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News Articles: Sparta

Rev. Al Sharpton at a funeral service for Brianna Grier with her twin three-year-old daughters Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Atlanta. The 28-year-old Georgia woman died after she fell from a moving patrol car following her arrest.

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Sharpton puts spotlight on Georgia woman's patrol car fall

The Rev. Al Sharpton is demanding that officials provide a full accounting of how a Georgia woman fell from a moving patrol car following her arrest. Sharpton spoke Thursday at a funeral service in Atlanta for 28-year-old Brianna Grier.

August 11, 2022
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Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference regarding the death of Brianna Grier on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Decatur, Ga. Grier was a 28-year-old Georgia woman who died after she fell from a moving patrol car following her arrest in July. Her family is demanding answers about her death from state and local authorities.

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Family of woman who fell from patrol car demands answers

The parents of a 28-year-old Georgia woman who died after she fell from a moving patrol car following her arrest fought back tears Friday as they demanded answers in their daughter's death. Brianna Grier suffered significant injuries July 15 and died from those injuries on July 21 at an Atlanta hospital.

August 02, 2022
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Amariel Yehudah walks his dog Draco in downtown Sparta, the Hancock County seat, in May 2020.

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Hancock County reaches a grim COVID milestone. ‘I feel the pain,’ says county coroner

One out of every 100 people in Hancock County, Georgia, has been killed by COVID-19.

January 05, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
Cowboy Jones, 91, at a Sparta, Ga.,  protest against a proposed rock quarry project.

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Georgia Today: How a small Georgia county fought off a granite quarry project

When residents in one of Georgia’s smallest and poorest counties learned about plans for a 500-acre quarry near the Ogeechee River, they rallied together with their neighbors to fight back. 

November 26, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
COVID-19 testing conducted by the National Guard and Augusta University in Macon.

Coronavirus Tests In Milledgeville And Sparta

There are many ways to find coronavirus tests in the Milledgeville/Sparta area. SPARTA Augusta University has free, drive up, no screening testing...

May 28, 2020
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  • Grant Blankenship

On Second Thought For Friday, August 5, 2016

The small city of Sparta, Georgia made headlines this week. A lawsuit claims Hancock County and its Board of Elections systematically questioned the...

June 18, 2019
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  • Adam Ragusea

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