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Scam targets Georgia Power customers
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Times staff reports
Updated: Jul 9, 2014, 4:47 AM
Published: Jul 9, 2014, 5:08 AM
A scam targeting residential and commercial Georgia Power customers in the past week in North Georgia has been reported to law enforcement, the Gainesville Police Department reported. Scammers have called victims, advised them letters had been sent requesting they no longer send checks in the mail. The scammers then advised the victims they would need to provide a payment or their services would be disconnected.
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This Gainesville landfill could get 134-acre expansion. Here's what you need to know
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A map by the City of Gainesville annotated by The Times showing the planned 134-acre expansion of a privately owned landfill.
Ben Anderson
The Times
Updated: Apr 7, 2025, 8:34 PM
Published: Apr 7, 2025, 8:16 PM
A privately owned Gainesville landfill could expand by more than 130 acres if a pair of rezoning and annexation requests gets the OK from city officials.
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