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MARIETTA — Ellie Williams said kissing is a private affair. But on their 80th wedding anniversary, she let her husband, Ray, give her a kiss on the cheek for all to see at their celebration on Friday at Wellstar Atherton Place. Aug. 15, 1945, marked the end of World War II as Japan announced its surrender. For the...

Gwinnett County animal shelter is calling all animal lovers to help make a difference in the lives of animals in need by volunteering or fostering with Gwinnett Animal Welfare and Enforcement. During the dog days of summer, the Bill Atkinson Animal Welfare Center is especially in need of volunteer foster...

The man who allegedly hit a truck driver on the interstate in Cobb County, Ga., has been identified and an arrest warrant has been issued for his arrest. Christopher Bradshaw, 48, of Canton, Ga. is facing charges of Homicide by Vehicle and Hit-and-Run, and is expected to turn himself in to Marietta police.

A Texas woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for taking tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly Buford couple in a banking scam. The Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office issued a statement Friday saying Audrey Michelle Townsend, age 26, recently pleaded guilty to theft by taking of over $25,000...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - An Acworth man will spend 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to several crimes stemming from a SWAT standoff in Cherokee County. The Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office said Jonathan Lee Patterson, 38, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, two counts of obstruction of an officer,...

In a remarkable act of quick thinking and compassion, a group of incarcerated men at Gwinnett County Jail is being hailed as heroes for their role in saving Deputy Patrick Edmond after he suffered a stroke during a routine check. The incident unfolded when the inmates noticed that Deputy Edmond...

The City of Woodstock unanimously adopted an update to its Comprehensive Transportation Plan at its city council meeting on Monday.

A Woodstock resident who was swimming at Lake Chatuge Saturday morning drowned according to officials. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division reports that at 4 a.m. Saturday, Georgia Game Wardens responded to a possible drowning at Lake Chatuge in Towns County. Initial reports...

The Hall County Board of Commissioners denied a re-zoning application that would have brought a residential development to the eastern part of the county during its Aug. 14 voting meeting. Residential developer Cook Communities applied to rezone the lot on Yellow Creek Road from Agricultural Residential 1 to Planned...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - Fire crews in Cherokee County will soon have extra firefighters, according to the agency. The Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services Department is increasing the minimum number of firefighters on each truck. The agency said all trucks will operate with at least three firefighters on board,...