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Computer glitch snatched tax refunds
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ATLANTA  — The head of the Georgia Department of Revenue says the agency tried to head off a computer glitch that removed tax refunds from the bank accounts of more than 30,000 taxpayers over the weekend before the payments were processed.

Commissioner Doug MacGinnitie says the department issued about $12 million in tax refunds on Thursday, but quickly realized that they had paid out about $630,000 too much.

At that point, the department attempted to reverse the payment and thought it had stopped the deposits from being made. On Monday, the department realized the payments had been processed and reversed, leaving many Georgians facing bank fees for overdrawn accounts.

MacGinnitie says the revenue department is reprocessing the tax refunds as quickly as possible and is working with the banks of affected taxpayers to waive overdraft fees.

 

Late-night plane crash kills two
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COVINGTON, Ga. — A plane crash on Saturday night claimed the lives of two people.

According to a news release from the Covington Police Department (CPD), a single-engine aircraft took off from the Covington Municipal Airport at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday night. Following takeoff, there was “no further communication” from the aircraft.

After receiving a call from the Federal Aviation Association (FAA), CPD officers responded to the airport at approximately 11:21 p.m. Officers spotted the aircraft in the woods just north of the runway.

Both occupants in the aircraft were pronounced dead at the scene. They have not been identified as of this writing.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the crash.

It is not clear yet as to how the crash occurred. The Covington News has reached out to the CPD, FAA and NTSB for more information.

This is an ongoing story and The News will provide further updates when made available.