Friday May 25 | via Douglas County Sentinel
Citing a new wrinkle in Local Option Sales Tax renegotiation laws, Villa Rica officials have thrown a wrench into plans for a formal agreement on local sales tax distribution for the next decade. Comment?
Safe Graduation Celebration Tips
Friday May 25 | via Patch.com
A As high school graduation ceremonies near and friends gather to celebrate, parents are encouraged to know their responsibility to provide a safe environment for their graduate. Comment?
Thursday May 24 | via Douglas County Sentinel
Citing a new wrinkle in Local Option Sales Tax renegotiation laws, Villa Rica officials have thrown a wrench into plans for a formal agreement on local sales tax distribution for the next decade. Comment?
Deputies arrest two on drug charges after traffic stop
Wednesday May 23 | via LaGrange Daily News
Troup County Sheriff's Deputies made two arrests for suspected drug possession at a traffic stop on Fuller Road Tuesday. Comment?
Closing arguments underway in shooting case
Monday May 21 | via WDUN-AM Gainesville
Closing arguments got underway Monday in the Hall County trial of an Austell woman accused in connection with the murder of a man in a Hall County park two years ago. Comment?
Friday May 18 | via Douglas County Sentinel
On May 4, the Grand Jury of Haralson County Superior Court indicted Thomas Andrew Woods for kidnapping, cruelty to children and false imprisonment, all felonies, in addition to driving without a license, driving on a suspended license and possession of marijuana. Comment?
Cobb County man fights deportation
Thursday May 17 | via 11Alive
Twenty-one-year-old Jesus Cruz acknowledges he is in the country illegally. He says his mother brought him to the United States when he was twelve. Comment?
Teen gets life for fatal shooting of cab driver
Thursday May 17 | via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A 19-year-old was convicted and sentenced to life plus five years' probation Thursday for his role in the fatal shooting of a cab driver in 2009, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office announced. Comment?
Thursday May 17 | via MyFoxAtlanta
An accident involving a Georgia State Patrol unit has blocked all eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 on Thursday. Comment?
Motorcyclist killed in Mableton crash
Thursday May 17 | via MDJonline.com
A 57-year-old motorcyclist was killed Wednesday morning when another driver made a U-turn in front of him, Cobb Police said. Comment?
Motorcylcist thrown to his death in collision on Cob...
Thursday May 17 | via Examiner.com
The deadly wreck happened shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Veterans Memorial Highway at Powell Drive, according to Cobb County police . Comment?
Police: Fatal Wreck Victim Not at Fault
Wednesday May 16 | via Patch.com
Police have determined that the car accident death of an Austell woman in April was not caused by her, as originally thought, but the other driver. Comment?
Motorcyclist Dies After Crash in Mableton
Wednesday May 16 | via Patch.com
A Douglasville man died in a Mableton vehicle crash on Wednesday morning as he was driving his motorcycle eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway. Comment?
Police Conclude Investigation of Fatal Austell Crash
Wednesday May 16 | via Patch.com
As a result of an ongoing investigation, Cobb police recently determined a fatal crash was not caused by the victim crossing the center line as originally thought. Comment?
Attorneys begin case in Valentine's Day murder trial
Tuesday May 15 | via The Times
Rodney Williams, a defense attorney for Lynitra Ross, makes his opening statements to the jury today at the Hall County Superior Court in Gainesville. Comment?
Testimony begins Tuesday in Belton Bridge Park murde...
Friday May 11 | via WDUN-AM Gainesville
Testimony will begin Tuesday in the trial of Lynitra Ross, the Austell woman accused of being the go-between for a hit man and the woman who hired him to kill her husband at a Hall County park two years ago. Comment?
County by county news for Saturday
Friday May 11 | via Palm Beach Post
Two Cobb County teens remained in the Douglas County Jail without bond Friday, charged with burglarizing the home of a 90-year-old Douglas County woman. Comment?
Deputies: Teens kicked in 90-year-old woman's door
Friday May 11 | via Palm Beach Post
Two Cobb County teens remained in the Douglas County Jail without bond Friday, charged with burglarizing the home of a 90-year-old Douglas County woman. Comment?
Douglasville grandma chases away suspected burglars
Wednesday May 9 | via WXIX-TV Cincinnati
Adam Mayes, the man who FBI says kidnapped Jo Ann Bain and her three daughters, is dead. Comment?
Apr 14, 2012 | via Patch.com
Chad Crews wants a car of his own that he can drive. But getting him in that car won't be easy. Comment?