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Ga. bill would mandate airing school board public comments

Several Cobb County lawmakers have introduced a bill in the Georgia General Assembly that would require public school districts to air or record public comments at school board meetings. Six legislators, including Democratic State Rep. Solomon Adesanya of East Cobb, introduced the bill on Friday. HB 989 (you can...
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New Restaurant Openings in Cobb County: Our January Favorites

With the hustle and bustle of the year-end and your focus on all those New Year's goals, it's just possible that you missed some exciting new restaurant openings around Cobb County.
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SWAT standoff after man opens fire on DeKalb deputies at Lithonia home

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A SWAT team is on the scene Wednesday night where a person has barricaded themselves inside a home on Young Road after firing shots at law enforcement during an eviction. What we know:. This happened right before school let out for the day at Redan Middle...
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Georgia Dealership Adds an Unauthorized $4,000 to Woman’s Auto Loan

Used Car Dealership | Passakorn Nokeplub The dealership claims it did nothing wrong and the transaction was made on a secure platform online. The post Georgia Dealership Adds an Unauthorized $4,000 to Woman’s Auto Loan appeared first on MotorBiscuit .
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Local financial group CEO pleads guilty to $380 million Ponzi scheme

ATLANTA — The FBI said the CEO of a local financial group orchestrated possibly the largest Ponzi scheme in Georgia history. Drive Planning LLC CEO, 54-year-old Todd Burkhalter of St. Petersburg, Fl, pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Wednesday afternoon. According to a federal indictment, Burkhalter defrauded 2,000...
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New Xfinity Store Opens in South DeKalb

A grand opening was held at the storefront on January 16 featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony and refreshments with local officials, Comcast leaders and customers welcome the company’s newest retail destination serving South DeKalb.
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Random yards burst into flames in DeKalb County after power line hit underground

Flames tore through a local subdivision underground, unseen, causing a home and random yards to catch on fire Tuesday afternoon.
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Gwinnett schools’ plan to end kindergarten ‘redshirting’ riles parents

Jessica Jimenez’s son and daughter were born a year apart, but because of a change in when Gwinnett County Public Schools lets children enroll in school, they may end up in the same grade. Jimenez and her husband “redshirted” their children, who were both born in summer months. Redshirting is a practice where parents...
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Cherokee County school admin. charged with shoplifting

A Cherokee County school administrator is on administrative leave after she was arrested and charged with shoplifting. Courtney Shaw, 47 from Woodstock was arrested Monday by the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office and charged with one felony count of shoplifting, sheriff’s office records show. She was booked into the Cherokee...
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Kimberly McCoy appointed to Georgia parole board

A longtime Cobb County victim advocate has been appointed to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, according to a public information release from the board. Kimberly McCoy of Cartersville fills the unexpired term of Margaret “Meg” Heap, who left the board to take up duties as U.S . Attorney for the Southern...

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