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Gwinnett County Public Schools to require masks in back-to-school plan

Gwinnett County Public Schools issued a statement this afternoon requiring masks for all students, teachers and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, as part of its back-to-school plan.

4:58PM ( 1 hour ago )

By Lauren Hunter

Jackson County High School principal: New building is 'point of pride'

Students enrolled in Jackson County Schools will return to the classroom for the new school year on Friday, and for Jackson County High School students, that includes going back to class in a brand new, state-of-the-art building.

4:30PM ( 1 hour ago )

By Austin Eller

CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of US

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reversing course on some masking guidelines

2:49PM ( 3 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

Gwinnett school board set to vote Friday on new superintendent hire

Georgia's largest school district could have a new leader as early as this week.

2:47PM ( 3 hours ago )

By Lauren Hunter

Jan. 6 hearing opens as police detail violence, injuries

The new House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has opened its first hearing

10:58AM ( 7 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

Georgia man pleading guilty to 4 of 8 massage spa killings

A man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses is pleading guilty, hoping for life without parole in the first four shooting deaths in Cherokee County, where a judge is hearing a prosecutor describe details of his crimes

9:50AM ( 8 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

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USA Gym: Simone Biles out of team finals with medical issue

Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals with a medical issue

8:36AM ( 9 hours ago )

Missing boater's body found in Cornelia

The body of a missing fisherman has been recovered in Cornelia.

8:08AM ( 9 hours ago )

Hall County Schools entering final countdown for return to the classroom

The Hall County Board of Education held its final meeting Monday evening before the start of the 2021-2022 school year, and across the spectrum, from board members and administrators, to faculty and staff, to students and parents, everyone would like to see a more-predictable learning environment than the one experienced in 2020-2021.

7:55PM ( 22 hours ago )

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Seven adults displaced following east Hall residential fire

While no one was injured, seven adults were displaced as a result of a residential fire this afternoon in east Hall County.

By AccessWDUN staff

2:45PM ( 4 days ago )

Two-a-Days: Harrell, Knights finally getting much-needed off season

The Knights are coming off one of their roughest seasons in memory due to COVID and a late coaching change in 2020. But second-year coach William Harrell and staff are finally having the off-season they did not get last summer...

By Jeff Hart | Video by Seth Chapman

2:04PM ( 1 day ago )