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Weekend Weather: Scattered Thunderstorms Expected in North and Central Georgia
Scattered thunderstorms wil persist through tonight across central and northern Georgia, with potential hazards including frequent lightning, heavy rainfall, and gusts near 40 mph. ⚡ Why It Matters: Residents need to stay alert to rapidly changing weather conditions. Lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds pose risks to safety and property.
Georgia Today: Global tech outage affects businesses; Milwaukee GOP convention; Final Atlanta Open
LISTEN: On the Friday, July 19 edition of Georgia Today: A global tech outage affects Georgia businesses both large and small; Georgia Republicans are confident after their national convention wraps up in Milwaukee; and the last ever Atlanta tennis open will have its opening serve this weekend. Orlando Montoya: Hello...
Lawsuit Accuses State Election Board With Meeting Illegally
A nonprofit nonpartisan watchdog group filed a lawsuit Friday charging the State Election Board with violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act after meeting last week without legally required public notice or a quorum. The three Republicans on the five-member board gave preliminary approval during a special meeting last Friday to rules changes that would require local election officials to post daily updates on their websites and inside polling places during early voting and give poll watchers greater access on election nights while votes are being processed. ...
Outdoors Beyond Barriers: DNR initiative offers accessibility to Georgians with disabilities
ALBANY‒ Earlier this year the Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced its Outdoors Beyond Barriers initiative with a goal of increasing accessibility to Georgia’s state parks, historic sites, and outdoor resources to the more than 2.2 million Georgians with disabilities. This week DNR announced that the initiative, which initially provided free, high-mobility all-terrain track ...
Missing in Georgia: Authorities searching for teenage girl who vanished overnight
UNION POINT, Ga. — Above video: Your Friday headlines. Authorities in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage girl. According to the Greene County Sheriff's Office, Nyiah Allen, 15, was last seen at her home in Union Point at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. She was last seen wearing an...
Murder Suspect on the Run: Police in Georgia searching for man wanted in deadly shooting
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Above video: Your Friday headlines. Police in Georgia need your help finding a man wanted for murder. On Friday, the Columbus Police Department said officers were searching for Andrew Crowell, 20. Crowell faces charges of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a...
Houston Man Convicted for Malice Murder and Arson in 2021 Death of Mother in Warner Robins
On July 17, a Houston County jury delivered a guilty verdict in the case of Spencer Bentley Brooks, a 32-year-old man accused of murdering his mother, Lisa Brooks, and setting her house ablaze in early 2021. Brooks was convicted of various charges including Malice Murder, Felony Murder, aggravated assault, and Arson 1st Degree, as reported by FOX5 Atlanta. This conviction could lead to a life sentence without the chance of parole, though his sentencing is yet to be scheduled.
Minimal oversight led to misspent money meant for Pleasant Hill, records show
Editor’s note: This is the second story in a series examining the Macon-Bibb County Community Enhancement Authority’s impact on the historic Pleasant Hill neighborhood. The authority was created by legislation introduced by State Rep. James Beverly, D-Macon, in 2012 with the sole mission of eliminating poverty in the city’s poorest neighborhoods.
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