ATLANTA — It’s on to the championship game for the Lithia Springs Lions flag football team.
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ATLANTA — It’s on to the championship game for the Lithia Springs Lions flag football team.
ATLANTA — Georgia tax revenues rose again last month, continuing a positive trend of increases that began with the start of the current fiscal year in July.
ATLANTA — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue Monday announced he will challenge Gov. Brian Kemp in next May’s Republican primary.
ATLANTA — Invariably, the once-a-decade partisan redrawing of congressional and legislative districts in Georgia is accompanied by calls for taking that task away from the General Assembly and giving it to an independent commission.
ATLANTA — Former Doraville Police Chief John King was officially sworn in Friday as Georgia’s insurance commissioner.
Six local attorneys are being considered for appointment by Gov. Brian Kemp to replace retiring Judge David T. Emerson on the Douglas County Superior Court.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners discussed its proposed $103.5 million 2022 budget during an in-person public hearing on Tuesday.
One of the early strip malls built in Douglasville a few years after Interstate 20 came through the county has been sold.
ATLANTA - Eight Southern state chapters of a national organization of university professors are asking the University System of Georgia to rescind changes in tenure policies they argue would essentially abolish the tenure system.
An illegal gun sale gone bad is what allegedly led to a 13-year-old mistakenly killing his sister at their home, Sheriff Tim Pounds said.
Douglas County District Attorney Dalia Racine said that the community is in need of healing over the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old over the weekend.
The Douglasville City Council will take up plans for a new QuikTrip on Highway 5 and two town home developments off Fairburn Road during Thursday’s legislative work session.
Mandy Johnson experienced at an early age the impact that educators can have on a community.
ATLANTA — Georgia’s highway system ranks 14th in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, according to a new study.
ATLANTA — Atlanta City Councilman Andre Dickens was elected the next mayor of Georgia’s capital city Tuesday, easily defeating City Council President Felicia Moore in a runoff.
Two teenagers charged in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl over the weekend were denied bond by a Douglas County judge Tuesday morning.
ATLANTA – A newly launched super PAC is raising money on behalf of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is in the process of making arrests in connection to the death of a young girl Saturday afternoon.
The Douglas County Board of Education is moving forward with the plan to build a new multi-purpose arena, with an eye toward the goal of bringing graduations for the county’s five high schools and other types of events closer to home.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found I-20 to be the second most dangerous highway in the United States.
ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux began building her case for reelection last Tuesday, one day after passage of a new congressional redistricting map put her on a collision course with fellow Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath.
A Sandy Springs man was convicted of drug trafficking after only 20 minutes of jury deliberations.
The “Miracle on Main Street” Christmas Parade is returning to downtown Douglasville this year after a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s parade will be held on Friday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Current housing developments in the City of Villa Rica project a population growth of 30,775 by the end of a five-year period.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Ahmaud Arbery's mother woke up Thursday with a new, very important blessing on Thanksgiving Day.
ATLANTA — The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives approved a new congressional map Monday, the final act in a once-a-decade redistricting special session.
Taressa Lumpkin Williams has only been living in Georgia for six years, but the Florida transplant is trying to make a huge difference in the metro area.
Some turkey, dressing and shopping will be in store for a lot of consumers this Thanksgiving holiday.
The Douglas County Fire and EMT Division officially added a new firetruck to its fleet.
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia has decided not to pursue plans to rename dozens of buildings and colleges named for historical figures associated with racism.
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined Republican chief executives from 14 other states Monday in an initiative suggesting potential solutions to the global supply chain issues to President Joe Biden.
A Douglasville man has pleaded guilty to two murder charges in a gruesome assault on family members.
Every year on what is designated by Congress as National Wreaths Across America Day, the goal to Remember, Honor and Teach about military veterans is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 2,500 additional locations in all…
JC Freedom House will host its annual banquet on Monday, Nov. 29 at Crossroads Church of Douglasville. Banquet host is comic and local business owner Paul Zachos and keynote speaker will be Douglas County Solicitor General Sonya Compton.
The Douglas County taxpayers are helping Probate Judge Christina Peterson with legal expenses she has incurred as a result of multiple ethics charges from the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
Two of the state’s leading authorities on the Georgia Open Meetings Act are questioning whether the Douglas County Board of Commissioners violated state law by discussing in a closed-door meeting reimbursing Probate Judge Christina Peterson for legal expenses.
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Several churches and nonprofits are working to make sure those in need in Douglas County have access to a Thanksgiving feast next Thursday.
Business executive Kevin Greiner challenged county elected officials to ‘lead the charge’ in finding a common ground in the conversation about the division in the country.
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ATLANTA — Georgia’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.1% last month, the lowest in the state’s history, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported Thursday.
ATLANTA — A metro Atlanta legislator has prefiled a bill that could lead to the creation of what would become Georgia’s 10th largest city.
The Douglas County School System plans to end the mask requirement for elementary school students, staff and visitors next month.
Chet Forsh has been pacing the Douglas County High basketball sidelines longer than some coaches he goes against have been living.
The Douglasville City Council voted Monday to table zoning change requests for two proposed town-home neighborhoods in the Fairburn Road area near the Interstate 20 interchange.
The Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department recently announced that the doors to the Boundary Waters Activity Center are officially open to the public.
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is targeting distracted and impaired driving through a partnership with a nonprofit foundation.
ATLANTA — Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller pre-filed legislation Monday calling for the repeal of the state income tax.
A former Douglas County government employee has been charged with impersonating an officer while being investigated on possible theft charges.
Douglas County and Lithia Springs, the county’s two oldest high schools, both survived the first round of the GHSA playoffs over the weekend.