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17-year-old shot during block party in Hawkinsville, GBI investigating
PULASKI COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is conducting an investigation into a shooting early Sunday morning that occurred in Hawkinsville, leaving a 17-year-old from Eastman critically injured. Around 1:15 a.m. July 28, deputies from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, along with other agencies, responded to a...
Harris holds first Georgia rally as candidate, will return next week
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Kamala Harris touched down in Georgia on Tuesday for a kickoff rally in a state she knows well. “Oh, it’s good to be back in Georgia,” said Harris, taking the state to cheers from a crowd of several thousand. “The path to the White House runs right through this state.”
'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...
Does new voter portal ease voter registration cancellation or fraud?
(The Center Square) — Georgia's top elections official announced a new tool to allow voters to proactively cancel their voter registrations, but opponents say it could be abused. In a release, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, called the Voter Registration Cancellation Portal "a convenient tool for any voter who wants to secure their voter registration by cancelling their old one when they move out of state." The...
Georgia Board of Corrections chair dies in plane crash
ATLANTA — The board chairman of the Georgia Department of Corrections was among those killed in a plane crash in Wyoming late last week. Larry Haynie, his wife Melissa, and three members of an Atlanta family gospel group died when a single-engine turboprop piloted by Haynie crashed near Recluse, a town in northeastern Wyoming. The plane experienced an “autopilot issue,” according to initial findings reported by a spokesperson for the...