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Businesses in 11 counties can apply for disaster loans after metro water main breaks
The Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency announced Wednesday that due to the impacts of a series of water main breaks across the metro Atlanta area, disaster loans will be available to businesses in 11 counties.
Gwinnett County man arrested on statutory rape charges
The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office on July 3 arrested a man after he allegedly transported a 14-year-old North Carolina girl to Georgia. The Sheriff’s Office Trafficking and Child Exploitation and Gang Units were contacted on July 3 by the United States Marshals for help finding the girl. Kevin...
Georgia Authorities Rescue 14-Year-Old Girl, Arrest Lilburn Man
A man from Lilburn was arrested by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office on July 3 for allegedly transporting a 14-year-old girl from North Carolina to Georgia. The Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the United States Marshals for help finding the girl, leading to the involvement of the Trafficking and Child Exploitation and Gang Units.
Gwinnett County apartment residents frustrated as trash woes continue
LILBURN, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Imagine having so much trash that you need a massive U-Haul to get rid of it. That’s the case for hundreds of residents of the Brentwood Downs apartment complex off Pleasant Hill Road in Lilburn, a problem Atlanta News First initially reported on back in May.
Snellville attempted murder-suicide: Police release names
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Gwinnett County police have released the identities of those involved in an attempted murder-suicide along Glen Summit Lane last Friday. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, 52-year-old Allen Dumas has been charged in connection with the death of 61-year-old Johnita Weaver. Dumas has been charged with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during a felony.
Mom 'practiced' burning Sterno gel before killing 5-year-old son, setting their apartment on fire
Azaria Shante Burton was sentenced to life in prison plus five years for killing her 5-year-old son and then setting their Georgia apartment on fire. The post Mom ‘practiced’ burning Sterno gel before killing 5-year-old son, setting their apartment on fire first appeared on Law & Crime.
Atlanta Traffic Is No Game — Except In One Gwinnett Man's Mind
One municipal subject natives and visitors alike will agree upon is that the Atlanta area can have some fairly dispiriting traffic tie-ups. Lawrenceville resident Ethan Simmons knows all too well of the joys of roadway gridlock, and he’s created a tabletop game “inspired by the daily chaos of driving in Atlanta” called Atlanta Traffic: The Card Game. And it’s not at all surprising that Simmons conceived of the game while trying to navigate his daily commute.
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