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Child dies after vehicle crash in Troup County
TROUP COUNTY Ga. (WTVM) - A 9-year-old boy is dead after a vehicle overturns in Troup County, causing the vehicle to flip multiple times. According to Troup County Coroner Erin Hackley, the 9-year-old from Carrollton, Georgia was pronounced dead at 3:04 a.m. on July 28 at Egleston Hospital in Atlanta. His body is being sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations for autopsy.
State Election Board resets votes on proposed rules changes
The State Election Board voted unanimously Tuesday to rescind preliminary approval of two rules changes and decide those matters instead at the board’s next meeting on Aug. 6. Board members held a special called meeting Tuesday after a watchdog group filed a lawsuit charging the board with violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act for meeting July […] The post State Election Board resets votes on proposed rules changes appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
State Botanical Garden at UGA receives $1.6 million grant for seed network
ATHENS -- The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia recently received $1.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a native seed network for restoration projects in Georgia. During a visit to the State Botanical Garden in April,...
Trees down, roads closed, thousands without power after storms move across Georgia
DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Storms took out power across multiple areas of metro Atlanta and North Georgia overnight. The high winds and heavy rain even toppled a tree onto a car and house Shadowbrook Place in Decatur. Officials said a 27-year-old man was killed in Cherokee County after...
Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Marjorie Taylor Greene
(The Center Square) — A 34-year-old Atlanta man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of "transmitting interstate threats" after he threatened to kill a congresswoman from northwest Georgia, prosecutors said Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said Sean Patrick Cirillo called the Washington office of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, three times on Nov. 8, 2023. Cirillo spoke with the congresswoman’s staffers and made "multiple threats," prosecutors said. According to a...
Georgia Is Investing the 14th Most in More Affordable Housing
Despite home price growth stabilizing, becoming a homeowner remains largely out of reach for many Americans. A recent Cato Institute housing affordability survey, conducted after the record-breaking rise in home prices during 2021 and early 2022, found that 87% of Americans are worried about housing costs. Additionally, 55% of homeowners indicated they couldn't afford to buy their current home at today's prices, and 69% are concerned that their children or grandchildren won't be able to afford a home in the future. Multiple factors have contributed...
This Augusta school is offering free classes soon to learn English as a second language
Knowing how to speak English can spell success in any language. Helms College in Augusta is offering free classes for students wishing to learn English as a second language. "This...
Quitman County School District brings changes ahead of 2024-25 school season
QUITMAN COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — On Aug. 1, students in Quitman County will be returning back to school with new programs to enhance the development and safety of students. This school year the district has revised its core curriculum to meet new literacy standards. Quitman County has implemented a new literacy core program with a […]
'You can't teach a kid that's hungry' | Bleckley County offering free meals to students during school year
BLECKLEY COUNTY, Ga. — Students in Bleckley County head back to school Friday, and they're going back with some good news. The school district announced they will offer students free breakfast and lunch for the entire school year. School Nutrition Director Kelli Green said this was possible through the...
Attorney for Parents of 14-Year-Old Killed in Wall Collapse at Air Force Base Pool Says They're in 'Utter Shock'
Gabriel Stone, a teenager who lived in Warner Robins, Georgia, died at a Macon hospital on July 22 after being injured by a concrete wall in the men's locker room at Robins Air Force Base's Heritage Club pool that collapsed on him, his brother and his friends.
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