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COVID spurs three more Hall County schools to move classes online

For the second time this week, the Hall County School District has moved thousands of in-person students online due to COVID-19 outbreaks in county...
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Woman dies following multi-vehicle wreck in Stephens County

One woman is dead and several others injured following a four-vehicle crash near Toccoa. Lisa Wertz, 48, of Martin, was fatally injured when the car...

Hospitals, nursing homes first in line as COVID vaccine coming soon

Georgia expects to receive several hundred thousand doses of COVID vaccines this month for its initial distribution, the state Public Health commissioner said Tuesday. The...

Four killed in three residential fires in North Georgia

Investigators are looking into the causes of three residential fires that killed four people over the weekend in North Georgia. One of the fires...

Hartwell’s Purina plant to undergo $550M expansion

Nestlé Purina PetCare Company plans to invest $550 million to expand its year-old Hartwell pet food manufacturing facility. The expansion could create up to...

Cleveland Council imposes 90 day moratorium on issuing new alcohol licenses

(Cleveland)-  The Cleveland City Council has voted to place a 90-day moratorium on the issuances of new alcohol licenses in the city to give...

SR 332 bridge repairs, detour to begin in January

The Georgia Department of Transportation will close a section of State Route 332 in Jackson County for six months next year. The section of...

With Biden’s Georgia win certified, few paths for Trump to overturn outcome

The options appear to be shrinking fast for President Donald Trump and his allies attempting to overturn Georgia’s election results after becoming the first...

Congress set to strip Confederate names from U.S. military bases

WASHINGTON — Congress this week is expected to pass a massive defense policy bill that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto because it...

COVID continues dramatic climb; Giuliani visit spurs call for senator quarantine

COVID-19’s spread in Georgia continues at a relentless pace. The number of virus cases here has surged past the 500,000 mark, including 58,000 positives...

Georgia’s top election official says Biden wins state’s latest recount

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified the third counting of ballots in Georgia’s presidential race, confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory once again over President...

Judge finds ‘Kraken’ election challenge lacking, dismisses lawsuit

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Trump-affiliated lawyer Sidney Powell seeking to overturn Georgia’s election results for lacking standing, being filed too...