THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
Gov. Kemp announces education relief fund applications
Release: Atlanta, GA – Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the availability of $47 million in Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER), beginning August 1. The Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) will distribute these…
Two women arrested following a drug investigation in…
Release: Metter, GA (July 29, 2021) – On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, Angela Lanet Braziel, age 54, and Amirah Yasmin Braziel, age 29, both of Metter, were arrested following a drug investigation initiated by the Georgia…
Georgia DOE establishing new Office of Rural Education…
Release: July 28, 2021 – State School Superintendent Richard Woods is establishing a new Office of Rural Education and Innovation at the Georgia Department of Education, providing a continued, cabinet-level voice for the needs of rural…
GBI investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Atlanta
Release: Atlanta, GA (July 25, 2021) – On Sunday, July 25, 2021, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Atlanta Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates that approximately 1:05…
Debt issues top annual list of Georgia’s consumer…
Release: ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr today announced Georgia’s top consumer complaints for 2020. This announcement follows the release of the latest report from the annual survey of state and local consumer agencies conducted by Consumer…
Michael Mansour named Outstanding Police Chief of the…
Release: SAVANNAH - The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) has named Michael Mansour, Police Chief for the Villa Rica Police Department, as this year’s Outstanding Chief of the Year. Chief Mansour was selected as…
Georgia DOE expanding afterschool, summer learning
Release: July 27, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Education is partnering with the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN) to administer $85 million in grants to support afterschool and summer learning in Georgia. GSAN will administer…
Georgia rivers being scanned for “Google Street View-Style”…
Photo 1: Georgia River Network Paddle Georgia coordinator, Joe Cook, maps 12 miles of Spring Creek while scouting for an upcoming Georgia River Network paddle trip. Learn more about upcoming trips at this link: https://garivers.org/grn-events/. Release:…