.Why it matters: The 2024 presidential campaign between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is sparking a fresh conversation about age, ability, and mental acuity.Zoom in: Only 17.2% of Georgians ages 65 and up were working in 2023, census data shows.That's below the national average of 18.7%.Vermont (25.6%), Iowa (23.9%), and Maryland (23.4%) have the highest share of 65-and-up adults in the workforce.Zoom out: Fewer older Americans are working now compared to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Axios' Emily Peck reports.Yes, but: The share of older adults in the workforce has been generally rising since the late 1980s, Peck writes.That's in part because of changes to Social Security and retirement plans, and in part because medical advances are extending Americans' lives and their time in the workforce.
Austell Proposes 106% Property Tax Increase
AUSTELL — City officials have proposed a monumental 106% property tax increase for 2024. The Austell City Council is set to vote on its 2024 millage rate after a final public hearing Monday evening. Austell Mayor Ollie Clemons Jr. has proposed nearly doubling Austell’s general fund millage rate from 3.25 mills to 6.25 mills. The city has had the same millage rate, which determines how much homeowners pay in property taxes, for the last 20 years. ...
Proposed East Cobb Whataburger Deferred
MARIETTA — The Cobb Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 Tuesday, with Chairwoman Lisa Cupid absent, to continue a requested site plan change by Whataburger for a proposed restaurant in east Cobb. The new location, at the site of the former O’Charley’s at Sandy Plains and Shallowford roads, would mark the fast-food chain’s fifth location in the county. During the zoning hearing, Cobb Zoning Division Manager John Pederson said the applicant...
Search for missing Georgia girl expanded to several states, including Texas
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The search for a 12-year-old girl from Georgia who went missing more than a month ago has expanded to more than half a dozen states around the country, including Texas. The Hall County Sheriff's Office in Georgia is looking for Maria Gomez-Perez of Gainesville, Georgia,...
2 Georgia hunters plead guilty to poaching white-tailed deer in National Military Park
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — In an investigation that took years, 2 men from northwest Georgia both pleaded guilty to hunting white-tailed deer on National Military Park property. William Edward Lough of Trenton and Jonathan Daniel Plaster of Rossville both entered their plea in federal court on April 16th to...
Georgia ranks high for solar power in the South
Georgia utilities earned high marks this year in an annual report on the state of solar power in the South. In its "Solar in the Southeast" report, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy notes that Georgia Power ranks fourth out of 14 major regional electricity providers in a key measure: watts of solar electricity produced per customer, or W/C.
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