Fulton County News

Pye-Barker CEO Bart Proctor, third from left, says the company values staying true to its Atlanta roots. (Courtesy of Pye-Barker Fire & Safety)

80-year-old firm started by Georgia Tech grads is national fire safety giant

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is celebrating its 80th anniversary, marking decades of growth that transformed the company from a local operation into a nationwide business.

Trader Joe’s to open new metro Atlanta store. Here’s where.

Trader Joe's is about to open its 11th Georgia location with a new store in northern Fulton County.

Metro Atlanta students (from left) Jaylyn Fehr, Jackson Mobley and Charlotte Martin were killed Monday in a car crash in Franklin County, Florida. (Photos from GoFundMe, Horizon Christian Academy Facebook, GoFundme)

‘A piece of my heart left with them’: Metro Atlanta mourns 3 teens killed in crash

Tributes, fundraising help are pouring in to a Cumming community mourning volleyball players Jaylyn Fehr, 17, and Charlotte Martin, 16, and one-liner king Jackson Mobley, 18.

Brazil v Switzerland: Group G - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Spat over alleged Qatar World Cup trafficking clogs Fulton sewage contract

The contract to operate all the sewage treatment plants in North Fulton is on hold amid a dispute over disclosure of a lawsuit alleging forced labor in Qatar.

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Restraint has no place at Eddie V’s Prime Seafood in Alpharetta

The name of the game here is big portions, big red wines and big prices. And be sure to finish that steak.

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Newell Brands exec has made imprint on Sharpies, strollers and shampoo

At Sandy Springs-based Newell Brands, Kris Malkoski oversees a business that includes Sharpie and Paper Mate pens, Elmer’s glue, EXPO dry erase markers and Graco car seats.

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Siena brings Euro-style vibes to Alpharetta

Siena, a new "Medi-talian" restaurant in Alpharetta, has a distinct but difficult-to-characterize European quality.

Take 5: Five quick takeaways from Falcons GM Ian Cunningham’s introduction

Former Bears assistant GM has Georgia roots and will look to create latest version of local sports nostalgia.

Wanda Sims Watters stands near where her childhood home was at 205 Elizabeth Street in Decatur on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. The once thriving Black neighborhood was destroyed in waves from the 1940s-1970s through eminent domain for government housing, facilities and “urban renewal.” (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Metro Atlanta governments take up reparations amid national challenges

Atlanta's and Decatur’s reparations committees are far from issuing recommendations for specific actions their cities should take.

She died in a Fulton hospital in November 2024. But no one knows her name.

A woman who died at a Fulton County hospital in 2024 remains unidentified, and Roswell police are asking for the public's help.

Memorial service for DeKalb County police Officer David Rose

Georgia lost 4 officers as U.S. law enforcement deaths decreased in 2025

The four officer deaths in the state were down from six in 2024, and the 53 deaths in the line of duty in the nation were the lowest in 10 years, according to the FBI.