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Local Stories for September 2012
Stories for Sunday, September 30
Wife of Cobb prisoner in trespasser shooting case hopes he will be freed
Anita McNeil said late Sunday that she is hoping her husband’s imprisonment is nearly over, and she said she wants to avoid bitterness for what she believes is a six-year injustice. Still, she remains cautious, she told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution after spending much of the day in church. “At least ...
County by county news for Monday
Cobb Powder Springs to hold ZIP code meetings A meeting on possibly changing the postal code near Powder Springs will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ford Center, 4181 Atlanta St., behind the Powder Springs Library. Powder Springs Community Development Director Pam Conner said the U.S. Postal Service ...
Gridlock Guy: Heed experience for smoother commute
Last weekend my wife and I went to Buffalo, New York for the weekend. My wife’s best friend was getting married and she was the matron of honor. I flew up to Buffalo on Thursday and rented a car, knowing I would need it throughout the “four-day” celebratory weekend. The ...
Stories for Saturday, September 29
Great divide lurks beneath Fulton’s SAT success
Fulton County could serve as a core sample of all the ethnic, cultural and economic diversity of metro Atlanta, stretching about 80 miles from the north to the south, from the suburbs through the heart of the city. When SAT scores were announced last week it was like taking the ...
Needs of homeless grow as resources shrink
Roxy lived in an abandoned van on English Avenue, a corridor in the shadow of the Georgia Dome synonymous in Atlanta for poverty, drugs and misery. The young woman left Ohio in search of adventure but found herself - in a long, sordid and all-too-common story - addled by crack ...
Gwinnett woman killed in Brookwood Interchange crash
A Gwinnett County woman was killed Saturday in a predawn crash on an Atlanta interstate ramp.Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said the single-vehicle wreck happened about 5 a.m. on the Brookwood Interchange ramp from I-75 southbound to I-85 northbound.Campos told the AJC that a 2012 Toyota Corolla driven by Stephanie ...
Sunday Conversation with …. writing tutor Sarah Calhoun
Johns Creek’s Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library was looking to broaden its already considerable young adult program. As luck would have it, Johns Creek resident Sarah Calhoun, a 39-year-old recent graduate of Kennesaw State University working as an executive assistant, was looking for something to challenge her “academically and intellectually.” Earlier this ...
Stories for Friday, September 28
County by county news for Saturday
COBB Miracle League Poker Run set for today The “Wheels for Diamonds Poker Run,” a fundraiser for The Miracle League is 10:30 today at Mountain Motorsports, Conyers. Motorcycle riders will travel a prescribed route starting at noon in Conyers and finish with dinner and entertainment at the Georgia Railroad Depot ...
Our Town: CummingCountry fair offers fun and heritage
Music, carnival rides and favorite foods are just a few of the reasons Atlantans will head north next weekend for the Cumming Country Fair and Festival. From Thursday through Oct. 14, the Forsyth County city’s fairgrounds will be awash with crowds taking in the old-fashioned fun, but there’s more to ...
Former elections director gets two years on probation
Former Fulton County Elections Director Sam Westmoreland must serve two years on probation after failing to register for drug court in Laurens County, Ga., a Superior Court judge ruled Friday. He’s scheduled to be released from the Laurens jail on Saturday. Westmoreland, 43, resigned on Monday after Registration and Elections ...
County by county news for Sunday
Atlanta Students learn dangers of texting and driving Students at Atlanta’s Grady High got a lesson in the dangers of texting while driving through a virtual simulator. To celebration of national “No Text on Board Pledge Day,” the students used a full-sized vehicle simulator provided by AT&T and virtual reality ...
Fulton official picked for transportation committee
Fulton County Commission Vice Chair Emma Darnell will serve on a key committee for the National Association of Counties, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that lobbies Congress on behalf of county governments. The association’s president, Chris Rodgers, confirmed her appointment to the Transportation Steering Committee earlier this month.Darnell will help develop ...
Suspicious suitcase leads to evacuation of Buckhead office building
Authorities evacuated a Buckhead office building Buckhead Friday following the discovery of a suspicious package.According to Atlanta police dispatchers, a suspicious black suitcase was found late Friday morning near a loading dock of the Terminus complex, which is in the 3300 block of Piedmont Road near Tower Place Drive.The all-clear ...
Murder arrests in burning car death
Police have arrested two men accused of killing a Covington man then stuffing his body into the trunk of his car and setting it afire in Atlanta.Thursday, the Atlanta Police and U.S. Marshals arrested Edgar Allen Hubbard, 40, and Andrew Valentino Wilson, 44, and charged both men with murder and ...
Atlanta Girls’ School to host parenting expert
The Atlanta Girls’ School will host parenting expert Dr. Leonard Sax for a talk 7 p.m. Oct. 10 on “Managing Stress and Building Resilience: What Parents of Girls Need to Know.” The talk is free and open to the public. RSVP: www.atlantagirlsschool.org/dr-sax
Grady High students learn dangers of texting and driving
Students at Atlanta’s Grady High got a lesson in the dangers of texting while driving through a virtual simulator. To celebration of national “No Text on Board Pledge Day,” the students used a full-sized vehicle simulator provided by AT&T and virtual reality goggles to test their performance while texting and ...
Metro students get chance to create mobile apps
Youth Entrepreneurs Georgia is hosting a workshop Saturday to teach metro Atlanta students how to design apps for mobile devices. The “World Series of Innovation” seminar will be held from 10:05 to 2 p.m. at the Georgia-Pacific auditorium and conference center training facility. For preregistered students only. Information: www.gp.com/yeatl/.
Cobb to study underage alcohol consumption
The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is extending a county-wide survey to October to help identify community support for effective strategies to reduce underage and youth binge drinking. So far, 600 respondents have completed the survey.The short survey asks participants 13 questions about issues relating to underage and youth binge drinking.The survey ...
One dead in Gwinnett wreck
One person was killed Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Gwinnett County.The crash happened around 8 a.m. on Steve Reynolds Boulevard near Beaver Ruin Road.Gwinnett County police spokesman Ed Ritter told the AJC that a vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree, and that one person was ...
Gwinnett Tech Foundation trustee honored
Gwinnett Tech Foundation Trustee Jim McGean has been named volunteer of the year by the Technical College Foundation Association of Georgia.The award recognizes outstanding contributions of time, talent and financial support on behalf of Georgia’s technical colleges. McGean, the retired president of Verizon Wireless, co-chaired Gwinnett Tech’s Legacy of Lives ...
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