Metro Atlanta / State News
News from metro Atlanta and across Georgia
Andy Sharp, ajc staff
Cobb schools defend new turf
The grass may soon be greener at Cobb County schools. The school system plans to spend $1 million at each high school, mostly to install artificial turf.
AJC Atlanta Project »
- Part 1: City leaders fiddle as crime fears flare | Solutions
- Part 2: Pumped-up pensions squeeze city | Solutions
- Part 3: What stinks? High cost of water, sewer | Solutions
- Part 4: No walking away from panhandling problem | Solutions
- Part 5: Conflict between city, state | Solutions
- Part 6: Engine for growth has run out of fuel | Solutions
Property tax meltdown
Parents protest DeKalb cuts
The DeKalb County schools superintendent stared straight ahead Monday night as parents and teachers asked him to return his $15,000 raise.
Death pits family vs. Emory
Controversy in the death of a 25-year-old man has pitted a family active in the metro Atlanta church community against one of the area's major medical facilities.
Lawrenceville plane crash kills pilot
The pilot was killed and three others injured as a dual prop plane that took off from Briscoe Field came down near Simmons Street.
Blogs
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Atlanta Bargain Hunter »
Watch how we paid $15 for $150 worth of groceries
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Political Insider »
U.S. Rep. John Murtha died after surgical mistake
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View from the Cop »
Off-duty: Don’t screw up Valentine’s Day
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Get Schooled »
Randolph and Early counties: Charter school will increase segregation
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Gold Dome »
Cagle, Senate introduce plan to reduce paper use, expand accountability Website
Q&A on the news »
- Q: How is it that Martin Luther King Jr. gets a memorial on the mall in Washington, D.C.? I was under the impression that only presidents were entitled to have a memorial.
- Q: The AJC publishes online the number of crimes, according to category, for unincorporated south Fulton and College Park, so why are Union City and Palmetto not shown?
- Q: If we make a donation to the Haiti Relief Fund before March, can we take it off of our 2009 income taxes?
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Obituaries »
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Joi Chestnut, 40: Epitomized customer service
People who knew or came across Joi Chestnut say her name was a perfect fit.She worked in customer service at the Publix in Ansley Mall, off Piedmont Avenue.
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House Rep. John Murtha dies
Harrisburg, Pa. — U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday.
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John Augustus Wayt Jr., 82: Host and co-founder of the Atlanta Steeplechase
When it comes to sports, 1966 was a year of firsts for Atlanta.It was the first year of the Atlanta Falcons.
- Photos: 2009 notable deaths
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