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Family raising money for Georgia State Patrol trooper who needs new heart
ATLANTA - A Georgia state trooper's family is raising money to support his medical bills as he waits for a new heart. Blake Shiver is currently bed-bound at Piedmont Atlanta, where he's been for two weeks. His family says the 49-year-old patrolman and Navy veteran is currently on the heart...
See the popular wing franchise opening a second Warner Robins spot, ‘coming soon’ to Macon
This fast-growing restaurant chain that got its start in Atlanta is known for its all natural organic chicken, 30 sauce flavors and host of other offerings such as Philly steak, hamburgers, fish and fried rice.
Expert provides insight on how to navigate airport amid cyber outage chaos
ATLANTA — Travelers who were stuck for days at airports like Hartsfield-Jackson are demanding answers. Compensation seems to be one of the biggest topics on most passengers' minds. Since the start of the agony at the airport, flyers have spent much of their time waiting: waiting at baggage claim,...
Macon's Ocmulgee Mounds may become the first National Park and Preserve in Georgia
There's a rare alliance at work at the state and national level: U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Osoff have teamed up with U.S. Rep. Rick Allen and Marjorie Taylor Greene to make the Ocmulgee Mounds the first National Park and Preserve in Georgia. Their names are among more than...
Tifton city manager placed on administrative leave
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - Emily Beeman, Tifton’s city manager, has been placed on leave administrative leave, according to the city’s vice mayor. The announcement came in a city council meeting Monday night. Beeman became city manager in 2023 and is the first woman to hold the role for...
Something ‘a-fowl’ in Brundidge
There’s an old saying that “There’s something rotten in Denmark.” Well, there’s something rotten in the vicinity of the transfer truck parking lot just off S.A. Graham Blvd. in Brundidge and across for the Dollar General. On Saturday morning, several shoppers leaving the Dollar General noticed a foul odor. Donna Hogan, of Brundidge, was among […] The post Something ‘a-fowl’ in Brundidge appeared first on The Troy Messenger.
Death investigation underway after 2 dead near Winvelly Dr. in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police officials are investigating an incident near Winvelly Drive after two people were confirmed dead. Authorities responded to the scene around 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, July 24. According to the Muscogee County Coroner’s Office, this is an apparent murder-suicide. The cause of death...
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