Atlanta residents face drug trafficking charges following Union Co. traffic stop
Two Atlanta residents face drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop in Union County on Jan. 28. The Union County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that a deputy conducted the stop on a white Ford Focus based on traffic violations he observed. The deputy reported an odor of marijuana coming from the...
Health care billionaire Rick Jackson enters Georgia governor’s race with $50M on hand
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Rick Jackson, the billionaire founder of a major Georgia health care company, has entered the state’s nationally watched governor’s race. On Tuesday, the founder and CEO of Jackson Healthcare launched his campaign by announcing he is seeding it with $50 million,...
Popular downtown Atlanta restaurant says it’s closing after 13 years
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A popular downtown Atlanta restaurant is closing its doors. The owners of Suite Food Lounge announced Tuesday that the restaurant will close. The restaurant is located on Luckie Street NW, just north of Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NW. In an Instagram post, the...
Two Marietta men charged in overnight storage unit burglaries
Richard Winston Wood, 31, and Christian Cole Randall, both of Marietta, are accused of breaking into storage units on Nov. 8 between midnight and 2 a.m. at the Midgard Self Storage facility, 2909 Log Cabin Drive SE in Atlanta, according to arrest warrants from the Cobb County Police Department. Wood and Randall are...
These 14 Georgia Restaurants Serve Food So Good It Rarely Lasts All Day
Some restaurants never make it to dinner service, not because of poor planning, but because their food is... Keep Reading this Post Here → These 14 Georgia Restaurants Serve Food So Good It Rarely Lasts All Day
Bahama Breeze permanently closing down its Georgia locations, with one being converted
ATLANTA — Bahama Breeze, a Caribbean-themed casual-dining chain, announced it will close their doors after 30 years in business. On Tuesday, their parent company, Darden Restaurants, announced that 14 Bahama Breeze restaurants would close permanently across nine states and that the company would convert the remaining...
Man charged with armed robbery at Woodstock jewelry store
A man has been arrested and charged with committing an armed robbery at a jewelry store in Woodstock Sunday, police announced. According to the Woodstock Police Department, officers responded just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday to a 911 call reporting an armed robbery and jewelry stolen at Kay Jewelers at The Outlet Shoppes...
Arthur Blank revealed as first WTGL team owner
Arthur Blank will serve as the first owner of a team in the upcoming WTGL
Man accused of armed theft at Marietta Family Dollar
Kevaughn Hyatt, 24, of Marietta, is accused of possessing a 9mm Taurus G3C pistol in his left front jacket pocket while stealing items from the Family Dollar, 567 Cobb Parkway N., Marietta, on Jan. 28 at 6:15 p.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department. Hyatt is accused of taking frozen...
Hiram man sentenced to life in prison for assaulting 6-year-old
HIRAM, Ga. - A Hiram man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of sexually abusing a 6-year-old child, prosecutors said. Javier Emmanuel Sable, 42, was sentenced to life in prison after a four-day jury trial ended in his conviction for aggravated child molestation and child molestation on...
