Collins was born and raised in Jackson, Georgia, where he still lives. He earned a business degree from Georgia State University. He and his wife, Leigh Ann, have 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren.
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Brookhaven residents are pleading with the city council to delay signing an intergovernmental agreement for a new DeKalb fire station at Blackburn Park at its Oct. 13 meeting. A petition signed by more than 40 people asks the council to defer a decision for another 60 days to con...
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President Donald Trump will campaign alongside Rep. Mike Collins and Rick Jackson later this week. Collins’ campaign confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the president will join Collins for a campaign rally in Dalton on Friday. Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson’s...
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A school bus stop fight led to the death of a 12-year-old. On Monday, the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office announced whether charges would be filed. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The decision the DA’s office is making on whether to press cha...
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Police in northwestern Pennsylvania have identified the gunman who killed eight people, including his wife and pregnant daughter, in Erie before turning the weapon on himself, authorities said on Monday. Read more trending news According to Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook, the gun...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office will not file charges in the death of a 12-year-old girl following a fight at a bus stop in March. District Attorney Dalia Racine made the announcement during a Monday afternoon press conference, sa...
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NEW YORK (Gray News) - Actress Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly trying to open an airplane door mid-flight and injuring two flight attendants, TMZ and Variety confirmed. Blair, 54, was aboard a Delta Air Lines Flight to New York City from Los Angeles on Sunday night, acco...
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Actress Selma Blair was taken into custody and hospitalized following an alleged altercation aboard a Delta flight arriving at JFK Airport. Two flight attendants reported injuries....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 21-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday in Tucker, Gwinnett County police said. Police said officers responded to the 1500 block of Preston Lake Drive in Tucker around 6 p.m. Sunday and found a man with a gunshot wound. The man, identified...
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Six Clayton County students are making history after becoming the first in Georgia to earn the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Diploma. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The seniors at Elite Scholars Academy completed thr...
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TUPELO, Miss. ( WTVA /Gray News) — Friends and classmates are mourning the death of a 19-year-old football player who was killed in a crash early Sunday. According to the Tupelo Police Department, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash a little after 1 a.m. Sunday. The Lee ...
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Atlanta Housing celebrated the groundbreaking of Phase II of the multiphase redevelopment of the former Bowen Homes public housing site as well a new name for the development Years after its 2009 demolition, Ariel Place at Bowen is being redeveloped into a mixed-income, mixed-use...
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Rapper Soulja Boy is hinting at a possible 2028 presidential run.
