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July 6th, 2020 – 4:30 PM Georgia Governor Brian Kemp – The following is a press release from the office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp: Following weeks of dramatically increased violent crime and property destruction in the City of Atlanta, the July Fourth weekend saw over thirty Georgians wounded by gunfire, including five confirmed dead.…… read more
July 6th, 2020 – 12:25 PM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) A Stone Mountain, Georgia man was indicted by the Chattooga County Grand Jury last week after he was accused of traveling to Chattooga County to have sexual encounters with a twelve-year-old girl. Sheriff Mark Schrader told the grand jury that the thirty-four-year-old man…… read more
July 6th, 2020 – 11:00 AM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ Radio) A Trion woman was arrested in Floyd County over the weekend after she was accused of taking someone’s wallet. Floyd County Police say that forty-one-year-old Amanda Mae Barnes was at McDonald’s on Martha Berry Highway when she allegedly took someone’s wallet “with the…… read more
July 5, 2020–5:00 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Georgia reported another 2,197 positive COVID-19 tests on Sunday, according to the state department of public health. Statewide on Sunday, there were 95,516 total cases, up from 93,319 on Saturday. The 2,197 new cases are lower than last week’s one day record of nearly 3,500. There…… read more
July 5, 2020–2:33 p.m. AAA SOUTH This summer, AAA forecasts Americans will take 700 million trips based on economic indicators and state re-openings. That number is down nearly 15% compared to last July through September and is the first decline in summer travel since 2009. AAA booking trends show Americans are making travel plans, though cautiously…… read more
July 3, 2020–8:23 a.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Good news if you are going to be traveling for the Independence Day holiday. The Georgia Department of Transportation has suspended construction-related lane closures on interstate highways. The suspension will run until 10 p.m. Sunday. The DOT is also limiting lane closures on state routes that directly serve…… read more
July 3, 2020–9:18 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Fourth of July is just ahead, a time when people typically enjoy the summer holiday with backyard barbecues, fireworks or water fun. But this year, celebrating Independence Day will be different due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The American Red Cross offers safety tips you can follow. If you…… read more
July 2nd, 2020 – 3:15 PM WZQZ Radio – (Via WZQZ) Summerville Police arrested a twenty-two-year-old Summerville man on Monday morning who was suspected of forging several checks. In a subsequent search of the man’s vehicle, police found drug paraphernalia and suspected methamphetamine. Officers spotted James Albert Walker of a Crowe Street, Summerville address at…… read more
July 2, 2020–5:58 a.m. NEWS RELEASE As the largest non-governmental provider of recreation facilities in the state, Georgia Power is reminding customers and vacationers if they are planning to head out to company lakes and waterways for the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend, to be sure to follow guidelines on social distancing, facial coverings and…… read more
July 1st, 2020 – 4:00 PM Georgia Department of Public Health The State of Georgia set a new record Wednesday for the most number of new COVID-19 cases. There were 2,946 new positive tests reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health, bringing the total to 84,237 since the pandemic began. There were 22 deaths…… read more