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Ron Wade worked as Fulton County Schools' chief talent officer. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / AJC FILE PHOTO

Fulton County Schools’ human resources chief leaves post
Students change classrooms at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology. Gwinnett County Public On Friday, school board members were told the district's schools high marks from the accreditation agency Cognia. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM

Gwinnett schools retain accreditation, earn high marks from agency
State School Superintendent Richard Woods reprimanded the DeKalb County Board of Education over the conditions at Druid Hills High School. Now the district is required to modernize the school if it wants access to millions of dollars in reimbursements for districtwide construction costs. (Ben Gray/AJC)

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Georgia officials tell DeKalb school board to fix Druid Hills High
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill will face a jury of his peers in September on federal charges he violated the civil rights of seven Clayton jail detainees.

Trial of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill set for September
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Cheryl Watson-Harris addresses the DeKalb County Board of Education during an April 2022 board meeting. She was fired from her position as superintendent after less than two years on the job. (Screenshot)

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Report: Fired DeKalb superintendent not to blame for hiring, pay issues
A rendering showing what the Beltline could look like cutting under I-75 in northwest Atlanta.

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Here’s the route the Beltline could take through NW Atlanta into Buckhead
AJC Washington correspondent Tia Mitchell was awarded the 2022 David Lynch Award for Regional Reporting.

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AJC’s Tia Mitchell wins prestigious award for political reporting
Local resident Patricia Fulton holds up a sign during a town hall meeting on the proposed City of East Cobb in Nolan Hall at the Catholic Church of St. Ann on Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Marietta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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An East Cobb Fire Department, the make-or-break component of cityhood
A developer is pitching a mixed-use development for Marietta that would create more than 200 residential units.

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Marietta denies request to build 206 rental units near Kennestone Hospital
The Rev. Winnie Varghese, the rector at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Peachtree Street, gave a Sunday sermon titled “Rise Up,” in which she called the potential loss of abortion rights “Profoundly evil. ... The simple things are actually proper prenatal care, and birth control, sex ed and truth-telling, and access to medical care.” (Miguel Martinez / For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Religious women weigh in on abortion: It’s complicated
The DeKalb County Board of Ethics approved Elisa Murphy as the county's new ethics officer on Thursday night. The county commission and CEO must still sign off on her appointment.

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DeKalb board chooses new ethics officer
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Comcast to offer a total of $1 million to 100 women-owned and minority owned businesses in metro Atlanta. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

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Comcast to give $1 million in grants to Atlanta companies owned by women, minorities
Gwinnett County tax commissioner remembered as a fighter and a winner
Following pushback, Dickens adds affordable housing trust fund to proposed budget
Roswell targets illegal massage spas with ordinance change
The American flag flies at half-staff at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2022, as the Biden administration commemorates the 1 million American lives lost due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Latest numbers on Georgians who have died or been ill with coronavirus
Few answers on Atlanta transportation head’s surprise resignation
Southwest Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce holding blood drive
DeKalb school board candidates split on firing of superintendent
DeKalb County Board of Education District 6 candidates from left: Venola Mason, Janet Hughes and Diijon DaCosta

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DeKalb school board District 6: DaCosta faces two challengers
Here’s how Taste of Alpharetta 2022 will affect downtown traffic
DeKalb school board District 2: Four candidates want Orson’s open seat
DeKalb school board District 4: Incumbent, challenger face off
Mayor Andre Dickens takes a tour of a renovated unit at The Villages of East Lake in Atlanta after the grand reopening ceremony on Monday, May 9, 2022. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Atlanta allocates $58 million for affordable housing, eviction prevention and addressing...
Fulton commissioner to hold summer teen hiring fair
Clayton superintendent: Social media a factor in school fights
Metro Atlanta leaders agree to study transit on I-285
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January 27, 2021 Elberton - Aerial photography shows Elberton Square in downtown Elberton on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Georgia has not opened COVID-19 vaccination to teachers yet, but a small school district east of Athens still managed to offer shots to any employee who wanted them. Elbert County Superintendent Jon Jarvis told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he sees his teachers, bus drivers and other employees as ÒessentialÓ personnel who should be prioritized for vaccination. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Athens among Zemplee’s top 10 places to age in place
Outdoor spaces have the potential to affect change by promoting biodiversity, habitat creation, carbon sequestration, neighborhood beautification and community development.

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3 outdoor living trends for 2022
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Pinky Cole delivers the commencement address during Clark Atlanta University’s 33rd Commencement exercises at Panther Stadium on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Atlanta. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Pinky Cole unveils plan to help Clark Atlanta grads start a business
Jordan Brown (left), Kenderrias Dodson and Katrina Owens were killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash near their Henry County high school. A fourth student, Kendarius Jackson, died in the hospital Friday.

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Family grieving deaths of Henry County high school student, friends after crash
The Georgia Department of Education announced on Friday, May 13, 2022 that it will release $1.5 million in grants to teacher teachers about dyslexia. In 2019, Jennifer Henderson, lead literacy center teacher, was working on a word “stretching” activity at Charles R. Drew Charter School. The activity helps students break words into sounds. BOB ANDRES/BANDRES@AJC.COM

Georgia to invest nearly $1.5 million to teach teachers about dyslexia
Ron Wade worked as Fulton County Schools' chief talent officer. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / AJC FILE PHOTO

Fulton County Schools’ human resources chief leaves post
City of Atlanta news
International travelers rest at the Autrium in Atlanta's Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Hartsfield-Jackson’s international terminal turns 10 with turbulence
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A rendering of a Southern National Market planned by Paradies Lagardère to open on an extension of Concourse T.

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New food options coming to Hartsfield-Jackson’s Concourse T
A rendering showing what the Beltline could look like cutting under I-75 in northwest Atlanta.

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Here’s the route the Beltline could take through NW Atlanta into Buckhead
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at the Rotary Club Monday, May 2, 2022. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Following pushback, Dickens adds affordable housing trust fund to proposed budget
Clayton County news
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill will face a jury of his peers in September on federal charges he violated the civil rights of seven Clayton jail detainees.

Trial of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill set for September
Comcast to offer a total of $1 million to 100 women-owned and minority owned businesses in metro Atlanta. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

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Comcast to give $1 million in grants to Atlanta companies owned by women, minorities
Clayton County School Superintendent Morcease Beasley talks about school safety at North Clayton Middle School in early May, one of three community discussions planned on the subject. Branden Camp/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Clayton superintendent: Social media a factor in school fights
Free musical events are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. May 29 at Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow. (Courtesy of Franklin Pond)

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Spivey Hall hosts competition, concert
Cobb County news
Cobb County real estate agent Glennda Baker, owner of Glennda Baker and Associates, outside her home, a California Contemporary, in Atlanta Country Club. (HADLEY(s) Photography)

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A star is born: From selling houses to inspiring women, Glennda Baker is taking on TikTok
A previous total lunar eclipse. (Courtesy of Stephen Rahn)

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Acworth to host viewing of lunar eclipse Sunday night
Expo returns to Atlanta

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Local resident Patricia Fulton holds up a sign during a town hall meeting on the proposed City of East Cobb in Nolan Hall at the Catholic Church of St. Ann on Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Marietta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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An East Cobb Fire Department, the make-or-break component of cityhood
DeKalb County news
Master Birder Rose Guerra will conduct a class titled "Birding for Beginners" on May 21. (Courtesy of the Dunwoody Nature Center)

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Beginning birding in Dunwoody
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Corey Johnson, an Atlanta native, was the recipient of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting. He and two staffers at the Tampa Bay Times exposed how a battery recycling plant was exposing workers and local residents to toxic hazards.

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OPINION: Atlanta native wins Pulitzer for exposing toxic lead plant
State School Superintendent Richard Woods reprimanded the DeKalb County Board of Education over the conditions at Druid Hills High School. Now the district is required to modernize the school if it wants access to millions of dollars in reimbursements for districtwide construction costs. (Ben Gray/AJC)

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Georgia officials tell DeKalb school board to fix Druid Hills High
Cheryl Watson-Harris addresses the DeKalb County Board of Education during an April 2022 board meeting. She was fired from her position as superintendent after less than two years on the job. (Screenshot)

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Report: Fired DeKalb superintendent not to blame for hiring, pay issues
Fulton County news
Sandy Springs recently approved a contract for the 980 Crest Valley Drive Drainage Improvement Project. (Google Maps)

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Sandy Springs improving drainage on Crest Valley Drive
Ron Wade worked as Fulton County Schools' chief talent officer. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / AJC FILE PHOTO

Fulton County Schools’ human resources chief leaves post
The Sandy Springs Summer Concert Series returns. (Courtesy City of Sandy Springs)

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Music returns to City Springs in Sandy Springs
Wenxia Zhang's "Don't Gone with the Wind" is one of 10 new sculptures selected to be part of the 2022-2023 ArtAround Roswell "walking museum." (Courtesy City of Roswell)

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Roswell Arts Commission selects ArtAround sculptures
Gwinnett County news
Loganville is seeking applications to join the Development Authority. (Courtesy City of Loganville)

Loganville Development Authority accepting applications
Students change classrooms at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology. Gwinnett County Public On Friday, school board members were told the district's schools high marks from the accreditation agency Cognia. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM

Gwinnett schools retain accreditation, earn high marks from agency
Gwinnett catcher Chadwick Tromp is hitting. 357. (Photo by Patricia Ortiz/Gwinnett Stripers)

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Braves catcher Chadwick Tromp scorching the ball for Gwinnett
Family and friends mourn Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner Tiffany Porter at her funeral in Atlanta on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Porter, who died of cancer at 43, was the first Black tax commissioner in Gwinnett and previously the first Black judge in Duluth. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Gwinnett County tax commissioner remembered as a fighter and a winner
Crime & public safety news
Chastain Park's beloved treehouse burned overnight.

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‘Treehouse’ structure at Chastain Park burns overnight
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A suspected burglar prowls through the backyard of a home in northeast Atlanta near Buckhead on March 30, 2022.

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Atlanta police arrest suspect tied to slate of residential burglaries
A woman was shot dead Tuesday inside her East Point apartment.

East Point woman killed during argument at apartment complex, police say
Virgil Delano Presnell Jr. has been on death row since 1976. He's schedule to be executed Tuesday evening.

Clemency hearing scheduled Monday for convicted child killer
Georgia Politics
Aerial photo shows Kia Motors' US Assembly Plant in West Point on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Georgia is poised to announce its second electric vehicle plant, a massive assembly complex by Hyundai Motor Group, the parent company of Kia Motors, that could bring with it 8,500 jobs to a site near Savannah, people familiar with the matter have told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Hyundai EV plans in Georgia reflect watershed moment for auto industry
Two Republicans and two Democrats are running in primaries for attorney general. From left, Republicans Chris Carr and John Gordon; Democrats Jen Jordan and Christian Wise Smith. Submitted photos.

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Election 2022: Complete guide to Georgia’s attorney general race
Many prominent Republican candidates in Georgia have responded to news indicating that Roe v. Wade will be overturned by calling for an absolute ban on abortion in the state. But many anti-abortion activists are not ready to go that far, saying they support the state's 2019 law that would ban abortions once fetal cardiac activity has been detected. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Once a fringe idea, many Georgia Republicans now push for total abortion ban
US President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) after he delivered remarks on combatting drug demand and the opioid crisis on October 26, 2017 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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Politically Georgia podcast: A MAGA war of words heats up the May 24 primary
An administrative court judge ruled Thursday that former state Rep. Jeff Lewis was not eligible to run for a state Senate seat. On Friday, the secretary of state's office disqualified him as a candidate. Courtesy photo.

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State invalidates Georgia Senate candidate’s Republican primary run
Early voting has already begun for Georgia's May 24 primary

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Forsyth elections officials reject sweeping voter challenge
Josh Belinfante, an attorney for for the state, moved Thursday to throw out a federal voting rights case challenging Georgia’s “exact match” voter registration policy and absentee ballot cancellation practices. Belinfante is pictured during arguments in a 2019 case before the Georgia Supreme Court. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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Georgia seeks dismissal of Fair Fight voting rights case
One of MARTA’s new electric buses that was unveiled at the Edgewood/Candler Park station in Atlanta on Friday, April 22, 2022. The buses will be put into service on May 1 (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Metro Atlanta gets first taste of new infrastructure spending
Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston (left) and Gov. Brian Kemp have put aside their past differences to form a tighter bond. On Thursday, their closer relationship was on full display when Ralston endorsed Kemp's reelection. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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OPINION: Ignoring Trump, Georgia House Speaker David Ralston endorses Gov. Brian Kemp
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