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Born 85 Years Ago Today in Georgia, the Country Singer Best Known for Her...

Born in Marietta, Georgia, on this day (September 18) in 1941, Priscilla Mitchell was a country singer who recorded a string of duets with Roy Drusky in the 1960s. One of those recordings, “Yes, Mr. Peters”, spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1965.
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Marietta man accused of battery on a pregnant woman

Terry Smith, 29, of Marietta, is accused of battery on a pregnant woman on Sept. 9 at 3:24 p.m. at a residence at 1425 Wood Hollow Lane in Marietta, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. During a verbal altercation that turned physical, Smith dragged his girlfriend, the mother of his u
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DNA breakthrough leads to arrest 6 years after 21-year-old was murdered

About two years ago, the GBI's Cold Case Unit partnered with a Texas-based DNA lab to develop a complete genealogical profile of the suspect.
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Atlanta Artist Slaps Woman at Concert; She’s Suing

TUCKER, Ga. — An Atlanta singer is accused of slapping a woman from the stage during a concert, an incident captured on video that the woman says left her with two black eyes and that her attorney says will be the basis of a lawsuit. Shamika Boyd says she...
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Toni Morrison novel removed from Cobb County school libraries

Toni Morrison's 1970 novel "The Bluest Eye" is the 30th book removed from Cobb County school libraries since 2024.
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Georgia woman extradited to Marion County on fraud charges, accused of scamming vehicle buyers...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A Georgia woman is accused of using online vehicle ads to steal tens of thousands of dollars from buyers across several states. Deputies say 31-year-old Dakota Burchfield was extradited from Douglasville, Georgia, to Marion County on Wednesday and arrested on a warrant for using a computer to defra
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69-year-old in wheelchair dies after hit-and-run

A sister opened up about the loss of her only sibling, after police said a driver hit the 69-year-old while he was riding in his wheelchair then left him in the road.
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Caregiver Arrested After Toddler She Was Watching Wandered Off Unnoticed for 30 Minutes

A caregiver in Georgia was arrested after the toddler she was watching wandered off, and it took 30 minutes for her to notice that he was missing. Maria Guadalupe Almanza Rivera has been charged with second-degree child cruelty and reckless conduct, according to online jail records. The investigation into Almanza River
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Man arrested in Alabama 7 years after deadly Atlanta shooting

ROANOKE, Ala. (WBRC) - Police in Roanoke, Alabama, arrested 29-year-old Ashton Reed on Wednesday, ending a seven-year search following a deadly 2019 shooting in Atlanta. Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta said that around 10:30 p.m. on March 31, 2019, officers went to an apartment complex called Woodlands at Cascade aft
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Decatur woman sentenced after agricultural company loses $158,000 in email scam

Decatur, Georgia – A $158,000 payment for strawberry seeds turned into a costly cyber fraud case after an agricultural company sent money to an account controlled by a Decatur woman, according to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. The scheme relied on one small but critical detail: an email address...

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