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Woman found dead in Cumberland River
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Georgia woman drowned on Thursday and her body was recovered from the Cumberland River roughly ten miles west of Nashville. The Metro Nashville Police Department said a 59-year-old woman was seen walking on the University School of Nashville’s River Campus Wednesday evening, and staff began looking for her when her vehicle was still parked in the same location Thursday morning.
‘More eyes and ears out in the sky:’ Dunwoody police open real-time crime center
The command center also features a map pinpointing the locations of officers and 911 calls, along with a readout of all dispatched calls. All of the video and data are accessible on officers’ in-car computers.
Ga. House Study Committee Takes Up Fishing Rights Discussion
State agency regulations may be a better way of settling the legally complex issue of public fishing rights in Georgia than new legislation, a former director of the state Environmental Protection Division said Thursday. “If rulemaking is done well, people have a chance to be heard,” Jud Turner, the only non-legislator appointed to a Georgia House study committee on fishing rights, said during the panel’s first meeting. “It’s a forum with public notice and public comment. … This is what the regulatory process is designed...
Swing state voters support domestic drilling
(The Center Square) – Voters in several key swing states this November support domestic oil drilling, according to new polling data. The American Petroleum Institute commissioned the poll, but it was conducted by the reputable pollster Morning Consult. According to the poll, more than 90% of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are concerned about inflation. ...
Alumnus Uses Retirement for Cause of Healing, Hope
In 2006, when Reverend Jim Allred ’67 began his retirement from pastoring United Methodist churches, he had just completed a 15-year stint at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church in Greensboro, N.C. He and his wife Judy moved to Stanly County (N.C.), where he had once been a commuting student at Pfeiffer College, majoring in religion with a focus on pre-ministerial studies.
Cumming dentist indicted on Medicaid fraud charges, Georgia Attorney General says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Forsyth County dentist who owned his own practice has been accused of Medicaid fraud, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office announced on Thursday. Farid Moghaddam, 48, allegedly collected nearly $40,000 in false Medicaid payments while operating North Cumming Dentistry. He faces four Medicaid...
The Salvation Army helping Ga. communities devastated by Tropical Storm Debby
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - As Tropical Storm Debby headed towards the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry, the Salvation Army quickly mobilized its resources. Debby struck southern Georgia with up to 12 inches of rain on August 5. Since then, The Salvation Army has provided essential relief services to first responders, area shelters, Emergency Operations Centers and those impacted by the storm, particularly in the hardest-hit areas of Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, and Effingham counties.
Photo gallery: Georgia's newest commit Jontae Gilbert shines in opener
Dawgs247's first game stop of the fall was to see Georgia's newest commitment Jontae Gilbert. The Douglass (Ga.) cornerback does it all for his high school — defense, offense, special teams. You can read more about the scouting breakdown here. Below you can also check out what Georgia's newest...
Gammon Theological Seminary Opens New Student Lounge
Fresh and innovative things are developing on the campus of Gammon Theological Seminary in the Atlanta University Center. Speaking before a crowd gathered at the west side of Gammon Hall, President Dean Candace M. Lewis greeted those in attendance and then spoke briefly about new things happening at her school. On this occasion, she said, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gammon Student Lounge, that this was the first of many new things to come at Gammon. The lounge is a special place, with nice bench chairs and tables, comfortable sofas, TV monitors, ample study areas, and other amenities, all designed to make students from Spelman feel welcome. Gammon Hall will be “home” to fifty-one Spelman students this school year, and they will occupy dormitory rooms on the upper and lower levels of the building. Pictured at the Gammon Student Lounge ribbon-cutting are (left to right) Recent Gammon PhD graduate Dr. Kyland Pew, United Methodist Church Bishop, Sharma D. Lewis, Gammon Theological Seminary President Dean, Dr. Candace M. Lewis, Gammon Trustee, Dr. Mackie Norris, former president of Gammon Seminary, Bishop Alfred L. Norris Sr., and Gammon Alumni president, Dr. Katurah Johnson.
Two shot, one killed in Atlanta's Almond Park neighborhood, police say
ATLANTA — Two people were shot and one of them was killed in an incident Thursday afternoon in Atlanta's Almond Park neighborhood. Atlanta Police said officers responded to a person shot call on Hill Street in the Westside neighborhood. The victim who died was declared deceased by medical personnel, APD said.
Truck driver linked to Mexican cartel arrested in massive crystal meth bust
ATLANTA (TND) — A record-breaking seizure of nearly 3,000 pounds ofcrystal methamphetamine was made. Agents with the U.S. Drug and Enforcement Association seized 2,585 pounds of the illegal drug on Aug. 8. More than a ton of meth valued at $3.2 million was discovered at a farmer's market in...
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