Marc Eggers![]() Recent Articles by Marc EggersGarbage pickup in Gainesville was canceled on Monday and Tuesday because of the inability of crews to navigate city streets due to ice and snow. Monday's wintery weather did not keep everybody homebound. Four juveniles found themselves under arrest after allegedly entering a vacant home in the 4900 block of Sunny Ridge Court in Flowery Branch. "The Georgia DOT is ready and waiting, if needed, to battle winter weather AGAIN this weekend," proclaimed Teri Pope, emphasizing the word "Again". GAINESVILLE - The visible part of the demolition work on the old Public Safety Building is now underway. Bill Andrew will continue to be the City Manager of Flowery Branch following a 3-to-2 vote at Thursday night's City Council meeting. The head of a panel weighing an overhaul of Georgia's tax code said Wednesday the group will likely recommend lowering the state's personal and corporate income tax rates and instead taxing more goods and services. A key Georgia lawmaker said the state should consider legislation that could keep the children of illegal immigrants born in the U.S. from being granted automatic citizenship. Authorities say three men tried to ring in the new year with fake $100 bills. The Fulton County court system that handled the case of a repeat offender later charged with killing a Georgia state trooper is undergoing an overhaul. The Barrow County Sheriff's Office has arrested Todd Orr, 46, in connection with the Dec. 25th shooting at his home. Flu season appears to be picking up. The CDC says five states had widespread reports of flu last week, up from zero two weeks earlier. Delta Air Lines flight 1921, en route from Detroit to Phoenix, made an unscheduled landing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Thursday morning when cockpit cre wmembers reported indications that there was trouble with one of the aircraft's two engines. The National Weather Service has issued an alert for the possibility of light, freezing rain across portions of northeast Georgia. A 30-year-old man with an extensive criminal record was charged Tuesday in the shooting death of a Georgia State Patrol trooper who was killed after trying to pull over a driver for a minor traffic violation, authorities said. A grand jury has filed new charges against a nurse anesthetist accused of recording sex acts that he performed on unconscious female patients. The successor to longtime Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Frank Huggins has been named. A Winter Weather Advisory is in place for Habersham and Rabun counties and the National Weather Service has also issued a Special Weather Statement for Hall and a number of other Georgia counties. Gwinnett Firefighters responded to a report of a grass fire in the center median of I-85 S/B just south of Hamilton Mill Road in Buford. It took more than a dozen officers to break up fights and disperse hundreds of teens after an Athens nightclub's event got out of hand. It's Christmas evening, everybody is exhausted, everybody has eaten too much... and there's a mountain of torn and crumpled gift wrap, discarded boxes, and ribbons piled almost as high as the Christmas tree they sit next to. Previous |1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | Next |
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