The Marietta City Schools board on Tuesday night voted to purchase an AI weapons detection system. It's the same walk-through ...

A bill that would require every school in Georgia to implement a panic button alert system passed the state Senate just ...

Last September, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office was bombarded with alerts of a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder.

The budget, which cleared the House 171-4, is smaller than the record $40.5 billion fiscal 2025 mid-year budget lawmakers passed last week, which used $2.7 billion of the state’s $16 billion surplus.

The Barrow County community has demonstrated resilience in the face of tragedy. Family advocate and local parent Sara Schneider has been a steadfast presence at court hearings, supporting the victims' ...

The Barrow County community continues to navigate the path toward healing.

Georgia is among 12 other states currently considering versions of Alyssa's Law, which requires panic buttons to be installed in all schools.

Last September, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office was bombarded with alerts of a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder ...

ATLANTA – Georgia Republicans managed to push three school safety measures through the GOP-led Senate just before the Crossover Day deadline to keep bills alive in this year’s legislative session.

and assistant football coach Richard Aspinwall, who was among those killed at Apalachee High School in Barrow County last fall. “Seconds count, minutes count,” said Sen. Jason Anavitarte, R-Dallas, ...

The legislation does not include money to cover the cost of the panic buttons, but the state's amended budget includes $50 ...

At Tuesday night’s Barrow County School Board meeting, school safety was once again a key topic.