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Athens-Clarke County police to say goodbye to chief probation officer

ATHENS -- Law enforcement officers will say their final goodbyes to Clarke County's Chief Probation Officer Dale Allen who died Tuesday. A memorial procession of law enforcement vehicles is scheduled…

Georgia’s Congress members want a statue of John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol

A bipartisan group of Congress members from Georgia want to put a statue of John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol, and they have written a letter to state officials to…

Three former U.S. Presidents visit Atlanta to say goodbye to John Lewis

Three former U.S. presidents said goodbye to civil rights icon John Lewis Thursday, culminating a weeklong series of ceremonies honoring the Atlanta congressman who died July 17 of cancer at…

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain dead at 74 from coronavirus

Former presidential candidate and Georgia resident Herman Cain, who was hospitalized earlier this month with COVID-19, has died from the virus. He was 74 years old. Cain's death was confirmed…

John Lewis lies in state at Georgia Capitol

Civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis was honored Wednesday at the state Capitol in Atlanta following his death earlier this month at age 80. His casket lay in…

Get in ‘good trouble’: John Lewis’ words ring out in Capitol once again

WASHINGTON — The immortal words of the late civil rights leader John Lewis rang out from the U.S. Capitol Monday during a private ceremony in celebration of his life. “You…

Georgia says goodbye to civil rights leader C.T. Vivian

Rev. C.T. Vivian, one of the foremost leaders of the civil rights movement, was honored at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta Wednesday following his death last week at age 95.…

Atlanta mayor orders flags to fly at half-staff to honor John Lewis

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ATLANTA -- Flags throughout the city of Atlanta will fly at half-staff in honor of Congressman John Lewis, who died at age 80 Friday night. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ordered…

John Lewis: In His Own Words

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Civil Rights icon and Georgia Congressman John Lewis died Friday night. Lewis was 80 years old and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. Below are some of the beloved…

Herman Cain hospitalized for coronavirus

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Former presidential candidate and Georgia resident Herman Cain has been hospitalized with COVID-19. On Monday, Cain was informed that he had tested positive for COVID-19. By Wednesday, Cain had developed…

Georgia Judge Horace Johnson dies after testing positive for COVID-19

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A Georgia judge has died just two days after testing positive for coronavirus. Newton County Superior Court Judge Horace Johnson died Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. He…

City of South Fulton to honor 100-year-old resident

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SOUTH FULTON -- Few people have witnessed the level of change Hattie Lucy Young has seen in Fulton County during her lifetime. The City of South Fulton resident, who has…

Meet Monroe County’s finalist for Emergency Services Director

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners announced Milledgeville resident Matthew Jackson is a finalist to fill the position of Monroe County Emergency Services Director. Jackson has 26 years of fire…

Hall County’s new Deputy Fire Chief spent his first day working remotely due to COVID-19

Elliot "Stoney" Bowles' first day on the job as the second in command for Hall County Fire and Emergency Services was unlike any other day in his 30-plus year fire…

Remembering State Senator Jack Hill: ‘He truly cared about the people of Georgia’

Sen. Jack Hill was a humble grocer from rural Georgia who rose to become one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers. He never took credit for a legislative triumph, even…