The DeKalb County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office says two people have been arrested and charged with capital murder after the remains of a woman missing since 2021 were found. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) said on June 28, 2023, remains were found at the Little River Canyon National Park by a search team.
Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you. But advocates decry the plan, which will insure far fewer people than a full expansion of the state-federal Medicaid program, as needlessly restrictive and expensive.
Two Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students were finalists in their competitions at the recent Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Atlanta.
Starting today, July 1, Georgia Department of Natural Resources game wardens will be enforcing a new 200-foot law for any wakeboards or wake surfers. That’s roughly two-thirds the length of a football field that any boat creating a wake and can be surfed has to stay away from virtually anything else on the shoreline.
Temperatures are expected to hover in the upper 90’s for the next several days – all the way through the Fourth of July here in Northwest Georgia. With the heat index forecast to be between 100-110, if you are planning activities outside, you should be sure to wear loose clothing, drink plenty of water and take frequent breaks. Also, don’t forget your pets. Summerville City Councilman Joe Money posted this week that the Summerville Animal Ordinance covers proper care for pets during hot weather. Pets should be provided with plenty of cool drinking water and have shade. If you see an animal that is not being properly cared for, you can contact Chattooga County Animal Control.
A 40-year-old Rome man has been charged with a felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals in a case that also involved the arrest of a Rome woman.
It is that time of the year again. The legislative session is coming to a close and July 1 marks the day that many new laws are going into effect in Georgia. Here is a breakdown of some of the big ones that folks here need to know.
A lot of folks were anticipating the first day of July when tags for utility vehicles were to have become available from local tag offices across the state. But Georgia is delaying the move to legalize UTV’s on the roadways until December 1st. The reason given is the tags won’t be available to local tag offices until then. Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton had told the public that her office was still waiting on direction from the Georgia Department of Driver’s Services regarding the new tags. Also, UTV owners should know, you can’t tag your UTV and operate on Georgia roadways without insurance on the vehicle.
In neighboring Florida, four people have contracted malaria in the last two months, leaving some asking if Georgians should be worried. The Atlanta-based CDC reports this is the first time in 20 years the mosquito-borne illness has been confirmed in patients who haven’t traveled outside of the U.S. And while state health officials say the risk of malaria spreading across Georgia is unlikely, residents should take precautions against being bitten by mosquitos. Elmer Gray, an entomologist at UGA, tells the AJC that the best defense against the blood-sucking insects is to use products with a 10 to 30 percent concentration of DEET. The last locally contracted case of malaria in Georgia was back in 1999.
