ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation suspends lane closures and provides holiday travel information and safety tips. Release: As Christmas and the New Year’s holiday approach, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is…
Deli Meat Recall Due to Foreign Matter Contamination
SOURCE: http://www.emergencyemail.org/newsemergency/anmviewer.asp?a=16199&z=58 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sahlen Packing Company, Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 13,224 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) deli ham products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically plastic, the U.S.…
GA Lawmakers Considering Pushing Back School Start Times
SOURCE: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/education/lawmakers-consider-pushing-back-school-year-start-dates-in-georgia/85-d4f747e7-e928-4e7b-8a62-a9666194ce4f ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill that would push back school start times statewide. The bill had its second read in the Georgia House of Representatives on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.…
GA Trooper Shoots, Kills Woman During Traffic Stop
McINTOSH CO., GA – On Tuesday morning, February 26, 2019, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Georgia State Patrol to investigate an officer involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 9:21…
Severe Flu Strains Spreading, 15 Dead in GA
By Tiara Battle SOURCES: Lynnette Brammer, M.P.H., lead, domestic influenza surveillance team, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;CBS News; NBC News ATLANTA - Health officials have reported the flu continues to spread across the country…
$19M in Cocaine Found in Pineapples at Georgia…
SOURCE: Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/us/federal-agents-find-19-million-worth-of-cocaine-in-pineapple-shipment-at-georgia-port SAVANNAH - More than $19 million worth of cocaine was found inside a shipment of pineapples that arrived at a Georgia port from Colombia, authorities said. In a statement released last…
Georgia Gas Prices Rise
ATLANTA, Ga., (February 25, 2019) — Gas prices in Georgia have increased the past 11 consecutive days for a total of 14 cents. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.28 per gallon for regular unleaded - 9 cents more than a week…
Arrest Made in Cairo Stabbing Death
CAIRO, GA – On Thursday, February 21, 2019, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, along with the Cairo Police Department, arrested Alex Smith III of Cairo, GA, 67, on one count of Malice Murder, one count…
GBI Tests Food from Schools, Finds THC
FULTON CO – On Tuesday, February 19, 2019, the GBI Crime Lab received 46 items of food products for testing from the Fulton County Schools Police Department, which had reportedly made students sick. Test results…