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Atlanta Traffic from the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center
Major Interstate Incidents: Drive Safely. Major Highway and Surface Street Incidents: Drive safely and listen to 95.5FM/AM750 News/Talk WSB for live updates Weekend Traffic Report: Mark Arum's Weekend Traffic Report video. All construction that is scheduled is as the GA-DOT reports it and is weather-permitting, so all times, locations, and lanes blocked ...
Etiquette and good manners are timeless traits
It’s this time of the season that takes me back to when my sons were much younger. It started in the closets, cleaning out what remained of theirs that no longer fit and either boxing it up for charity, or consigning it out, for someone else’s son to wear. That ...
Georgia delegation’s partisan split even extends to furloughs
The size of the pummeling brought by the government shutdown on Georgia congressional offices depends, like just about everything else around here, on their political affiliation. Georgia Republican U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss have gone from 30 staffers to five or six. Calls to Chambliss’ office get a ...
Sunday Conversation with … Jill Binkley
A decade ago, Jill Binkley, a physical therapist, started TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation, a nonprofit offering rehab services for women being treated for breast cancer. Binkley understood the enormous need for such services because she had undergone treatment for the disease herself. She also concluded that TurningPoint not only would ...
Arrest made in Sandy Springs bar death
The man accused of shooting another man to death outside a Sandy Springs bar was arrested Friday, thanks in part to witnesses, according to police. Andrae Dinkens, 31, of Sandy Springs, was arrested without incident after exiting his car at his job in Buckhead, according to Capt. Steve Rose with ...
County by county news for Saturday
COBB Police: Scammers seeking 911 center donations The Kennesaw Police received a complaint of an individual soliciting funds for the Kennesaw 911 center. The 911 center does not solicit for donations. If contacted by this individual or others using the same tactic, Kennesaw police urge you not to contribute and ...
Deaths and funerals
ATLANTAStevan Clements, 68, died Wednesday. Private service to be held. Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Chamblee.Sanford Schmerling, 85, died Friday. Graveside service, 1 p.m. Sunday, Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta. Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Chamblee.CARROLL COUNTYFranklin Charles Mitchell, 73, of Carrollton died Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, Douglasville.Larry ...
AROUND THE STATE
Devon Mann knows all about the importance of Morehouse’s annual game against Clark Atlanta.“It’s the biggest game of the season. We can’t lose this game,” said Mann (of Newton High), Morehouse’s leading receiver. “It’s almost as important as the national championship. It’s a pride thing. We’re playing for the (Atlanta ...
Deaths & Funerals.
ATLANTAKaren Beasley, 51, died Aug. 11. Private service will be held. West Georgia Crematory, Austell.Nancy R. Lloyd, 89, died Tuesday. Graveside service, 1 p.m. Monday, Randolph Memorial Park, Asheboro, N.C. McDonald & Son Funeral Home.Eileen Dixon Smith, 62, died Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Monday, Jackson Memorial Baptist Church. Hanley-Shelton Funeral ...
FROM THE PREP ZONE BLOGS ON AJC.COM
Here’s what to look for during Week 7 of the high school football season. Class AAAAAA Collins Hill and Etowah are the only undefeated teams that aren’t ranked in AAAAAA. They’ll get their chance Friday when each plays a Top 10 team. Collins (4-0) is at home against No. 5 ...
What’s New
Asha Gomez’s New Spice to TableSpice to Table, a new breakfast-and-lunch restaurant and retail concept from chef Asha Gomez of Cardamom Hill and The Third Space, is set to open in November in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward Studioplex development. Look for “globally inspired cuisine, as well as an open market ...
Serenbe Playhouse branches into fall with ‘Sleepy Hollow Experience’
Serenbe Playhouse, which took “A Walk in the Woods” and let its “Hair” down in critically praised outdoor productions this summer, is up to some new tricks for its first full fall production. “The Sleepy Hollow Experience,” adapted from the Washington Irving story that also serves as the inspiration of ...
Kitchen sinks blend function, style
When they were building their house in historic Roswell, Christen and Jason Flanders had to make decisions about everything — including the kitchen sink.Christen, who loves to bake and cook, was “on the fence” about choosing a farmhouse sink, a popular option among decorators and today’s young homeowners. The high ...
Shutdown could drag on as Congress merges it with debt ceiling fight
The arrival of a partial federal government shutdown Tuesday did not move the partisan battle lines drawn around the new health care law, as Congress appeared ready to merge this fight with one two weeks away over the federal borrowing limit.In a Capitol depopulated of most staff and tourists, Democrats ...
Gray resigns as adviser to Atlanta’s largest pension system
Just as the city of Atlanta’s largest pension board began demanding answers from financial adviser Larry Gray, he walked away instead of answering. Gray resigned his firm’s role as adviser to the city’s $1.2 billion General Employees’ pension board Monday, two days before board members expected him to explain why ...
Cops: Man in Harley T-shirt robs bank, CVS
Investigators believe the man who robbed a north Fulton County bank Tuesday morning also robbed a CVS store Monday night, according to the FBI and local police. The two robberies happened less than a mile apart in the 12000 block of Crabapple Road, but were far enough apart to involve ...
Financial adviser Larry Gray resigns as adviser to Atlanta’s biggest pension fund
Atlanta financial adviser Larry Gray on Monday resigned his firm’s role as consultant to Atlanta’s largest pension board, just two days before board members expected him to answer questions about why he did not tell them — or regulators — about $425,000 in federal tax liens filed against his Roswell ...
County by county news for Tuesday
COBB Education town meeting today in Austell State Representative David Wilkerson will host an Education Town Hall meeting on Common Core from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at Presbyterian Village, 2000 East-West Connector, Austell. Rep. Wilkerson will lead a panel discussion on the Common Core education standards and what it ...
Fulton’s Mountain Park Elementary celebrates 40 years
Hundreds of people gathered Friday to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of Fulton County’s Mountain Park Elementary. “From 1973 to 2013, Mountain Park Elementary has remained a special place for alumni and current students,” principal Stacy Perlman said during the school’s birthday celebration. Doris Robertson, principal at MPE from 1981-1983, cut ...
Picture-perfect fall weather to greet music, sports fans
The throngs of electronic dance music fans flocking to a south Fulton County farm for this weekend’s inaugural TomorrowWorld festival will find picture-perfect fall weather, with sunny skies forecast through Sunday. Expect highs in the mid-70s, and overnight lows in the upper 50s, said Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz. Check ...
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