http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton-news-81970.html en-us Copyright 2009 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:58:47 GMT 2009-11-30T09:58:47Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.ajc.com/news/alcohol-may-have-killed-218037.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Alcohol may have been what killed a 19-year-old Johns Creek man found in his basement early Sunday, said police. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:34:41 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/alcohol-may-have-killed-218037.html Larry Hartstein Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-30T00:34:41Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fuel-spill-clogs-ga-217311.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 A fuel spill that closed all northbound lanes of Ga. 400 has been cleaned up, but expect some delays in the area. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:08:53 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fuel-spill-clogs-ga-217311.html Alexis Stevens 2009-11-30T00:08:53Z http://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school/peach-county-holds-off-216663.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 St. Pius was great between the 30-yard lines but couldn’t figure out a way to put points on the board. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:21:51 GMT http://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school/peach-county-holds-off-216663.html Jeff Haws 2009-11-28T04:21:51Z http://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school/clinch-county-defeats-holy-216639.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 For the second time in three years, Clinch County made the long trip from Homerville on the Florida border to the suburbs of north Fulton for a Class A quarterfinal playoff game, and for the second time returned home with a victory. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:17:05 GMT http://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school/clinch-county-defeats-holy-216639.html Michael Blum 2009-11-28T04:17:05Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/johns-creek-receives-grants-213768.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 The city of Johns Creek has been awarded two grants to help cover the cost of new bulletproof vests and surveillance equipment for police. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:52:46 GMT asimmons@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/johns-creek-receives-grants-213768.html Andria Simmons 2009-11-25T19:52:46Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/woman-killed-trying-to-213111.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Most eastbound lanes of I-285 reopened about daybreak Wednesday following a fatal pedestrian accident in Sandy Springs. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:50:42 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/woman-killed-trying-to-213111.html Mike Morris 2009-11-25T13:50:42Z http://www.ajc.com/health/fulton-to-offer-h1n1-212713.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Fulton County will offer the H1N1 vaccine at the Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless Thanksgiving Dinner at Turner Field from 10 a.m. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:23:37 GMT spoole@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/health/fulton-to-offer-h1n1-212713.html Shelia M. Poole 2009-11-24T21:23:37Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/alpharetta-man-fakes-as-211380.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 An Alpharetta man pleaded guilty on Monday to impersonating a National Security Agent, authorities said. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:38:45 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/alpharetta-man-fakes-as-211380.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-24T02:38:45Z http://www.ajc.com/news/mayor-s-race-takes-211084.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 For Roswell voters and for three-term mayor Jere Wood, it’s a novelty -- the first tightly contested mayoral race in four decades. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:15:33 GMT rellis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/mayor-s-race-takes-211084.html Ralph Ellis Shane Blatt 2009-11-23T23:15:33Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/grenade-found-in-nw-211081.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 A hand grenade was found Monday afternoon in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood, authorities said. An Atlanta police SWAT team and Atlanta firefighters came to 2700 block of Northside Drive just after 4 p.m., and disposed of the grenade, Atlanta police spokesman Otis Redmond said. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:55:46 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/grenade-found-in-nw-211081.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-23T22:55:46Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/wright-elected-new-chief-210899.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Cynthia D. Wright has been elected to be the next chief judge of Fulton County Superior Court. Wright will become chief next May and succeed Doris Downs. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:50:36 GMT brankin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/wright-elected-new-chief-210899.html Bill Rankin 2009-11-23T20:50:36Z http://www.ajc.com/business/builders-in-atlanta-struggle-210282.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 When the housing market was white-hot, McCar Homes was one of the nation’s leading builders. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:24:47 GMT mshaw@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/builders-in-atlanta-struggle-210282.html Michelle E. Shaw 2009-11-23T13:24:47Z http://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school/williams-lifts-grayson-over-207687.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Roswell nearly had the stop it needed, but Grayson wasn’t about to give up the ball. The Rams used big fullback Terry Williams to convert a fourth-and-1 on their 29-yard line, sparking an 8-minute, 53-second drive that ended in a field goal with 1:34 left to secure a 24-14 victory Friday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:07:06 GMT http://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school/williams-lifts-grayson-over-207687.html Jeff Haws 2009-11-21T04:07:06Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/fulton-da-agrees-to-207218.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Fulton District Attorney Paul Howard has agreed to the exhumation of Ashley “A.J.” Jewell’s body and a second autopsy to confirm  a rare sickle cell trait killed him. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:59:46 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/fulton-da-agrees-to-207218.html Rhonda Cook 2009-11-20T20:59:46Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/17-more-graduate-from-206891.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Seventeen repeat DUI offenders on Thursday made up the latest graduating class to complete a Fulton County State Court program designed to help offenders overcome their alcohol addictions. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:19 GMT brankin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/17-more-graduate-from-206891.html Bill Rankin 2009-11-20T16:29:19Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/man-killed-mother-and-205046.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 A man was killed and a mother and four children were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Holcomb Bridge Road Thursday morning, according to Roswell police. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:45 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/man-killed-mother-and-205046.html Rhonda Cook 2009-11-20T14:18:45Z http://www.ajc.com/news/were-area-bank-heists-205724.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Seeking white male, slender in his late 20s to early 30s, who’s fast on his feet. It may sound like a personal ad, but it’s actually the characteristics listed on wanted bulletins of a seemingly lone bank robber who has plagued branches near or north of the Perimeter in the last month. Seven banks from northwest Atlanta to Dunwoody describe this lunchtime bandit striking often just before noon, wearing a variety of baseball caps pulled low on his face, making off with untold amounts of cash, and eventually driving away in a burgundy or maroon Chevrolet Tahoe missing a rear hub cap. Or maybe seven different guys with uncanny resemblance have managed to pull separate bank heists -- twice at the same bank, and three out of the last four Fridays -- and escaped in eerily similar getaway SUVs. Federal and local authorities and area bank security officials are calling this mystery suspect a serial bank robber. “It’s very plausible that if he’s hitting one bank (in an area), he could be responsible for others nearby,” FBI spokesman Special Agent Stephen Emmett said. The Web site GeorgiaBankRobbery.com, maintained by the FBI, local police and the Georgia Association of Banks Security, shows surveillance photos from the bandit’s exploits under the title of "serial robbers." A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of this robber. The man's M.O. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:36 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/were-area-bank-heists-205724.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-20T08:01:36Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/sandy-springs-pawn-shop-206101.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Police are looking for two men believed to have robbed a Sandy Springs pawn shop Thursday at gunpoint. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:58:58 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/sandy-springs-pawn-shop-206101.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-20T03:58:58Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/tax-increase-layoffs-on-205453.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Fulton County will move forward with a 2010 budget that includes $86 million in direct service cuts and could result in layoffs for hundreds of county employees and tax increases. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:54:18 GMT dbennett@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/tax-increase-layoffs-on-205453.html D.L. Bennett 2009-11-19T21:54:18Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/backyard-chicken-case-settled-205479.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 A Johns Creek woman and the city government have settled a court battle over  backyard chickens. Martha Mellon said she is giving away her dozen chickens and coop as part of a negotiated settlement. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:08:16 GMT rellis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/backyard-chicken-case-settled-205479.html Ralph Ellis 2009-11-19T21:08:16Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-judicial-leaders-declare-204578.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Georgia's biggest court system warned Wednesday that a 2010 Fulton County proposal that cuts $53 million from the judicial budget could force them to shut down the courthouse, jeopardize death penalty cases and slash as many as 1,000 jobs. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:11:02 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-judicial-leaders-declare-204578.html 2009-11-19T10:11:02Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/deadline-to-apply-for-203835.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 The government is still waiting to hear from almost 20,000 flood victims in Georgia who picked up applications for Small Business Administration loans but have not returned them yet. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:11:10 GMT mpickel@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/deadline-to-apply-for-203835.html Mary Lou Pickel 2009-11-18T23:11:10Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/autopsy-ex-fianc-of-203094.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 The former fiancee of a cast member of the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" died from a rare trait of sickle cell anemia that became fatal because of a fight he had in the parking lot of a strip club. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:14:53 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/autopsy-ex-fianc-of-203094.html Rhonda Cook 2009-11-18T22:14:53Z http://www.ajc.com/news/elizabeth-liz-zottu-lane-203590.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Elizabeth Lane proved  the importance of family when she moved to Atlanta from Nashville.  The divorced, single mom wanted her two sons to be near their father. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:30:23 GMT rbadie@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/elizabeth-liz-zottu-lane-203590.html Rick Badie 2009-11-18T20:30:23Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/fulton-proposes-148-million-200393.html?cxtype=rss_news_81970 Fulton County unveiled a tentative 2010 budget Monday that slashes spending nearly $150 million and could eliminate more than 500 jobs. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:57 GMT dbennett@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/fulton-proposes-148-million-200393.html D.L. Bennett 2009-11-18T18:06:57Z