Northwest Georgia
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Walker County gives final approval to Rock City gondola rezone
Rock City got one of two approvals it needs from elected officials to build a gondola lift up Lookout Mountain, Georgia, when the Walker County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request Thursday.
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Trump endorses Clay Fuller in Northwest Georgia special election
Donald Trump has endorsed Clay Fuller in the special election for Georgia's 14th Congressional District.
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Legal fight escalates over Georgia voting records as Trump says he wants to ‘take over’ elections
Officials in Georgia's Fulton County said Wednesday they have asked a federal court to order the FBI to return ballots and other documents from the 2020 election that it seized last week, escalating a voting battle as President Donald Trump says he wants to “take over” elections from Democratic-run areas with the November midterms on the horizon.
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Grundy County man allegedly aimed BB gun at Courthouse employee
A man carrying what was later determined to be a BB gun caused some tense moments at the Grundy County Courthouse before he was taken into custody.
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Atlanta airport fuel spill draws criticism over lack of information
State officials and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are facing criticism for a lack of information following a Friday jet fuel spill that contaminated the Flint River, which provides drinking water to 400,000 people south of Atlanta and in central Georgia.
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Man sentenced to 65 years for spying, child molestation
A LaFayette, Georgia, man convicted of child molestation and spying on a female relative was sentenced to 65 years in prison.
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Intelligence director says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended an FBI search of the elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked for her to be there.
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Geoff Duncan broke with Trump. The former Republican wants Democrats to make him Georgia’s governor
Under the fluorescent lights of an American Legion hall near Atlanta, in front of more than a dozen Democratic activists, Geoff Duncan apologized for all the things that he did as a Republican.
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An ousted energy regulator reflects on Georgia’s new power politics
The Georgia Public Service Commission got a shock in November: After nearly two decades as an all-Republican body, two incumbent commissioners lost their seats. Georgia voters, frustrated by rising power bills, elected two Democrats with about 60% of the vote.
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Christian Hurd drops out of congressional race to run for Georgia House
Christian Hurd, a Republican candidate from Rocky Face, has dropped out of Georgia's District 14 Congressional special election. Instead, he will be running in the race for District 2 of the Georgia House of Representatives.
