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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Atlanta, GA – Emergency officials across Georgia are urging residents to begin preparing today for potential ice storms this winter, emphasizing that freezing rain often causes more damage than snowfall....

Police say the man was hiding in the stall where she couldn't see his legs.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A 70-year-old man will spend half a decade behind bars after he was found guilty of touching women and girls at a public pool inappropriately, according to the Office of the District Attorney for Gwinnett County. The various incidents happened at a Lawrenceville swimming pool...

Since coming forward, other victims have reached out.

Duluth police announced a man was arrested for his role in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday.

A Cherokee County jury has convicted a man of domestic violence charges in an assault on a woman last year that included strangling her in a headlock. On Nov. 19, the jury found Sergio Antonio Esquivel, 42, of Holly Springs, guilty of family violence aggravated assault and false imprisonment following a two-day...

Lights on the Loop is a month-long event featuring a spectacular light display along a one-mile stretch of the Alpha Loop trail — including a beautiful illuminated tunnel. It is FREE to walk through and enjoy. The lights are on nightly from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., and the...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Appointments for heating bill assistance will open a month later than usual in some metro Atlanta counties due to the now-ended government shutdown’s ripple effects. Seniors and those homebound due to medical issues can usually apply for the Low Income Home Energy...

A Gwinnett County jury has sentenced Brian Sanchez Duarte for the execution-style murder of Alinton Joel Rivera-Zuniga in November 2022.

GEORGIA — A drug-related police operation at a shopping center on Indian Trail Lilburn Road resulted in seven arrests Thursday night, according to Gwinnett County police. Witnesses said officers swarmed the strip mall around 8 p.m., with blue lights filling the parking lot as police moved in and out of businesses,...