http://www.ajc.com/news/metro-news-81960.html en-us Copyright 2009 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:07:55 GMT 2009-12-03T10:07:55Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.ajc.com/news/skies-to-clear-thursday-222097.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Roads will still be wet for the Thursday morning commute, but the rain is expected to end overnight, said forecasters with the National Weather Service. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:16:25 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/skies-to-clear-thursday-222097.html Mike Morris Mashaun D. Simon 2009-12-03T02:16:25Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/city-panel-says-later-223126.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Last call in Atlanta at 4 a.m.? The City Council won't drink to that right now. The Atlanta City Council's Finance/Executive Committee decided Wednesday to hold a resolution to study the economic benefits of extending the hours when liquor is sold in the city from 2:30 a.m. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:06:24 GMT estirgus@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/city-panel-says-later-223126.html Eric Stirgus 2009-12-03T01:06:24Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/atlanta-mayoral-election-race-222935.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 With last year’s presidential election, pundits speculated that the United States had entered a post-racial political age. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:19:51 GMT cmcwhirter@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/atlanta-mayoral-election-race-222935.html Cameron McWhirter 2009-12-03T00:19:51Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-fulton-county-strike-223337.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and her staff have worked out a deal to sell the city's jail to Fulton County, which needs more space to house its own inmates. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:02:15 GMT estirgus@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-fulton-county-strike-223337.html Eric Stirgus 2009-12-03T00:02:15Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/will-gwinnett-tax-hike-223161.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 When he returned to his office after a flurry of television interviews Tuesday night, Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charles Bannister looked relieved. Having just presided over the county's first tax rate increase in 13 years, the chairman appeared almost to be recovering from a dose of castor oil. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:42:43 GMT pfox@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/will-gwinnett-tax-hike-223161.html Patrick Fox 2009-12-02T23:42:43Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlantans-others-head-to-222929.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 WASHINGTON -- When President Barack Obama holds his closely watched jobs summit on Thursday, Marietta resident Ted Daywalt will be there asking a pressing question: What can the government do to help small businesses? Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:26:59 GMT bkeefe@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlantans-others-head-to-222929.html Bob Keefe 2009-12-02T22:26:59Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/the-nuts-and-bolts-223019.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 IF THERE'S A RECOUNT What happens next? The staff of the Fulton County Board of  Registration and Elections will rule Thursday which of the 560 provisional ballots cast in the Atlanta mayoral race are valid votes. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:17:58 GMT svisser@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/the-nuts-and-bolts-223019.html Steve Visser 2009-12-02T22:17:58Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/charles-austin-marietta-advertising-222927.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Over lunch in the early 1970s, Charles Austin told the president of Rich's department store that his company's advertising campaign was garbage. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:13:25 GMT sblatt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/charles-austin-marietta-advertising-222927.html Shane Blatt 2009-12-02T22:13:25Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/lunchtime-bandit-moves-to-223018.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 The lunchtime bandit struck again, Wednesday. This time for a late breakfast. Police believe the same man who's pulled eight bank heists along the northern corridor of I-285 in the last six weeks hit bank No. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:07:08 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/lunchtime-bandit-moves-to-223018.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-12-02T22:07:08Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/recount-roswell-loser-doubts-222998.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 David Tolleson, who lost the Roswell mayoral runoff by a mere 77 votes, said Wednesday that he hasn’t decided whether to seek a recount. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:43:37 GMT rellis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/recount-roswell-loser-doubts-222998.html Ralph Ellis 2009-12-02T21:43:37Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-mayor-reed-maps-221877.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Kasim Reed won the runoff election by a margin so narrow that Mary Norwood would not concede defeat, and a recount was almost certain. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:38:03 GMT estirgus@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-mayor-reed-maps-221877.html Eric Stirgus Christian Boone Mike Morris 2009-12-02T21:38:03Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-robbers-pose-as-222699.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Robbers posing as police and carrying assault rifles stormed two neighboring Gwinnett County homes, ordering residents and children to the ground. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:35:45 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-robbers-pose-as-222699.html Megan Matteucci 2009-12-02T21:35:45Z http://www.ajc.com/news/henry/henry-hires-new-county-222961.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Henry County hired a county manager Wednesday after a six-month search. James “Butch” Sanders is scheduled to start Dec. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:02:48 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/henry/henry-hires-new-county-222961.html Megan Matteucci 2009-12-02T21:02:48Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/differences-over-dekalb-recorders-222814.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 The stage is set next week for dueling proposals to install a new head of DeKalb County’s embattled Recorders Court. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:57:19 GMT ttagami@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/differences-over-dekalb-recorders-222814.html Ty Tagami 2009-12-02T19:57:19Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/sears-portrait-unveiled-at-222878.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 The portrait of Leah Ward Sears, the state's former chief justice, was unveiled Wednesday at the Georgia Supreme Court. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:56:04 GMT brankin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/sears-portrait-unveiled-at-222878.html Bill Rankin 2009-12-02T19:56:04Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-ceo-to-review-222757.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Burrell Ellis, the DeKalb County CEO, will present the county’s 2009 year in review at a luncheon hosted by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce next week. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:40:27 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-ceo-to-review-222757.html April Hunt 2009-12-02T19:40:27Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/lithonia-to-get-new-222786.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 New sidewalks and street lights are being installed in Lithonia’s downtown, as part of an effort to lure more business to the south DeKalb County city. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:33:28 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/lithonia-to-get-new-222786.html April Hunt 2009-12-02T19:33:28Z http://www.ajc.com/news/stone-mountain-woman-575-222715.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 A Stone Mountain HIV/AIDS social worker is now $500,000 richer. Efia Miles, 32, was with her family preparing Thanksgiving dinner when she learned she had matched all five winning numbers in the Nov. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:31:32 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/stone-mountain-woman-575-222715.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-12-02T19:31:32Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/dead-newborn-s-parents-222787.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 The parents of a newborn found dead in a Dumpster in Atlanta remain in jail, despite being granted bond. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:25:16 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/dead-newborn-s-parents-222787.html Megan Matteucci Mike Morris 2009-12-02T19:25:16Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/tour-of-homes-this-222714.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 The Decatur Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes returns Friday and Saturday night for its 27th year with eight homes in the Great Lakes/Clairmont neighborhood. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:21:50 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/tour-of-homes-this-222714.html April Hunt 2009-12-02T19:21:50Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/public-hearings-coming-on-222740.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 East Point’s Municipal Utility Advisory Committee will hold public hearings next week – and again next month – to gather citizen input on how the city bills for electric service. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:08:36 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/public-hearings-coming-on-222740.html April Hunt 2009-12-02T19:08:36Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/repo-man-s-accused-222625.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 A Fulton judge declined to set bond for a man accused of killing a tow truck driver as he repossessed a  2004 Ford Mustang last month. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:16:41 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/repo-man-s-accused-222625.html Rhonda Cook 2009-12-02T18:16:41Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/wood-wins-again-in-221621.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Roswell Mayor Jere Wood survived the political fight of his life by narrowly winning a runoff over David Tolleson, a former council member. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:23:17 GMT rellis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/wood-wins-again-in-221621.html Ralph Ellis 2009-12-02T17:23:17Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/sandy-springs-asks-for-222503.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Sandy Springs is asking businesses and residents in the city to more clearly mark their addresses on mailboxes and buildings, to help with emergency response time. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:44:40 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/sandy-springs-asks-for-222503.html April Hunt 2009-12-02T16:44:40Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/east-point-historical-society-222504.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 The East Point Historical Society is the new home of a project examining public housing in the south Fulton County city. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:42:47 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/east-point-historical-society-222504.html April Hunt 2009-12-02T16:42:47Z