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Local outreach group, pastors, gather to pray for upcoming school year
PERRY — Houston County is gearing up for back-to-school on July 31. Teachers are setting up their classrooms, parents are securing school supplies, children are finding motivation, and the Women Reaching Our Community is calling on the divine for His hand in protecting all of them. On Sunday, July...
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...
Donald Trump, JD Vance coming to Atlanta for rally on Saturday
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are set to hold a rally in Atlanta on Saturday, only days after the presumptive Democrat nominee Kamala Harris was to hold a rally herself. The rally will be held at 5 p.m. at...
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 […]
GBI Investigating Hawkinsville Shooting That Left 17-Year-Old Dead
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating a shooting in Hawkinsville that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old from Eastman. The investigation was requested by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred on Sunday, July 28, 2024, at approximately 1:15 a.m. Deputies from the Pulaski County...
Highway 127 in Perry blocked by downed lines
PERRY, Ga. — Commuters in Perry have a traffic alert on Wednesday morning. Police say Tuesday night storms downed powerlines across the intersection of Houston Lake Road and Langston Road. Officers are diverting traffic to Highway 127 loop and Commodore Drive. So drivers, please plan accordingly. According to GDOT,...
Georgia's largest school district won't teach Black studies course without state approval
ATLANTA — (AP) — Georgia's largest school district announced Tuesday that it won't teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the state Department of Education's refusal to approve the course means its students would be cheated out of credit for the difficulty of the work.