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The Campus 244 mixed-use project will include a boutique hotel, office space and restaurants.
Boutique hotel announced as part of huge mixed-use project in Dunwoody
Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens gives a victory speech on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at the Gathering Spot in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com
How Andre Dickens became Atlanta’s next mayor in a landslide
Graduates from the Latin American Association's Latina entrepreneurship program, Avanzando Juntas, show off some of the merchandise they will be selling at a Christmas market on Dec. 4. The market will feature more than 60 Latina vendors.
Saturday Buford Highway Christmas market to feature Latina entrepreneurs
During a City Council work session Monday, City Attorney David Davidson said city staff has regularly negotiated with property owners and overpaid for land because Roswell has been opposed to exercising eminent domain since around 2008. (Courtesy City of Roswell)
Roswell considers eminent domain after overbudget Oxbo Road project
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East Point to unveil $111 million downtown revitalization project on Tuesday. (Courtesy of the city of East Point)
East Point to boost downtown destination appeal with $111 million project
Carlyle Kent won a runoff Tuesday and was elected Marietta's next Ward 5 city councilman.
Marietta’s newest council member promotes inclusiveness
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2 men get prison time for armed robberies in Brookhaven, Lithonia
Atlanta Public Schools is relaunching its facilities master planning work. BOB ANDRES /AJC FILE PHOTO
Atlanta Public Schools restarts work on facilities master plan
The J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center in Suwanee, Georgia, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Woman arrested at Gwinnett school board meeting denies allegations
Georgia Power continues to face challenges on its expansion of Plant Vogtle south of Augusta, where it is building two nuclear reactors in addition to the two existing ones. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Still more Vogtle nuclear delays and costs likely, state monitors say
Henry County Commission Chairwoman Carlotta Harrell has been issued a security detail after threats against her life.
Henry Commission chairwoman receiving police protection after threats
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(From left to right) Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta councilman Andre Dickens at a mayoral debate hosted by The Young Democrats of Atlanta at Manuel’s Tavern on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, in Atlanta.
Former mayors Kasim Reed, Andrew Young congratulate Mayor-elect Andre Dickens
‘Team Tucker’: Voters choose nonpartisan candidate to cap off election wave
Longtime Atlanta City Council members ousted in runoffs
Flooded Cobb County homeowners get chance to sound off at Thursday meeting
Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary faces three felony charges after the FBI accused him of concocting a kickback scheme to steal more than $650,000 in federal pandemic relief funds. (Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Stage set for Stonecrest mayor to plead guilty in federal fraud case
Recount today in Duluth; 4 votes may decide runoff winner
Anonymous donor helps overcrowded shelters continue free adoptions of dogs and cats
Henry Commission cancels meeting after failing to reach second quorum in a month
Henry County Commission Chairwoman Carlotta Harrell apologized to attendees of Tuesday's board meeting. No votes could be taken on business because of a lack of a quorum.
Henry Commission cancels meeting after failing to reach second quorum in a month
Roswell elementary school teaches reading, math and how to use a drill
Gwinnett school district seeks feedback on 2022-23 calendar
Stonecrest voters oust councilman, continue to elect women to lead city
DeKalb County gave out $100 prepaid debit cards to people who got the COVID-19 vaccine shot during an event at The Gallery at South DeKalb on Saturday, Aug. 14. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
DeKalb hosting another COVID-19 vaccine event with $100 gift cards
Atlanta Mayor-Elect Andre Dickens begins fight to prevent Buckhead cityhood
Georgia attorney general seeks ‘maximum allocation’ from opioid distributors
Dickens wins runoff election, will become Atlanta’s 61st mayor
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Education and school news
The new sensory calming room at Mountain View High School provides a safe space for students to destress and refocus.
School’s sensory space calms and restores
Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice announced this week that students will receive $6,300 to help with education-related expenses. The financial gifts are from federal COVID-19 relief funds. BOB ANDRES / ROBERT.ANDRES@AJC.COM
Morehouse School of Medicine students each get $6,300 through COVID-19 relief bill
08/25/2020 - Cumming, Georgia - Members of the Otwell Middle School band practice in the cafeteria at Otwell Middle School in Cumming, Tuesday, August 25, 2020. A new audit tries to calculate the toll of COVID-19 on learning. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Georgia teachers weigh in on pandemic’s toll on students
The exterior of Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Friday, August 21, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Eight people charged in alleged Georgia College fraternity hazing incident
City of Atlanta news
Children's replaces parade with Season on the Square
Children’s replaces Christmas parade with full day of family fun
Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens gives a victory speech on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at the Gathering Spot in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com
How Andre Dickens became Atlanta’s next mayor in a landslide
Atlanta Public Schools is relaunching its facilities master planning work. BOB ANDRES /AJC FILE PHOTO
Atlanta Public Schools restarts work on facilities master plan
Travelers line up at check-in counters at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Nov. 17, 2021. Credit: John Spink / AJC
Transportation officials weigh new rules on airline refunds
Clayton County news
The GBI has been asked to investigate an officer involved shooting in Clayton County on Sunday afternoon.
BREAKING: GBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Clayton County
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Alhaji Sow was shot and killed by police on his Florida college campus Saturday, police said. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
Cops: Metro Atlanta teen killed by police in Florida campus incident
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Henry Laxson’s patrol car has been parked in front of Clayton County police headquarters this week for those wanting to drop off flowers or other gifts to honor him.
Funeral set for Clayton County officer remembered as ‘the very best of us’
East Point to unveil $111 million downtown revitalization project on Tuesday. (Courtesy of the city of East Point)
East Point to boost downtown destination appeal with $111 million project
Cobb County news
Players and coaches hug after a GHSA high school football game between the Collins Hill Eagles and the Grayson Rams at Collins Hill High in Suwanee, GA., on Friday, December 3, 2021. (Photo/ Jenn Finch)
High school football: 16 teams reach state finals
Carlyle Kent won a runoff Tuesday and was elected Marietta's next Ward 5 city councilman.
Marietta’s newest council member promotes inclusiveness
The 80th Annual Dinner Gala of the Cobb Chamber will return from 6-11 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. (Courtesy of Cobb Chamber)
Cobb Chamber hosts 80th Gala return
Groundbreakings by Cobb County government will be held on Dec. 7 for a replacement library and Dec. 13 for a new police precinct. (Courtesy of Cobb County)
Cobb sets groundbreakings for police, library facilities
DeKalb County news
The free Christmas & Holiday Concert by the Decatur Avondale Children's Choir will begin at 4 p.m. Dec. 5 at First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. (Courtesy of Avondale Estates)
More Christmas events arriving in DeKalb
The Campus 244 mixed-use project will include a boutique hotel, office space and restaurants.
Boutique hotel announced as part of huge mixed-use project in Dunwoody
Graduates from the Latin American Association's Latina entrepreneurship program, Avanzando Juntas, show off some of the merchandise they will be selling at a Christmas market on Dec. 4. The market will feature more than 60 Latina vendors.
Saturday Buford Highway Christmas market to feature Latina entrepreneurs
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2 men get prison time for armed robberies in Brookhaven, Lithonia
Fulton County news
Johns Creek recently approved $289,922 for the third and final phase of the city's Enterprise Resource Planning implementation. (Courtesy Tyler Technologies)
Johns Creek approves final contract for planning system
One of three grants Roswell has accepted will help purchase K-9 food, veterinary care, and other supplies for the city’s Explosive Ordinance Detection canine. (Courtesy Roswell Police Department)
Roswell accepts three grants for police
During a City Council work session Monday, City Attorney David Davidson said city staff has regularly negotiated with property owners and overpaid for land because Roswell has been opposed to exercising eminent domain since around 2008. (Courtesy City of Roswell)
Roswell considers eminent domain after overbudget Oxbo Road project
East Point to unveil $111 million downtown revitalization project on Tuesday. (Courtesy of the city of East Point)
East Point to boost downtown destination appeal with $111 million project
Gwinnett County news
The J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center in Suwanee, Georgia, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Woman arrested at Gwinnett school board meeting denies allegations
Suwanee recently approved a $72,312 contract with Newlands Contracting for the Sims Lake Park Trail Rehabilitation. (Courtesy City of Suwanee)
Suwanee approves contract for Sims Lake Park trail rehabilitation
Gwinnett job fair seeks to hire inspectors, code enforcers and planners. (Courtesy Gwinnett County)
Gwinnett job fair looks to hire inspectors, code enforcers, planners
Two candidates in two Gwinnett cities came out ahead by narrow margins. In Duluth, one candidate came out ahead by only four votes, leading to a recount. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Recount today in Duluth; 4 votes may decide runoff winner
Crime & public safety news
The GBI has been asked to investigate an officer involved shooting in Clayton County on Sunday afternoon.
BREAKING: GBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Clayton County
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At least four people were injured in two separate Saturday shootings in Atlanta.
4 injured in 2 separate Atlanta shootings
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A Mississippi driver died on a Monroe County roadway Saturday afternoon. (Credit: Monroe County Emergency Services)
Mississippi driver dies in I-75 hit-and-run in Monroe County
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Ronald Vincent Loehrke, 30 of Gainesville, was arrested Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, for charges related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Credit: U.S. Department of Justice
Gainesville man arrested in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Politics
John King, a longtime Doraville police chief, was sworn in Friday by Gov. Brian Kemp, right, as Georgia’s insurance commissioner, a role he’d held on an interim basis while his predecessor faced federal fraud charges. (AJC file photo)
New Georgia insurance chief sworn in as former one starts prison term
Stacey Abrams speaks Saturday, July 17, 2021, at the celebration of life and dedication of the Jordan Family Life Center in Vernon Jordan's honor at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, where he was a lifelong member. The Atlanta native, who became a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, died March 1 at age 85. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Politically Georgia: Stacey Abrams joins the race for governor
Democrat Stacey Abrams has faced criticism that her refusal to concede the 2018 election for governor is similar to the false claims former Republican President Donald Trump has spread to try to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. But Georgia State University political scientist Amy Steigerwalt sees few similarities. “The biggest difference, obviously, is that Donald Trump continues to say that in fact he is the rightful winner of the election,” she said. “Stacey Abrams didn’t continue to suggest that she was going to be rightfully installed as governor or that all of the election results were going to be overturned.” Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Abrams and Trump both questioned elections, but evidence is different
A new map of Georgia's 2nd Congressional District, represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, gives Republicans hope that they can win a U.S. House race there. “I think this is the year to win it in," 2nd District GOP Chair Brandon Phillips said, "and I think the trend going forward gets even better.” (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Redistricting puts southwest Georgia congressional district into play for GOP
Democrat Stacey Abrams announced that she is running for governor of Georgia in next year's election.
Capitol Recap: Stacey Abrams launches bid for Georgia governor
December 5, 2020 Valdosta - President Donald Trump speaks during Republican National Committee's Victory Rally at the Valdosta Flying Services in Valdosta on Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
OPINION: Donald Trump could make Stacey Abrams the next governor of Georgia
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