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Fulton County Schools will lift its mask rules in nearly three dozen schools starting Wednesday. ALYSSA POINTER/AJC FILE PHOTO
Mask mandate lifted in 35 Fulton County schools
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Richard Rose, the president of the Atlanta branch of the NAACP, speaks at a 2015 press conference. (AJC file photo)
Atlanta NAACP president apologizes for ‘rare repudiation’ of Kasim Reed
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Zaxby’s co-founder and chief executive officer Zach McLeroy is stepping back from the CEO post at the Athens-based chain, one of the largest chicken restaurants in the nation. Photo courtesy of Zaxby's.
Zaxby’s CEO, who sold drum set to start Georgia chain, drops back
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With municipal elections only a week away, the political battlefield has Democrats on one side and Republicans on the other. Candidates in nonpartisan races are publicly urging residents to vote for them or risk seeing their cities becoming home to chaos and lawlessness. The latest is a Sandy Springs flyer from the Fulton Republican Party stating, “We can’t let Sandy Springs turn into another Atlanta.” JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
Crime fears emerge in Johns Creek, Sandy Springs municipal elections
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Education and school news
Ashanti Booker, a registered nurse with the DeKalb County Board of Health, gives a Covid-19 vaccination to Raya High, 13, at a mobile clinic at Decatur High School on July 19, 2021. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may soon be authorized for emergency use with children as young as 5. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Fulton County Schools will lift its mask rules in nearly three dozen schools starting Wednesday. ALYSSA POINTER/AJC FILE PHOTO
Mask mandate lifted in 35 Fulton County schools
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Many schools avoid Halloween events because of concerns the holiday runs contrary to the religious beliefs of some families
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Clayton County Schools celebrating Atlanta Braves on Monday with "paraphernalia day. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”
Clayton County Schools celebrating Braves with “paraphernalia day”
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City of Atlanta news
Delta's managing Director of Airport Experience, Greg Forbes, demonstrates self check-in during a tour of Delta's facial recognition system at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.
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Richard Rose, the president of the Atlanta branch of the NAACP, speaks at a 2015 press conference. (AJC file photo)
Atlanta NAACP president apologizes for ‘rare repudiation’ of Kasim Reed
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Atlanta Public Schools and the Fulton County Board of Health will offer gift cards as an incentive for students and their family members to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
Atlanta students who get COVID vaccines to receive gift cards
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Atlanta NAACP President Richard Rose speaks during the United We Shall Stand Rally in Piedmont Park, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Atlanta. The event was sponsored by the NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Southern Poverty Law Center and activist groups Alliance for Black Lives and Georgia Alliance for Social Justice. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL
National NAACP slams Atlanta chapter’s ‘rare repudiation’ of Kasim Reed
Clayton County news
Clayton County Schools celebrating Atlanta Braves on Monday with "paraphernalia day. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”
Clayton County Schools celebrating Braves with “paraphernalia day”
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Clayton County Judge Robert Mack has scheduled a Dec. 6 "calendar call" in the criminal case against two coaches accused in the 2019 death of Elite Scholars Academy student Imani Bell. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Clayton County judge to hear Imani Bell criminal case update in December
Chaka Khan greets her fans gathered at the Stockbridge Amphitheater Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. (Daniel Varnado/ For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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A Henry County housing development marks the south metro community's growth. (FILE PHOTO)
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Thomas Helland has been a Braves fan since moving to Atlanta in 1993, though under other circumstances he also roots for the Astros. (Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Atlanta Braves fans ready to make new winning memories
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Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein sold his Cobb County jet transport company shortly before he was indicted for trafficking minors and never disclosed it to the buyers, according to a lawsuit filed recently. (AP File)
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Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, right, celebrates his solo home run with third baseman Austin Riley during the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game 4 at the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, Wednesday October 20, 2021, in Los Angeles, Ca. The Braves won 9-2. Curtis Compton / curtis.compton@ajc.com
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Photos from the scene before the game: A police officer stands at attention as the jumbotron shows Travis Tritt singing the National Anthem before the start of game 6 between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers at the National League Championship Series at Truist Park, Saturday October 23, 2021, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / curtis.compton@ajc.com
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DeKalb County news
For helping Dunwoody restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic, (L-R) Dunwoody Communications Manager Kathy Florence and Dunwoody Communications Director Jennifer Boettcher pose with the Savvy Award at a painted picnic table in the Dunwoody Village. (Courtesy of Dunwoody)
Dunwoody receives national award for helping restaurants during pandemic
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Truck or Treat will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28 at Brook Run Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody. (Courtesy of Dunwoody Homeowners Association)
Dunwoody hosts Truck or Treat on Oct. 28
Memorial Hall (foreground) and Confederate Memorial Carving (background) at Stone Mountain Park on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (HYOSUB SHIN/ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION/TNS)
Stone Mountain Park board names finalist for new business partner
Former Dekalb County DA J. Tom Morgan now teaches law at a university in North Carolina. He says the Board of Regents is acting in ways that will deter top faculty from working at Georgia public colleges.
Former DeKalb DA turned professor: College degree only as good as faculty backing it.
Fulton County news
Fulton County Schools will lift its mask rules in nearly three dozen schools starting Wednesday. ALYSSA POINTER/AJC FILE PHOTO
Mask mandate lifted in 35 Fulton County schools
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Milton's Adopt-A-Road program, designed to reduce litter along Milton’s roadways and protect Milton’s waterways, has grown from 17 road segments in 2019 to 41 road segments in 2021. (Courtesy City of Milton)
Milton’s Adopt-A-Road program has grown
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Best Buy plans to hire 200 workers for its new research center in Dunwoody. (Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)
Best Buy to hire 200 for Dunwoody tech hub
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A UPS delivery truck in May 2018 in Chicago. (Jonathan Weiss/Dreamstime/TNS)
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Gwinnett County news
The Duluth City Council recently approved $150,000 to cover the cost of surveying, construction, and re-landscaping for a new 800-foot-long stretch of 10-foot-wide sidewalk on Rogers Bridge Road. (Courtesy City of Duluth)
Duluth to widen and connect sidewalk on Rogers Bridge Road
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Gwinnett residents are invited to share their vision for the future of the Gwinnett Place Mall site by providing feedback and/or hosting information meetings. (Courtesy Gwinnett County)
Public invited to provide input on future of Gwinnett Place Mall
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Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia, work through a recount of 414,000 ballots -- nearly 10 percent of all votes cast in the state -- on November 13, 2020. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Hiring events set for Gwinnett residents interested in working voter polls
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Lawrenceville acquired eight parcels of land near Central Gwinnett High School, some of which will be used for a major redevelopment project. (Courtesy City of Lawrenceville)
Lawrenceville has big plans for land near Central Gwinnett High School
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Crime & public safety news
Marcus Arbery stands between a representative of the Transformative Justice Coalition and a community member overlooking the stretch of pavement where his son, Ahmaud Arbery, was killed.
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Eddie Rosario (right) gets high-fives from Ozzie Albies and Freddie Freeman during Game 6 of the NLCS. The World Series begins Tuesday night in Houston.
Cobb County OKs spending $350K for World Series security
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Officers were called to investigate reports of a body lying in a residential driveway, where they found a man who appeared to have been fatally injured in a hit-and-run crash.
Gwinnett police seek hit-and-run suspect after pedestrian found dead
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Griffin police have released a photo of a man suspected in a carjacking who is wanted on charges of felony theft and aggravated assault.
Griffin police seek suspect in carjacking, victim sent to Atlanta hospital
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