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FULLY STAFFED: New hire fills the gaps for Covington Police Department
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New Covington Police Department officer Rob Bagley was given the oath of office by Covington mayor Fleeta Baggett. - photo by Courtesy of the city of Covington
Chip Matthews
Updated: May 28, 2024, 5:44 PM
Published: May 28, 2024, 4:52 PM
The Covington Police Department is operating at full strength for the first time in a long time.
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Covington resident wins $20 million in case against Becton Dickinson
Gary Walker argued that exposure to a carcinogenic gas at the Covington site caused his cancer.
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A five-year analysis of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) modeling recently mapped out and published by news company ProPublica shows that EtO emissions from Becton Dickinson & Co. in Covington added an estimated 1 in 1,100 excess lifetime cancer risk within the community. BD officials say the data used was outdated and not based on real air monitoring. - photo by Special to The News
Kate Verity
Updated: May 5, 2025, 7:04 PM
Published: May 5, 2025, 7:01 PM
A Gwinnett County jury awarded 75-year-old Covington resident Gary Walker $20 million last Friday in his years-long legal case against Becton Dickinson.
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