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In Depth
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015

News wrap
What you may have missed over the weekend

County Chief of Staff appointed to Development Authority
The first disagreement of 2015 among the Rockdale
Board of Commissioners was about who should be the
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Woman who ran over
boyfriend arrested
A Covington woman allegedly ran over her boyfriend
with his vehicle after the two had a verbal altercation.
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Rally for law enforcement Jan.
17, at Conyers First Baptist
A rally in support of law enforcement personnel will be held
Saturday, Jan. 17, 5 p.m., at Conyers First Baptist Church, 2100
Hwy 138.
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NAACP-Chamber MLK Jr.
breakfast Jan. 19 at Longhorn
The Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce and
the Rockdale Branch of the NAACP co-host a breakfast
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Community Emergency Response class opens
If you’re interested in helping your community and neighborhood during emergencies, take note of this free upcoming
class. The Rockdale County Fire-Rescue (RCFR) and the
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By The Numbers

Top Reasons for Car
Crashes in Rockdale
(2014, RCSO, does not include fatal car crashes)

The top contributing factors for crashes
and the number of crashes they contributed to in Rockdale in 2014 were:

Following Too Close

25% (675 crashes)

Failure to Yield

13% (350)

Improper Backing

9% (239)

No Contributing Factors

8% (217)

Object or Animal

7.4% (194)

... Cell Phone

0.02% (4)

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