Tunnel Hill Varnell News Reports in Georgia

ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Friday in 23 counties swamped by flooding rainstorms that caused rivers to overflow, left many roads underwater and in some areas ... Read More

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Along Interstate 85 at North Druid Hills Road in DeKalb County, the signs, barrels, and alerts are all in place. Plan accordingly. Read More

Officers were called to the Huntington Ridge apartments on Windsor Woods Lane off of Buford Highway around 4 p.m. Investigators say a 15- or 16-year-old was shot and killed at the apartment complex. Read More

The Georgia Department of Transportation's weekly traffic interruption advisory for Southeast Georgia details ongoing road work and construction projects from November 9 to November 15, 2024. Read More

According to a spokesperson for Columbia County School District, one of their school buses was transporting students in Richmond County on Friday, when the school bus was involved in an accident with ... Read More

A Columbia County school bus was involved in a crash Friday while students were aboard.The students were from two fourth-grade classes at Parkway Elementary, parents were told in a letter.The ... Read More

Thursday's downpour brought rising levels of water in the City of Savannah throughout the day, leading to road closures and stalled cars. The streets of Savannah are prone to floods from heavy ... Read More

Two men were arrested in connection with an armed carjacking on Long Island after police located the stolen vehicle and pursued the suspects. According to Suffolk County Police, the incident took ... Read More

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A relatively trouble-free presidential election was good news for those working to restore faith in the system. Less encouraging was a flood of misinformation that sought to ... Read More

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If the weather stays clear enough, the Georgia Department of Transportation will close down multiple lanes on Interstate 85 from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. According to GDOT, construction crews ... Read More

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A large fire engulfing roughly more than 50 vehicles at a towing impound lot in DeKalb County was brought under control early Friday morning, officials said. It happened at the ... Read More

Due to heavy rain and some flooding, local schools have made adjustments to their transportation plans for Friday. At least one school district closed. Here's a ... Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Another batch of evening heavy rain over a soggy Lowndes County landscape is prompting another round of flash flooding concerns. A Flash Flood Warning is in place for ... Read More

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STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) - Flooding rains Thursday inundated several counties in southeast Georgia, where a portion of Interstate 16 was shut down with westbound lanes covered by water. Georgia veteran ... Read More

LAGRANGE, Ga. (WTVM) - A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening in LaGrange. According to the LaGrange Police Department, officers arrived at the scene on Lafayette Parkway, near the ... Read More

An accident Wednesday evening on Evergreen Trail took the life of a cyclist according to the Hall County Sheriff's Office ... Read More

Officials say a portion of Interstate 16 in southeast Georgia has been closed by flooding as heavy rains have left many streets underwater in the region. Read More

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in LaGrange Wednesday night, according to the LaGrange Police Department. Officers came to Lafayette Parkway near the intersection with ... Read More

Georgia is leading the country in jobs making electric vehicles, batteries and other parts. Still, the state lags behind on people actually driving electric vehicles (EVs), according to a new report ... Read More