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Macon residents mourn Father of PGA golfer, founder of Macon Volunteer Clinic
MACON, Ga. — The Macon Volunteer Clinic is remembering its founder, Chapin Henley. Henley - the father of PGA golfer Russell Henley - died on Friday, according to the clinic. Executive director John McCard said Henley always had a passion for helping others. "This place was really a passion...
Tallahassee Police Department looking for missing 13-year-old girl
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Tallahassee Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is looking for information on the location of 13-year-old Sascha Bogart. According to a post from TPD, Bogart was last seen in the area of the 1600 block of Woodgate Way wearing a grey sweater, dark colored shorts and no shoes.
It’s official: Florida A&M trustees OK Interim President Timothy Beard’s contract
Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved Interim President Timothy Beard’s employment contract — a vote that was followed by questions about whether his salary is up to par. The board’s approval of the contract during a special virtual meeting Tuesday comes after trustees voted to appoint Beard, recently retired president of Pasco-Hernando State College, for the interim position a week ago following President Larry Robinson’s decision to step down. His last day is Aug. 4. ...
Tallahassee residents rally behind local business owner after learning she may have to relocate storefront
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Tallahassee residents are rallying to support the owner of a boutique in the heart of Florida’s capital city who says her shop is facing an uncertain future. Nefetari Dennard is the owner of The Fuzzy Pineapple, a Black woman-owned local art and clothing shop along...
Receipts from Florida Official Show $36K in Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Lavish Dinners, Maker’s Mark and Macallan Whiskey
The Florida Trident reported on Monday that Sarasota County Commission Chair Mike Moran, a Florida official, spent $36,000 of taxpayer dollars on expensive dinners in Las Vegas, California and New York after the paper obtained a public records request of the politician's receipts. The receipts detailed lavish trips, filled with booze-soaked dinners where Moran and his colleagues enjoyed glasses of Uncle Nearest, Jack Daniels, Macallan 12, and other whiskeys. [caption id="attachment_78502" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Commissioner Mike Moran is running for the County Tax Collector position in the Republican primary. (Photo: Commissioner Mike Moran/Facebook)[/caption] Moran is currently running for the position of County Tax Collector...
Florida Man On Stolen Walmart Scooter Leads Police In Low-Speed Chase
The Walmart in Lakeland, Florida was the beginning of what would become a low speed chase as a Florida Man on a stolen Walmart scooter tried to elude deputies. Unfortunately for him, after a near mile long chase, the speed of the electric shopping scooter was no match for the Polk County Deputies.
Money from Mayo fundraisers allegedly stolen
Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Tuesday, June 25, Deputy Joan Negrette with Lafayette County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) responded to a report of money that went missing in regards to a fundraiser. In a report filed by LCSO, Deputy Negrette explained that she initially made contact with Sean McGuinness. He told her that he wanted to press charges against Kim Townsend, age 53 of Mayo, for misplacement of money. The money was raised for McGuinness' son DJ Carver's funeral expenses. McGuinness explained that Negrette then spoke with LCSO Sheriff Brian Lamb. He told her that Townsend had come up to the sheriff's office earlier that morning, informing him that McGuinne.
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.
Recovery continues in Northeast Georgia from Tuesday night's storms
Recovery from the thunderstorms in Northeast Georgia continues Wednesday morning. Utility crews are continuing to clear debris from roads in Hall, Gwinnett, Forsyth, Towns and Dawson Counties with dozens of roads affected from the Tuesday rain and wind gusts. Wendy Smith of Jackson EMC says nearly all of Jackson EMC’s...
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...