Release: ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Georgians about the latest version of the grandparent scam. The scam still starts with a phone call from someone pretending to be your grandchild, one…
GDOT hosts small business, veteran-owned small business online…
Release: The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) State Supported Funding Program (SSFP) is hosting an online webinar for small business owners interested in learning about available resources and project opportunities surrounding Sunbelt Parkway/ SR…
Georgia beats national average on SAT scores
Release: For the fourth year in a row, Georgia public-school students outperformed their counterparts in the nation’s public schools on the SAT, recording a mean score of 1077 — 39 points higher than the national…
Two indicted in GA on human trafficking charges
ATLANTA, GA —Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the office’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit has indicted two individuals on an indictment including charges of human trafficking, aggravated child molestation, statutory rape, and cruelty to…
Gov. Kemp: HOPE Scholarship helps over 2 Million…
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) Scholarship Program has helped more than 2 million Georgia students pursue postsecondary education in Georgia. “The HOPE Scholarship Program has been a game-changer…
GBI investigates an OIS in Cobb County
Release: On Monday, September 13, 2021, the GBI was requested by the Cobb County Police Department (CCPD) to investigate an officer involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 9:45 a.m., CCPD officers responded to…
GBI, Lincoln County make an arrest in double…
Release: The GBI and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested Shontover Kirkland, 32 years old, of Augusta, Georgia and charged her with one count of Reckless Conduct and two counts of Involuntary Manslaughter for the drowning…
AAA: Georgia gas prices relatively unchanged with slight…
Release: Georgia gas prices decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.97 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday's state average is 1 cent less than a week ago, 1 cent more than…
Former Tallahassee City Commissioner, business partner sentenced to…
Release: A former Tallahassee City Commissioner along with his former business partner were sentenced to prison in a multi-year power scheme to extract bribes from companies in Tallahassee. Scott Maddox was sentenced along with Paige…