McDonough personnel moves approved

Two personnel moves were approved by the McDonough City Council at its Nov. 3 regular meeting.

After an executive session, the council reconvened and approved the promotion of Brian Linton to technology services director, and also approved the appointment of Emilia Walker to the position of city attorney.

Both moves were by unanimous vote. Before the executive session was convened, Mayor Sandra Vincent read into the record a resignation letter from former city attorney Jim Elliott, effective Oct. 28.

In other business, an industrial rezoning at 1780 Avalon Parkway scheduled for a vote at the meeting was postponed by the applicant and will be heard at a future meeting.

Information: mcdonoughga.org.

About the Author

Monroe Roark for the AJC

Judge rules Atlanta polls will remain open until 8 p.m.

City polling locations will be open an hour longer than planned after Atlanta sucessfully sued Fulton and DeKalb counties over a 7 p.m. closing time.

6 report injuries after MARTA buses collide at DeKalb station

A MARTA spokesperson says six passengers are claiming they were hurt when two buses collided as one was pulling out of a stall at Kensington Station.

1 dead, 2 injured after fight leads to shooting in Carrollton, police say

Police say the shooting early Sunday morning near 6th Street ends in the death of a 26-year-old woman, who died at the scene, and the hospitalization of two others.

The Latest

Credit: John Spink/AJC

Judge rules Atlanta polls will remain open until 8 p.m.

1 dead, 2 injured after fight leads to shooting in Carrollton, police say

6 report injuries after MARTA buses collide at DeKalb station

Featured

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

A last request: He asked for water but ended up in a deadly arrest.

Three white former deputies in Central Georgia face a retrial on murder charges after shocking Black pedestrian Eurie Martin with a Taser in 2017.

How two obscure races became a referendum on Georgia Power bills

Georgia Power customers have seen bills rise. Now they get to vote for two members on the state regulatory commission for the first time since 2020.

Spelman College, CAU get $38 million donations from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Since the 2019 announcement of her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Scott has made significant investments in HBCUs across the country.