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DeKalb County man who is legally blind and has schizophrenia reported missing
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The DeKalb County Police Department's Special Victims Unit is searching for a missing 53-year-old man. Police said that Aaron Fitzgerald Williams was last seen on Thursday, July 18, leaving his home at Treehills Parkway in Redan. He was wearing blue jeans, a gray shirt and black shoes.
North Metro Atlanta residents weigh in on impacts of I-285 express lane project
NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Dozens of Sandy Springs and Dunwoody residents were on hand July 16 to grasp the scope of the state’s next regional project for Metro Atlanta’s Perimeter. More than 135 people attended the Georgia Department of Transportation’s open house at Dunwoody City Hall.
Southwest Gwinnett Mayors Share Visions for the Future
In what has now become tradition, the Southwest Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce hosted mayors from Berkeley Lake, Norcross and Peachtree Corners at a panel discussion on July 12 at the Hilton Atlanta Northeast. The conversation centered around strategies for revitalizing and expanding metro Atlanta cities, with a focus on redevelopment,...
Family raising money for Georgia State Patrol trooper who needs new heart
ATLANTA - A Georgia state trooper's family is raising money to support his medical bills as he waits for a new heart. Blake Shiver is currently bed-bound at Piedmont Atlanta, where he's been for two weeks. His family says the 49-year-old patrolman and Navy veteran is currently on the heart...
Funding for interchange on I-20 at Louisville Road part of state transportation earmarks
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently announced that he and the state Legislature plan to allocate $1.5 million in surplus state funds to go toward construction of a new interchange on I-20 at Louisville Road in Columbia County. The interchange is estimated to cost $4 million, according to the Georgia Department...
Braves lineup includes a shocking placement for top prospect's debut
There is no testing the water for Nacho Alvarez Jr. The Atlanta Braves need something, anything to provide a spark to their good, but underperforming ball club. That is why skipper Brian Snitker has penciled in one of the team's top prospects into the No. 2 hole and starting at second base right from the jump. He played mostly shortstop in the minor leagues, but Atlanta needs him at second.
North Central Florida river task force reactivated following raw sewage spills across Georgia state lines
The Sante Fe River was familiar with Joanne Tremblay, with their morning routine, lying still as she waded calf-deep to collect a sample of its water. It was a warm shade of tangerine. She knew children would play on the riverbank come midday, bright and alive like the blue E....
Umbrella on standby...a breakdown of rain chances this week
Summertime storms have produced torrential rain and pockets of flooding parts of Southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry in recent days. Savannah was slammed with flooding rains again on Monday. Rain totals swelled to around 4" across parts of the city. The torrential rain fell in the span of 1.5-2 hours...
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