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Fulton County government closed Wednesday for inclement weather

The Fulton County Courthouse will be closed Wednesday. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
The Fulton County Courthouse will be closed Wednesday. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
By Arielle Kass
Jan 17, 2018

All Fulton County government offices will be closed Wednesday, due to the potential for ice and snow.

All courts in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit will also be closed, and jurors should not report.

For updated information about closings, see www.fultoncountyga.gov or @FultonInfo on Facebook and Twitter.

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Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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