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Walton County holds red in face of blue wave

Marc McMain won the District 46 state Senate seat Nov. 3. Contributed photo. Despite the rest of the state joining the national mood in swinging to the left, joining the current of a blue wave that swept Democrats into office across Georgia and the country, Walton County voters remained resolutely red in Tuesday’s monumental midterm elections.

Walton County, GA · 2d

Monroe Local News

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Magic in Monroe: Let the festive season begin

Christmas in Monroe – the Historic Walton County Courthouse. Photo credit: Monroe Downtown Social Media. There is nothing quite like the Christmas season in Monroe. If you haven’t experienced it yet, you’re in for a treat. The magic begins this weekend!. Fall is officially here. We’ve made...

Monroe, GA · 1d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Gwinnett County Restaurant Report Card – 11/03/2026

The Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale County Health Departments conducted food service inspections in Gwinnett County on 11/03/2026. The following 19 establishments were inspected. 🔴 Grade U (Failing) = below 70 | 🟠 Grade C = 70–79 | 🟡 Grade B = 80–89 | 🟢 Grade A = 90–100 🔴 FAILING (below 70) — 1 location Ashton Gardens Atlanta — 🔴 57 (FAILING)• Inspected: 11-03-2026 • 260 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Sugar Hill GA 30518 🟠 Grade C (70–79) — 2 locations SUBWAY 19410 — 🟠 72 (Grade C)• Inspected: 11-03-2026 • 5965 Cumming Hwy NE Suite 310 Sugar Hill GA 30518CASA LATINA LOUNGE — 🟠 76 (Grade C)• Inspected: 11-03-2026 • 5808 Singleton Rd Suite 700 Norcross GA 30093 🟡 Grade B (80–89) — 7 locations LITTLE CAESARS — 🟡 81 (Grade B)• Inspected: 11-03-2026 • 2033 Buford Hwy NE Suite 111 Buford GA 30518TACO ELDORADO — 🟡 82 (Grade B)• Inspected: 11-03-2026 • 2570 Pleasant Hill Rd Suite 102-103 Duluth GA 30096QUAN ONG MAP — 🟡 83 (Grade B)• Inspected: 11-03-2026 • 1630 Pleasant Hill Rd Suite A-3 Duluth GA 30096J ALEXANDER'S — 🟡 83 (Grade B)• Inspected: 11-03-2026 • 5245 Peachtree Pkwy Peachtree Corners GA 30092CITY LINES — 🟡

Gwinnett County, GA · 2d

Rough Draft Atlanta

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My Five: Tucker Mayor Anne Lerner’s favorite local restaurants

Tucker Mayor Anne Lerner shares five restaurants she frequents in the city. Cuisines from the mayor's top five Tucker restaurants range from Middle Eastern fare and West African food to Nepalese, Mexican, and Korean dishes. The post My Five: Tucker Mayor Anne Lerner’s favorite local restaurants appeared first on Rough Draft® .

Tucker, GA · 1d

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Oconee County Commissioners Updated On Transportation Board Member’s Lack Of Response To Request For Information On Bypass

Oconee County’s representative on the state Transportation Board, Jamie Boswell, has not responded to state House District 121 Rep. Eric Gisler’s request for assistance in obtaining information on the proposed SR 15 Truck Bypass of Watkinsville. Boswell said on Wednesday that instead “Jason Dykes out of the Gainesville...

Oconee County, GA · 2d

Athens Banner-Herald

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Athens-area holiday calendar features markets, lights and arts

As the holiday season approaches, communities across Athens, Winterville and Watkinsville are filling their calendars with artist markets, light displays, live performances and longtime seasonal traditions. This roundup highlights local events where visitors can shop from regional makers, experience holiday-themed arts programming, and take part in some of the area's most anticipated annual celebrations. Don't see your event listed here? Email your press release or event information to ashearer@onlineathens.com. New eats: Here's our list of Athens restaurants that opened in 2026 Athens area holiday and seasonal events Celebrate Fall Festival (Taylor-Grady House, 634 Prince Ave., Athens) Saturday, Nov. 7. Community arts festival featuring local makers, traditional crafts, artisan vendors and creative activities. Winter WonderLights (State Botanical Garden of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Ave., Athens) Thursday, Nov. 12, and select nights through December. Walk-through holiday light display featuring illuminated installations, themed light experiences and seasonal décor along garden pathways. Athens Academy Holiday Market (Sinkwich Spartan Center, 1281 Spartan Lane, Athens) Wednesday-Thursday, Nov. 18-19. Holiday shopping event featuring more than 85 vendors from across the Southeast selling artwork, jewelry, pottery, floral arrangements, specialty foods and handmade gifts. Opening-night shopping event is scheduled for 4-7 p.m. Nov. 18. OCAF Holiday Market (Oconee Cultural

Athens, GA · 3d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Gwinnett County to host America Recycles Day event on Saturday

Gwinnett County residents will have an opportunity to responsibly dispose of hard-to-recycle materials during an America Recycles Day event Saturday, hosted by Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. Residents should enter through the traffic light off Sugarloaf Parkway. America Recycles Day, commemorated annually on Nov. 15, is a Keep America Beautiful initiative that encourages recycling and raises awareness about its environmental benefits, including reducing waste, conserving natural resources and saving energy. Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate, is organizing the event as part of its ongoing efforts to promote sustainability throughout the county. “At Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, we are all about Connecting People and Resources for a Sustainable Gwinnett,” said Schelly Marlatt, executive director of the nonprofit. “Each year, our America Recycles Day event serves as a shining example of our mission in action. We bring our neighbors together with Solid Waste Management, haulers, and a variety of recycling partners.” Marlatt noted that because the organization cannot hold these collection events every month, residents seeking disposal options for items not accepted

Gwinnett County, GA · 1d

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This 22-year-old college student flipped the last Republican seat on Gwinnett commission

Democrat Benjamin Culberson won the Gwinnett County Commission District 4 seat, flipping the final Republican spot.

Gwinnett County, GA · 2d

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MAP: How Gwinnett County voted in key congressional, statewide races

Gwinnett County election results show Republican Rep. Rich McCormick winning Georgia's 7th Congressional District race following Tuesday's midterm election voting. McCormick earned more than 56% of total ballots across six suburban Atlanta counties to defeat Democratic challenger Tony Kozycki. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Georgia governor race, while local...

Gwinnett County, GA · 3d

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ATHENS VOICES: Athenians share opinions on reformed right-of-way ordinance

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission voted on Oct. 6 to pass a reformed right-of-way ordinance that prohibits camping on and interference with sidewalks, bikeways, streets, transportation corridors and other public areas. The ordinance, which passed with an 8-2 vote, will likely affect homeless people in Athens. The ordinance is...

Athens, GA · 2d

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Northside area voters approve annexation into Tucker

Voters in an unincorporated Northside area of DeKalb County approved an annexation into the City of Tucker during the November 3 election, which is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. The post Northside area voters approve annexation into Tucker appeared first on Rough Draft® .

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Athens Mayor and Commission hear concerns over parking and more at November meeting

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission approved an amendment regarding inclusionary zoning payment options and a street name change. They also voted to hold a West End property rezoning at their regular session meeting Wednesday. Inclusionary zoning payment in-lieu options. The zoning rules were updated to say that all qualifying...

Athens, GA · 1d

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Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case

A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.

Covington, GA · 1d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Two homestead exemptions passed in Gwinnett while Norcross picked a new councilman

Gwinnett County voters overwhelming backed more tax relief in two homestead exemption referendums, one for the entire county and another in the city of Suwanee, this week. Countywide, voters were asked whether a $2,000 exemption on school taxes — that is already available to teachers, active duty military service members, hospital workers and law enforcement — should be extended to disabled military veterans and all employees of Gwinnett County Public Schools and Buford City Schools. Voters overwhelmingly said “yes,” with 75.53% of the 337,010 votes cast on the referendum being in favor of expanding the exemption. Meanwhile, Suwanee voters overwhelmingly approved a city homestead exemption referendum on whether the exemption should be set at $15,000. City officials said 998 voters cast ballots in favor of the referendum while only 90 voters voted against it. The homestead referendums were not the only special questions asked of voters this week. Norcross held a special election to fill the unexpired term of City Councilman Marshall Cheek, who died in office earlier this year. Jeffrey Allen defeated former Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson in the special election. Allen received 750 votes while Johnson got 340 votes.

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ACCGov Accepting Nonprofit Applications for Homeowner Appliance Replacement Program through Dec. 23

The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (ACCGov) Sustainability Department is accepting applications from local nonprofit organizations to seek funds from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program Appliance Replacement Initiative, a residential energy-efficiency program serving income-qualified Athens-Clarke County homeowners. The initiative uses $177,000 in federal funding from the U.S....

Athens, GA · 2d

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Barrow County Schools Approve $47M BASA Athletics Complex, Beating Budget by $3M

The Barrow County Board of Education has signed off on a guaranteed maximum price of $46,999,523 with Parrish Construction Group to build a full athletics complex at Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy, clearing the way for construction to begin in the immediate future with completion slated for fall 2028. The...

Barrow County, GA · 2d

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Iota Phi Theta’s Larry Johnson Elected to the Georgia State Senate

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. member and former DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson has been elected to the Georgia State Senate. According to unofficial results reported by Decaturish, Johnson won 89.78 percent of the vote, or 80,794 votes, in Senate District 10, defeating Republican Furquan Stafford. The district includes parts of DeKalb and Henry counties.

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Oconee County Voters Reject TSPLOST Renewal, Picking Property Taxes Over Sales Taxes; Republican Vote Weaker Than Four Years Ago

***Republicans Win All Three State Legislative Races***. At a time when Republican elected legislative leaders are proposing to cut property taxes and shift to sales taxes, voters in Oconee County on Tuesday night chose the opposite. A proposal to renew the county’s Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST)...

Oconee County, GA · 3d

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Democrat Laura Murvartian Flips Georgia Senate District 48, Ousting Shawn Still

Democrat Laura Murvartian defeated Republican incumbent Shawn Still in Georgia State Senate District 48, flipping a seat Still won in 2022. More than 34,000 votes were cast in the contest, which covered parts of Forsyth, Fulton and Gwinnett counties. Published accounts differed on the final vote totals. At 10:58 p.m....

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The Citizens

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Rockdale voters approve FLOST for property tax relief

CONYERS — Rockdale County voters have approved a new 1% sales tax intended to reduce county and city property taxes, according to unofficial election results. The Floating Local Option Sales Tax, or FLOST, received about 64% of the vote in Tuesday’s election. Unofficial results Wednesday showed 21,084 voters supporting the measure and 11,942 voting against it. Rockdale voters approve a 1% FLOST for property tax relief The vote authorizes Rockdale County to collect an additional 1% sales and use tax for five years, with the revenue required to be used exclusively to reduce property taxes imposed by Rockdale County and the city of Conyers. The new tax will raise the combined sales tax rate in Rockdale County from 7% to 8%. County officials estimated ahead of the election that FLOST could generate approximately $26 million countywide in 2027. Under an agreement between Rockdale County and Conyers, approximately 81.5%, or about $21 million, would go to the county, while roughly 18.4%, or $4.8 million, would go to the city. Unlike a SPLOST, which funds designated capital projects, FLOST revenue must fund property tax relief. During a September town hall on the proposal, officials estimated the revenue could reduce the county’s current

Rockdale County, GA · 2d

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