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Macon residents mourn Father of PGA golfer, founder of Macon Volunteer Clinic
MACON, Ga. — The Macon Volunteer Clinic is remembering its founder, Chapin Henley. Henley - the father of PGA golfer Russell Henley - died on Friday, according to the clinic. Executive director John McCard said Henley always had a passion for helping others. "This place was really a passion...
Henry County Cuts Ribbon On Outdoor Fitness Court
STOCKBRIDGE — Henry County hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday afternoon to celebrate the grand opening of a new outdoor fitness court at JP Moseley Park in Stockbridge. The court is the first of its kind in the county and has two sides for fitness.
Two local furniture stores going out of business
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - Two local furniture stores in the CSRA are closing after filing for bankruptcy on July 23. Badcock Home Furniture & More on Wrightsboro Road in Grovetown is closing, according to the store's website. Conn's HomePlus on Bobby Jones Expressway in Augusta will close its doors. The...
Luke Bryan Gets Choked up During Toby Keith Tribute, Honors His Late Sister
Toby Keith’s absence is still reverberating throughout the country music world. The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” singer died in February at age 62 after battling stomach cancer for more than two years. On Tuesday (July 29), the majority of Nashville’s A-list gathered at Bridgestone Arena to give the country icon a proper send-off. Everyone from Lainey Wilson to Tyler Hubbard paid tribute during Toby Keith: American Icon. The night was equal parts rollicking celebration and somber reflection. Country star Luke Bryan provided plenty of the latter.
Woman found dead inside Forsyth home, GBI investigating
FORSYTH, Ga. (WGXA) — A woman was found dead inside a home in Forsyth, Ga. on Tuesday, according to police. Officers with the Forsyth Police Department responded to a home at 22 Brooklyn Avenue at 5:02 p.m. for reports of a possible deceased person. Upon entry, the reports were confirmed when police discovered a white woman dead inside.
UPDATE: Forsyth restores water to county buildings
UPDATE (7/30/2024) – The Monroe County Board of Commissioners announced county offices are open again Tuesday morning. Although the City of Forsyth says water main repairs are complete, residents will remain under a boil water advisory until testing shows water is safe to drink. UPDATE (5:30 p.m.) – Crews...
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.
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...
Jackson, Butts County amend joint fire service agreement
The city of Jackson and Butts County have updated their fire service agreement. The agreement was first established in October 2017 and will expire in November 2027. The agreement’s goal is to “prevent unnecessary duplication of services and create funding equity for the taxpayers….”