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Georgia distracted driving bill being signed by Deal on Wednesday, goes into effect July 1
Nathan Deal 2018
Nathan Deal
Nick Bowman
Published: May 1, 2018, 10:33 PM
Georgia’s new distracted driving law will take effect July 1 after Gov. Nathan Deal signs the “Hands-Free Georgia Act” into law on Wednesday, May 2. It will be a crime to operate a phone with any part of the body while driving when House Bill 673 hits the streets in July — no more getting away with shooting that quick text at a light or skimming that email at 60 mph.
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‘Fully involved’ fire strikes abandoned North Hall house
Hall County Fire Rescue
Jeff Gill
The Times
Published: Mar 30, 2025, 1:52 AM
An abandoned house in North Hall caught fire on Saturday, March 29.
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