Corey Jarvis is seeing a lot of carryover from last season’s success as his team continues to prepare for the upcoming season.
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Attention all Freak-a-zoid robots: please report to the dance floor on Saturday, July 9 at The Mill amphitheater in Villa Rica.
The City of Villa Rica has been approved for a $1,746,397 million state grant for road improvements downtown.
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The calendar for 2022 is officially halfway complete, but for state officials, a new year is just beginning.
A shooting incident in Fairfield Plantation resulted in the death of an elderly woman allegedly by her husband.
When former District 3 Commissioner Mike Mulcare reached the podium, he asked for a moment to regain his composure.
Law enforcement and fire personnel want citizens to have fun this Fourth of July, but they encourage everyone to be safe.
When Martin Thomas heard the fire alarm at his home, he headed downstairs to alert his grandfather.
Attention all Freak-a-zoid robots: please report to the dance floor on July 9 at The Mill amphitheater in Villa Rica.
Alexander High School teacher, veteran and author David Brown has a new book coming out in August.
A faith-based addiction recovery program planning a new facility in Chattooga County, Georgia, is being sued for wrongful death after one of its residents committed suicide in April of last year.
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Leaders from the University of West Georgia and Georgia Highlands College (GHC) recently signed a partnership agreement that will provide a streamlined path for psychology students between the two institutions.
ATLANTA — Georgia’s population increased between July 2020 and July 2021, according to annual data from the Census Bureau. The state’s 2021 population was roughly 10.8 million, an increase of almost 74,000 residents, or about 0.7%, over 2020.
ATLANTA — Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) announced plans Tuesday to launch a fiber-optic network that will provide high-speed internet service to customers in five Middle Georgia counties.
SMYRNA — Allies of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp attacked Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams Wednesday as supporting the “defund the police” movement that gained traction two years ago following the murder of a Black man by a Minneapolis police officer.
A proposal by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to eliminate menthol cigarettes will save lives and reduce health disparities, especially among Black Americans, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Dr. Giridhar Mallya said.
Blood donations experienced a steep decline during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and are still recovering.
A Douglasville man has been arrested for a string of business burglaries on Douglas Boulevard.
Douglas County District Attorney Dalia Racine has pledged not to prosecute women or doctors over abortion if it is banned in Georgia.
The route for Douglasville’s Fourth of July Parade on Monday will be a little different this year due to construction in the downtown area.
The University of Georgia-Douglas County Extension and SNAP-Ed have teamed up to help residents stay hydrated during the hot summer months.
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ATLANTA — Georgia is about to embark on a new form of transportation technology that fits the needs of the era of e-commerce.
A new study shows the University of West Georgia contributed more than $626.7 million to the local, regional, and state economy between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. This represents an increase of nearly $400,000 over the previous year, as the university continues to make a significant ec…
Villa Rica will be one of three Georgia cities to be presented with a GAZA award next month during the upcoming conference of the Georgia Association of Zoning Administrators.
A Douglasville convenience store was robbed at gunpoint Saturday morning.
Corey Jarvis is seeing a lot of carryover from last season’s success as his team continues to prepare for the upcoming season.
A Villa Rica man is dead after being found Sunday morning in Lake Tara.
Douglas County Animal Services has confirmed that a fox that attacked a family pet tested positive for the rabies virus.
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ATLANTA — Georgians now have easier access to information about their government, thanks to a small-but-mighty team working behind the scenes to present data to the public.
District 4 County Commissioner Ann Jones Guider is asking the Board of Commissioners to look into capping fees the probate judge can pocket.
An Atlanta woman was arrested in connection to an armed robbery last year at the mall.
The City of Douglasville has a full slate of festivities planned for the Fourth of July.
With the official start of summer on Tuesday, Douglas County, like much of the state, has been in the middle of a heat wave.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion Friday, heralding a new era for dealing with a controversial issue that has split the nation for decades.
ATLANTA — The director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Vic Reynolds, is leaving the law enforcement post for a judgeship in Cobb County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Friday.
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Justin Ross Harris for murder and cruelty charges related to the death of his young son, Cooper, in a hot car in 2014.
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court Thursday considered whether children in temporary custody can receive routine immunizations over their parents’ objections, though recent changes to state policy may make the case moot.
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Education has awarded the first teacher recruitment tax credits to 69 teachers from across the state.
Yvonne Shaw is the Democratic nominee for the County Commission District 4 seat after handling defeating Dominique Conteh in Tuesday’s runoff
Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor will lend her voice to another worthy cause to help Georgians with disabilities.
A South Carolina man was convicted for statutory rape and other sexual abuse charges involving a family friend.
A social media post from the Douglas County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department created an unwanted firestorm of criticism towards the Board of Commissioners.
ATLANTA — Georgia is home to three of the nation’s 100 dirtiest power plants, the Atlanta-based Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center reported Monday.
Yvonne Shaw will be the Democratic nominee for the County Commission District 4 seat.
The Douglasville City Council approved a $40,003,944 operating budget for Fiscal Year 2023 during a special meeting Thursday.
Hiring experts say companies must change their business models to attract and retain employees as businesses continue to recover from the pandemic.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioner will discus awarding a bid to Integrated Construction and Nobility for renovations to Bill Arp and Fairplay Parks.