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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Atlanta Braves fans to look out for ticket scams during this week’s World Series games. Major sporting events present an opportunity for scammers to exploit consumers through the sale of fake, void or stolen tickets on the secondary market. Ticket scams not only pose a risk for financial theft, but consumers may also […]

Franklin County Commissioners could have a decision on what to do about repairing a stretch of Colston Road that goes over a deteriorating earthen dam. The Board plans to continue discussions this evening at their work session on how to repair the bridge. The earthen dam is under the only road leading into a subdivision. In February 2020, the Board […]

People in Northeast Georgia will soon have the option to receive outpatient surgery at a new surgery center in Braselton. On Friday, Northside Hospital in Atlanta received a Certificate of Need from the Georgia Certificate of Need Appeal Panel for the new center. “We believe the availability of an outpatient surgery during a pandemic is critical,” said Debbie Mitcham, president, […]

Health departments in District II Public Health continue to wait for approval before offering either the Moderna or J&J COVID booster shots. That’s according to District II Public Health spokeswoman Natasha Young. However, local pharmacies in our area, such as the Walgreens in Royston are offering the Moderna booster vaccine for those currently eligible. CVS pharmacies are also offering all […]

If you recently purchased “Better Homes & Gardens Lavender & Chamomile Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones” from Walmart, you need to stop using it immediately. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta says a Georgia resident died this summer of a rare disease caused by bacteria found the aromatherapy spray. They say the unidentified victim died of […]