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Baker Donelson attorneys Jonathan Green (left) and Steven Hall meet with a homeless client in a new program that provides free legal help to the down and out. • Story | Photos

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Forsyth County manager fired on 3-2 vote
Forsyth County Commissioners fired the county manager late Thursday night.

Ex-con steals ID from man who hired him
A clerk working for a prominent champion of prisoner's rights is behind bars after pleading guilty Thursday to stealing from his boss.

Cobb County's pension plan under-funded
Citing a $115 million gap in its employee pension fund, Cobb County told workers late Thursday that it wants to alter its pension formula to increase employee contributions and reduce some benefits, among other changes.

Veterans must find new place to live
Eighty-one veterans, all with health problems, have been told they must find another place to live by Nov. 30 because budget cuts are forcing the state to close the Milledgeville domiciliary unit at the Georgia War Veterans Home.