Acid Attack Remains Unsolved

Ten months after a stranger threw acid on a woman walking near Forsyth Park in Savannah, police say they have no new details to share and no arrest has been announced.

The attack happened shortly after 8 p.m. Dec. 10, near Whitaker and West Waldburg streets. Police say lab testing indicated a sulfuric acid compound.

The victim, Ashley Wasielewski, was treated at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta for burns that covered more than half her body.

More than $100,000 was pledged as a reward for information leading to the attacker’s identification.

  NWS Confirms Tornadoes

National Weather Service surveys confirmed two tornadoes in Screven County from Isaias’ remnants, with a third likely in eastern Bulloch County.

An EF0 with winds of 80 mph touched down in northern Screven County and, less than an hour later, an EF1 with winds of 105 mph tracked nearly 7.5 miles near Newington.

In Newington, falling trees crushed a mobile home whose trapped owner had to be rescued. Screven County EMA reported no serious injuries.

In Burke County, a tornado destroyed Wesley Bailey’s childhood home, which had stood on property his family has owned for close to a century and which he had been repairing since Hurricane Helene.

More Retirees Eye Smaller Cities

A WorldAtlas analysis found that many Georgia retirees are settling in small towns beyond metro Atlanta.

The cities and towns highlighted are Jasper, Ball Ground, Dawsonville, Flowery Branch, Hoschton, Monroe, Covington, Monticello, Locust Grove, Greensboro, Senoia, and Guyton.

Hoschton’s 65-plus population more than doubled to 627, according to the report. You can see the WorldAtlas descriptions of the cities here.

Among counties, Jackson led the state with 46% growth in older enrollees, followed by Dawson at 41%. Both draw many movers from Gwinnett and Forsyth counties.

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➤ Dalton: President Trump will host a political rally Friday at Dalton Municipal Airport, his third Georgia stop this year. (More)

➤ Mableton: A man died Monday after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, according to witnesses and police. (More)

➤ Statewide: Early voting opens today for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, with the governor’s race, a U.S. Senate seat, and other statewide offices on the ballot. (More)

➤ Statewide: Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins meet at 8 p.m. today for their second debate, hosted by the Atlanta Press Club. (More)

➤ Athens: The fifth annual Athens VHS Fest took over Creature Comforts Brewing Co. on Sunday with vintage tape vendors, live music, and a free screening of the 1994 film Cemetery Man. (More)

➤ Ashburn: The GBI identified the man officers shot Oct. 3 as Wilkenson Joinville, 48, of McDonough, a suspect in a Henry County murder a day earlier. He was hospitalized in stable condition. (More)

➤ Tybee Island: Pirate Fest went on this past weekend despite a flood watch, with participants parading their pirate-themed floats down Main Street. Some visitors traveled hundreds of miles to attend. (More)

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➤ The Atlanta Dream will host their WNBA Finals games at the 3,500-seat Gateway Center Arena in College Park because State Farm Arena is booked for a concert and Hawks games. (More)

➤ No. 1 Georgia football hosts Auburn at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, seeking a 10th straight win in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry against first-year Tigers coach Alex Golesh. (More)

➤ Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. said a rib injury that kept him out of overtime in Sunday’s loss is “nothing season-ending,” and he expects to face Chicago. (More)

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➤ Delta Air Lines delayed its Atlanta-to-Riyadh nonstop launch from Oct. 23 until March after deadly attacks on the Saudi capital’s airport. (More)

➤ The state’s average gas price fell to $3.81 a gallon as of Monday, 5 cents below last week and 94 cents above a year ago, AAA said. (More)

➤ Emory’s Goizueta Business School formally launched its Center for AI in Finance, which plans to double its seminar lineup and host a flagship conference in spring 2027. (More)

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➤ Evans resident Nneka Walker won more than $85,000 on Friday’s episode of Wheel of Fortune. (More)

➤ Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School principal Bobby Davis rushed to break up a cafeteria fight, only to find seniors had staged it as a birthday surprise. (More)

➤ The former Garden Grille hotel restaurant celebrated its rebrand as Honeyfront with a ribbon-cutting and new menu. (More)

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