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Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms waves to the crowd as she makes her way down Peachtree Street during the 49th Annual Pride Festival and Parade in Atlanta Sunday, Oct 13, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC
Atlanta mayor hosts job fair for LGBTQ applicants
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Map: Coronavirus deaths and cases in Georgia (updated July 26)
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"Milton on Demand" provides visitors a one-stop shop for a variety of map-focused features with multiple ways to search for data. (Courtesy City of Milton)
Milton launches revamped geographical information system with searchable maps
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The Alpharetta City Council recently approved a third contract for the Alpharetta Jobs Creation Grant Program. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)
Alpharetta approves next round in jobs creation grant program
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March 26, 2020 Sandy Springs: Sandy Springs City Hall is closed and all quiet on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Sandy Springs. A patchwork of local officials, not the governor or president, this week ordered the closure of businesses across the state and forced people to shutter inside their homes over fears of COVID-19. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
Sandy Springs council gets riled in discussion on benefits for the elected body19h ago
Left to right: Khujo, T-Mo, CeeLo Green and Big Gipp released their first new album in seven years, "Survival Kit," on Nov. 13, 2020.
Goodie Mob, Kilo Ali, Pastor Troy to perform for free in East Point
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The Brubeck Brothers Quartet, led by Chris and Dan Brubeck, headlines Roswell Arts Fund’s first foray into jazz festivals.
Roswell Arts Fund inaugurates summer jazz festival
James Michael Coates is charged with murder.
Woodstock man arrested, charged in murder of Roswell 8-year-old in 1988
An empty three-acre property along Alpharetta Highway could soon become a major hub for a top car rental and sales brand.
Enterprise plans to redevelop 3-acre site for new rental, sales hub in Roswell
Milton has entered into an agreement with Southern Conservation Trust, Inc. for a land management implementation plan for the former Milton Country Club. (Courtesy City of Milton)
Milton partners with Southern Conservation Trust for former country club land
Construction is underway at Grogans Ferry and Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. Huge concrete cylinders currently resting on each side of the road are drainage pipes for the new storm drainage system. (Courtesy City of Sandy Springs)
Construction underway at Grogans Ferry, Roswell Road in Sandy Springs
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Milton has entered into an agreement with Southern Conservation Trust, Inc. for a land management implementation plan for the former Milton Country Club. (Courtesy City of Milton)
Milton partners with Southern Conservation Trust for former country club land
Construction underway at Grogans Ferry, Roswell Road in Sandy Springs
Policing with ‘compassion and empathy’
MARTA hosts public meetings on Campbellton transit line
The first freestanding Porsche service center in the United States has opened its doors near the busy Atlanta airport. The Porsche Service Center South Atlanta, with 13 lift bays and a design focused on customer comfort and convenience, is the first step of a multi-million dollar investment in new features on the campus of Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Porsche opens nation’s first freestanding service center on its Atlanta campus
Alpharetta awards contract for Providence Road sidewalk project
Milton reminding business owners to apply for PPP loan forgiveness
Patio Pick: Five Boroughs Pizza Tavern brings NY-style pies to Cumming
Sandy Springs has called a workshop at City Hall, Oct. 18, on redeveloping and revitalizing the community’s North End. CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS
Sandy Springs settles lawsuit with construction company
Fulton DA, sheriff say it’s more money or criminals could walk
Church gets new space after neighbors express concerns over disruptions
Try one of these 7 metro Atlanta spots for over-the-top gourmet hot dogs
Aroma Indian Bistro’s Chicken Korma. Courtesy of Anoop Blahot
RECIPE: Make Aroma Indian Bistro’s Chicken Korma
GDOT to eliminate Florida-T at Crabapple and Green in Milton
Roundabout construction to begin at Hopewell/Bethany Roads in Milton
Johns Creek residents say new fee won’t fix complex, costly stormwater problems
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Education
The DeKalb County School District will host a Back-to-School Drive-Thru event on Saturday, July 31 at three locations. (File photo)
DeKalb back-to-school drive set for Saturday
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Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney announced an expansion to the district's new virtual academy. (ALYSSA POINTER/AJC FILE PHOTO)
Fulton County Schools to expand enrollment in new virtual academy
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Calvin Watts, the finalist for superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Courtesy Kent School District.
Gwinnett school board plans confirmation vote on Wilbanks’ successor
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The 2020 Clark Atlanta University graduates head into Harkness Hall Quadrangle for their pandemic-belated graduation ceremony in Atlanta on Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College clear student balances
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Politics
01/07/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, makes remarks during a pre legislative session media availability at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, January 7, 2021. The Georgia legislative session will begin January 11, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Fulton County elections head Richard Barron speaks to the media days after the November presidential election. Questions about ballot scanning and audit tally sheet totals have raised the possibility of a performance review that could set in motion a move by the state to take over the county's election management. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Takeover of Fulton elections considered by Georgia Republicans
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Bruno Cua of Milton, identified by federal authorities with a red circle, faces some of the most serious charges in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Jan. 6.
Six months later, this is what we know about Georgia’s Jan. 6 defendants
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SAVANNAH, GA - Sept. 4, 2020: CoVid Resource Team member Nicole Bush, right, reminds a group of people to wear masks while visiting River Street in historic downtown Savannah. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Savannah becomes first major Georgia city to reimpose mask mandate20h ago
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)
The Jolt: Stacey Abrams’ organizing model goes national
FORSYTH - Georgia’s medical marijuana law, authored by State Rep. Allen Peake, is known as Haleigh’s Hope Act and legalizes the possession of cannabis oil for people suffering from a limited number of illnesses. Janea Cox uses the oil to treat her daughter Haleigh, 7, at their home in Forsyth, Ga. The Coxes must still travel to Colorado to obtain the medical marijuana used to treat Haleigh. Feb. 17, 2017. (BITA HONARVAR/SPECIAL)
Medical marijuana licenses approved for six companies in Georgia
Jim Beck, commissioner of the Georgia Insurance Department, speaks at a press conference about an insurance fraud bust in a courtroom at the Clayton County Superior Court in Jonesboro , Georgia on Friday, March 1, 2019. Three victims of the insurance fraud, mainly elderly people, have been identified so far. EMILY HANEY / AJC
Beck’s fraud conviction clears up the insurance commissioner field for 2022
Wyatt Gibson, 5, died July 16, 2021, after contracting COVID-19, according to his family. The child lived in Calhoun, and his father Wes is a Whitfield County Sheriff's deputy. (Photo: GoFundMe)
A look at major COVID-19 developments over the past week
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, second from right, and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, right, participate in a discussion with DeKalb County School District parents and members of the DeKalb County Board of Education during a visit to Kelley Lake Elementary School in Decatur, Friday, July 23, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Education secretary touts spending of federal relief aid at DeKalb school
Crime
Gwinnett County police said two men shot at each other in the parking lot of a Kroger shopping center on Grayson Highway. One of the men died.
1 killed, 1 injured in shootout in Gwinnett Kroger parking lot
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Sandy Springs police broke up a house party with more than 500 attendees.
Parents arrested after police bust Sandy Springs teen house party
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Ja'kari Dillard, shown as an 8th grader, would have been a senior in high school. He was shot to death Saturday at an Atlanta swimming pool.
Mom of teen killed at pool: ‘I couldn’t ask for a better child’
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Two Atlanta police officers were suspended after a video surfaced on social media that appears to show one of them kicking a woman in the face as she lay handcuffed on the ground.
2 Atlanta officers suspended over video of woman being kicked in the head
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In this handout provided by the Crisp County Sheriff's Office, Robert Aaron Long is pictured in a jail booking photo on March 16, 2021, in Cordele, Georgia. Long, 21, was arrested as the suspect in a series of shootings at three Atlanta-area spas. (Crisp County Sheriff's Office/Getty Images/TNS)
Plea deal expected Tuesday in Cherokee spa killings
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GBI: Officer, 2 others involved in shootout at large NW Atlanta block party
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It is unclear if the officer's shots injured either of the men.
1 killed, 1 injured in NW Atlanta shooting; GBI investigating
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Marion Davenport, 17, was arrested Monday by Atlanta police on a murder charge related to a shooting earlier in July.
17-year-old arrested, charged with murder in SW Atlanta gas station shooting
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