IN OTHER NEWS... A new survey finds Georgia residents connect peach cobbler, peach ice cream and boiled peanuts with summer memories and home. Release: Some summer dishes carry far more weight than their ingredients suggest.…
Court Issues Stay Against “Waters of the United…
ATLANTA -- Attorney General Sam Olens announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled in favor of Georgia and 17 other States, and granted a nationwide stay of the EPA’s…
Skydiver Dies when Parachute Fails
FITZGERALD -- A skydiver has been killed after both his main and backup parachutes failed to open. WALB is reporting the incident occurred Friday around 12:30 pm near the airport in Fitzgerald during an annual…
Florida Senate considers removing Confederate Flag from Seal
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate will likely jettison the Confederate battle flag from the chamber's official seal. The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to revise the Senate seal that now contains the battle…
Middle School Instructor arrested for Sexual Battery of…
ATLANTA -- An instructor at a Gwinnett County Middle School has been arrested, charged with sexual assault and sexual battery of a student. The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting James Everette Buckland, the Junior Leadership…
Trial for Quadruple Murder Finally set to Begin
TALLAHASSEE -- The trial date for the murder of a woman and her three children found dead in their home is finally about to begin. Five years after the crime was committed, a judge has…
Authorities search for Escapee
CUTHBERT -- Authorities in Randolph County are in search of an inmate who escaped from the Randolph County Jail. Reports state Johntavious Devorce, 26 of Lumpkin, escaped from the facility around 9:30 Tuesday night. Devorce…
State may Intervene in Dekalb County Corruption Probe
ATLANTA -- Gov. Nathan Deal is working with the Attorney General’s office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to evaluate what action to take in response to last week’s corruption report on DeKalb County. Georgia’s…
Deal Considers expanding Supreme Court
ATLANTA -- Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed a commission that will review his proposal to add two justices to the Georgia Supreme Court, a plan that could give the Republican the chance to potentially appoint…










