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Weekend rain and growing chances in the Tropics
Now: A warm and quiet night ahead. Evening: Showers have ended. Temperatures will be warm under clearing skies. Friday: Another hot afternoon under partly cloudy skies with afternoon storms 30-60 percent. Morning lows in the 70s inland, 70s to low 80s along the beaches. Afternoon highs will hit the 90s and will feel like 100-110 degrees. Wind: Southwest then becoming southeast at 5 - 15 mph.
Chief Scott Gray of Fayetteville Police Department Sworn In as President of Georgia Police Chiefs Association in Savannah
San Francisco — The law enforcement community in Georgia saw a new leader rise through its ranks this summer. Fayetteville Police Chief Scott Gray took the helm as the 62nd president of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) on July 23, marked by a ceremony where his son Thomas, a detective for the Calhoun Police Department, swore him in. Reflecting on his new position, Gray acknowledged his team's role in his career trajectory, "I can’t let this day pass without thanking the men and women of the Fayetteville Police Department for their unwavering support and dedication," he expressed in an address at the GACP Annual Conference in Savannah, as reported by the City of Fayetteville's official website.
Top Buford football OL Brayden Jacobs leaves program
Brayden Jacobs, Buford football’s top offensive tackle and Clemson pledge, has left the program according to a person with knowledge of the situation and confirmed by head coach Bryant Appling. “Not commenting on it,” Appling told the North Gwinnett Voice. “But he is gone.”. Jacobs will transfer...
17-year-old injured in Georgia shooting
HAWKINSVILLE – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old injured. At the request of the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating a shooting in Hawkinsville, GA, that left a 17-year-old from Eastman injured. On Sunday, July 28, 2024, at about...
Panel recommends Trump ally Jeffrey Clark’s law license be suspended over his role in efforts to overturn 2020 election
Jeffrey Clark, the Trump-era Justice Department official who advocated for the department to contact Georgia and cast doubt on Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, should face a two-year suspension from practicing law, a disciplinary committee in Washington, DC, said Thursday.
Warnock introduces affordable housing bill
ATLANTA – U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., introduced legislation Thursday that would provide federal funding to build 3 million new homes across the country and reduce rents by an average of 10%. The bill, to be financed through changes to the federal estate tax, is aimed at filling a housing supply shortage that dates back to the Great Recession more than a decade ago. “This bill aims to be transformational,”...
City of Eastman calls special election for District 5 council seat
EASTMAN, Ga. (WGXA) — The city of Eastman is calling for a special election after the resignation of a council member. In a post on Facebook, the city announced the special election to fill a vacancy for the District 5 council seat held by Jermayne Hamilton. The city will...
'Lives at stake': State, local officials visit Augusta University to discuss opioid crisis
During the latest Statewide Opioid Task Force meeting at Augusta University Wednesday morning, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr discussed the "war on fentanyl" and his office’s continued efforts to combat the opioid crisis across the state. Attendees received updates from public, private and nonprofit partners working to address the issue, including Augusta...
Daisy & Brownie Girl Scout Troop 40351 workshop
By Sarah Brown – Managing Editor Monday June 29th, Daisy & Brownie Girl Scout troop 40351 met at the Girl Scout hut for a night of learning and painting. Special guest, Cate Bailey, came to teach the girls step by step how to paint a dolphin. This workshop was for the troop to work on […] The post Daisy & Brownie Girl Scout Troop 40351 workshop appeared first on Cordele Dispatch.
Atlanta Public Schools, Cobb and 22 other Georgia school districts return to classroom
On Thursday morning, thousands of students throughout North Georgia and the metro Atlanta area returned to the classroom. The returning school districts include Atlanta Public Schools; Marietta, Jefferson and Social Circle City Schools; plus Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Floyd, Forsyth, Greene, Henry, Jackson, Morgan, Paulding, Pickens, Upson and Walton Counties.
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