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$2 million verdict sought in DeKalb discrimination case
A high-stakes discrimination case against DeKalb County went to the jury on Wednesday, but not before the judge denounced the county's conduct in the case as "shameful" and hinted that he might throw out a verdict that goes in the county's favor.The six jurors – five whites and one black, ...
9-year-old fakes kidnapping to avoid punishment
Whether an early April Fool's hoax or a poorly planned lie, an Atlanta 9-year-old who invented his own kidnapping Wednesday didn’t figure on what kind trouble his deception could lead to.The little boy had been suspended from Margaret Fain Elementary School in southwest Atlanta, and was trying to avoid paying ...
Kennesaw bans 'pill mills' for a year
If you're looking for easy access to prescription painkillers, you'll have to bypass Kennesaw.That's the message city leaders sent Wednesday night when they voted unanimously to put a one-year moratorium on the opening of new pain clinics not affiliated with hospitals, drug treatment centers or hospices. The measure, proposed by ...
Census leaders worried metro Atlanta, state not keeping up
If returning the 2010 U.S. Census survey were a sporting event, metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia would be losing.Between 39 percent and 47 percent of metro area citizens have sent their forms back in, while the state's return rate is 47 percent, officials with the census bureau said ...
Teacher found not guilty in classroom striptease
A former Southwest DeKalb High School teacher did not commit a crime when his students stripped and simulated sex acts in his class, a jury ruled Wednesday.Former chorus teacher Nathan Grigsby was found not guilty of five counts of contributing to the deprivation of a minor. Six jurors – three ...
Facebook's FarmVille game costs politician his job
Facebook is a pleasant way to avoid work and keep up with friends.The online game FarmVille, played by a reported 82 million Facebookers, is equally addictive, but even less constructive.One man's fascination (addiction?) with the cute real-time farming simulation has cost him his job, according to novinite.com, a Bulgarian news ...
Cobb schools might have to push classroom size to 40
Cobb County might have to raise classroom sizes to 40 students, cut hundreds of teachers, cut bus routes and use prisoners to maintain school grounds to slash its budget next year. At a hastily called Wednesday meeting, the Cobb County School Board discussed all of these possibilities, foremost how to ...
Pawn shop owner to meet with concerned residents
A businessman wants to meet with Snellville residents Thursday night to hash out concerns over his plans to build a large pawn shop on U.S. 78.Paul Slifko of Hill Top Pawn shop wants to relocate and construct a 5,500-square-foot facility near U.S. 78 and Grayson Parkway.Over the past few weeks, ...
Middle school students face charges for attacking boy
Five Stephenson Middle School students are facing criminal charges for their roles in a sexual battery incident, said Dale Davis, spokesman for DeKalb County schools.A male student was allegedly the victim of sexual battery on March 10, Davis said Wednesday. Six students at the school were identified as participants, he ...
Obama opens waters off Georgia, other states to oil exploration
WASHINGTON -- Waters off the coast of Georgia and neighboring states will be opened to offshore oil and gas exploration under new energy plans announced by the Obama administration Wednesday, but officials cautioned it could be years -- if ever -- before any drilling begins."The fact that we're scoping in ...
Atlanta jail workers make pleas to keep jobs
Several Atlanta corrections officers and others made impassioned pleas Wednesday to Mayor Kasim Reed to keep their jobs as the city considers a lease-purchase deal with Fulton County for its detention center.Fulton's jail is overcrowded and it needs more space. Fulton County would use at least 300 of the more ...
Suspect arrested after body found buried off North Decatur Road
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the recent death of a man whose body was found buried behind a condominium complex near Decatur.The medical examiner is still trying to identify the corpse.That could take some time given the state of decomposition, Mekka Parish, a spokeswoman for the DeKalb ...
New life for old GM plant moving along as planned
The developer hoping to breathe new life into the shuttered GM plant in Doraville appears on target to close on the property this summer.That is, it will be if New Broad submits a document known as a corrective action plan to the state Environmental Protection Division by week’s end as ...
Attorney: College Park, Atlanta recording studio killings likely linked
Pachino Williams, wanted in the March 19 slaying at a College Park recording studio, has turned himself in to police.Williams, 30, is charged with killing James Calvin Perdue at the Sta Bizzi Entertainment studio following a protracted shootout. But attorney Nate Dobson said his client, who worked at the studio, ...
C-Tran's demise: perspectives
Clayton County's nine-year-old bus system, C-Tran, finally rolled to a stop Wednesday after months of prayer vigils, protests, and contentious county meetings over its demise drew huge crowds. Clayton County commissioners, who voted 4-1 to shut it down, said that in the face of dire budgetary times the county could ...
Residents graduate from Beltline job training program
Ten Atlanta residents on Wednesday became the first graduates of a training program to assist them in getting Beltline-funded construction jobs.The Atlanta Beltline Greenspace Job Training Program was created by the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency and Atlanta Beltline Inc. It began in February and was geared to residents who live ...
Man shot in face in Atlanta's 4th Ward
A man shot in his face Wednesday afternoon has been transported to an Atlanta area hospital, police said.The man, whose identify has not been released, was shot in or around his eye, said Curtis Davenport with Atlanta Police.The incident occurred in the 700 block of Angier Avenue in the Old ...
Driver led police on 30-minute chase through several counties
An Atlanta man led several police agencies in a 30 minute high-speed chase Wednesday morning that began in Union City and ended in southwest Atlanta.Marcus Henry Lovejoy, 35, ran his Ford Mustang through a road check on South Fulton Parkway, striking, but not injuring, a Union City police lieutenant as ...
Mary Louise Shackelford Barbee, 96: Attended Atlanta premiere of ‘Gone With the Wind'
"Gone With the Wind" premiered in Atlanta on Dec. 15, 1939. Mary Louise Barbeewas present when Hollywood came to the city.She was in her mid-20s and lived with her mother, owner of a boarding house in the 700 block of Piedmont Avenue. She and a friend walked from the boarding ...
Charity golf tournament to be held in Gwinnett
Want to show your support for public safety workers? Then take a swing at the Gwinnett Chiefs Association charity golf tournament. The event will be held on Monday, April 19 at the Country Club of Gwinnett in Snellville.All funds raised at the tournament will go to help public safety families ...
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