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DPH Confirms Four Additional Measles Cases in Georgia
-News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed four additional cases of measles. These cases are close contacts of the measles case confirmed last week. This outbreak is associated with a daycare setting in the metro Atlanta area; the children were either unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated...
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GNTC's Nursing program achieves 100% pass rate
-News Release- All 18 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduates in the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program have passed a national nursing licensure exam this year on their first attempt and achieved a 100% pass rate. This year is the fourth consecutive year that 100% of GNTC's ASN graduates have...
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Investigation underway after officer shoots and kills miniature donkey in Polk County
-Staff reports- A Cedartown police officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation after a miniature donkey was shot and killed early Sunday. A social media post from Elseberry Riding and Farm stated that around 12:45 a.m., police entered their pasture searching for a missing person an...
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Arrest reports for August 30
-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with influencing a witness A man initially arrested on aggravated assault charges for allegedly strangling a woman is now charged with influencing a witness. According to Floyd County Jail records: 23-year-old Dravus Chaise Christian Dupree tried to deter the victim from testifyi...
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Arrest reports for August 27
-Floyd County Jail records- Connecticut man charged with grooming, terroristic threats A man from Norwich, Connecticut, was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Thursday on charges of grooming a minor, obscene internet contact with a child, and terroristic threats and acts. According to the arrest warrants: 29-year-old...
Aug 27, 2026





