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Some 34,000 voting machines and 4,000 ballot scanners are being tested ahead of the November elections. Concerns about election integrity and security have been high despite the lack of evidence of manipulation or errors.
State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) is supporting a call for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to look into the DeKalb County Commission District 2 election – the race that sparked a hand count and the delay of certifying the election results.
DeKalb County EMA to host COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination clinic (Source: KAIT 8) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | March 12, 2021 at 9:51 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 10:11 PM FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Dekalb County EMA has put the finishing touches on their upcoming COVID-19 drive-thru vaccination clinic. The clinic will be held at the VFW fairgrounds in Fort Payne on March 15th from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Those wanting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine are required to schedule an appointment, according to the DeKalb Count EMA. The Dekalb County EMA has put the finishing touches on thei...
KENDALLVILLE — A Rome City man arrested and charged with child molesting was the most-read story of the last week on kpcnews.com. Travis Coleman Weaver, 35, of the 500 block of Spring Beach Road, Rome City, is charged with a Level 1 felony charge of child molesting. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. A warrant was filed Dec. 2 for Weaverâs arrest following a two-month investigation by Steuben County Sheriffâs Detective Austin Rowlands. Weaver allegedly touched a 13-year-old girl sexually sometime between July 1, 2019 and July 28, 2019. Weaver was visiting...
INDIANAPOLIS â DeKalb, Noble and LaGrange counties combined for five new deaths in Saturdayâs statewide COVID-19 report. Case numbers were way down compared to a week ago and hospitalizations fell again, but deaths stayed high as they have for weeks now. In Saturdayâs report, DeKalb County logged three new deaths to go to 50 overall, while Noble County logged its 53rd death and LaGrange County recorded its 43rd death. The three new DeKalb County deaths were spread out over the last week-plus, with one occurring on Dec. 8, one on Dec. 11 and the third on Thursday. All three deat...