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‘Hands Across the Border’ campaign targets drunk and drugged driving ahead of Labor Day weekend
State troopers and local law enforcement officers in Georgia will collaborate with counterparts in Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee to conduct sobriety road checks leading up to Labor Day.
Athens paving the way for 211 Mile Georgia Hi-Lo Trail
It is no secret that traveling throughout the state of Georgia predominantly requires the use of highways and cars. In 2019, Mary Charles Howard, founder and local cyclist, sought to change that with the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail Initiative. Howard noted the success of Athens’ Firefly Trail, which spans 39 miles...
Election deniers in key states are newly empowered in 2024
Local election officials in key swing states are taking on new power heading into 2024, worrying some legal observers who expect attempts to slow down the certification process in favor of GOP candidates. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, which former President Trump baselessly claimed was rigged against him, local election offices, which […]
Feds to revisit key environmental permit for wells to supply Hyundai's GA site
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday it is launching a “reevaluation” of a key environmental permit for four proposed Floridan Aquifer wells to supply up to 6.6 million gallons of water per day to Hyundai Motor Company’s Bryan County manufacturing facility and related development around the nearly 2,500-acre site. USACE’s move...
Georgia hospital systems plan merger
Emory Healthcare and Houston Healthcare have signed a letter of intent to come together. Houston would become part of Emory. Emory Healthcare is poised to grow. The Georgia academic health system has reached a letter of intent to merge with Houston Healthcare, a system based in Warner Robins, Ga. If the deal comes together, Houston Healthcare would become a part of Emory Healthcare.
Awful lot of waffles: Five must-haves to celebrate National Waffle Day in Augusta
Why is there a National Waffle Day? If you really love waffles, you don't have to ask. The baked, crispy, fluffy breakfast food dates to medieval Europe, but National Waffle Day in America, Aug. 24, marks the day in 1869 that Cornelius Swartout was awarded a U.S. patent for a hinged waffle iron that could be flipped to cook waffles evenly. ...
Four injured after drive-by shooting in Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A man and three women are hurt after a drive-by shooting during a party at a Warner Robins home. The Warner Robins Police Department says someone drove by the home at 308 Shirley Drive — just south of Watson Boulevard — around 9:15 p.m. and started shooting at the house. When officers got to the scene, they found two people injured with gunshot wounds in the front yard. They say paramedics took both of them to the hospital.
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