The University of Tennessee in Chattanooga is warning residents of Chattanooga area about potential exposure to COVID-19 as a result of interaction with members of one of its fraternities, according to a news release from UTC officials. UTC’s COVID-19 Campus Support Team and the Hamilton County Health Department are working …
Read More »Park in Georgia with Confederate sculpture to close gates to right rally | American news
Stone Mountain Park of Suburban Atlanta, home of a giant sculpture of Confederate leaders, says it will close its gates Saturday in the face of a planned right-wing rally. The incident has sparked fears of violence, especially before an all-Black militia earlier this week said it would cancel plans to …
Read More »State trooper in Georgia accused of murder while shooting at black driver
A white Georgia State trooper was fired and charged with murder on Friday in the shooting of a black driver last week. Jacob Gordon Thompson, 27, was arrested on charges of assault and assault after he fatally shot Julian Lewis, 60, last Friday when Lewis tried to escape a traffic …
Read More »White House report recommends “strong” Georgia issue statewide mask mandate if Kemp seeks to ban mask mandates
As Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp renews his efforts to keep locals from issuing masked mandates, an unpublished White House report “strongly” advised a state to extend a masked mandate. “Current mitigation efforts do not have sufficient impact and would strongly recommend a statewide mask mandate,” read a White House report …
Read More »Stone Mountain Park in Georgia closes off ahead of expected militia rally
FILE PHOTO: A protest sign is held in front of the Confederate Monument, carved in granite at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia, US June 16, 2020. REUTERS / Dustin Chambers / File Photo ATLANTA (Reuters) – With Internet rumors of a bitter conflict between an anti-government militia, white …
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