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Cross won Grammy Awards for Record and Song of the Year for his hit “Sailing” as well as Album of the Year and Best New Artist at the ceremony honoring music in 1980. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

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Christopher Cross among new season of shows at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center

David and Melanie Couchman’s new scholarship program, “Next Step to Success,” is through their Couchman-Noble Foundation. The foundation also started Sandy Springs Together which advocates for local housing that’s affordable. Courtesy David Couchman

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Sandy Springs couple starts college scholarship fund to help students in need

Residents in Sandy Springs have through June 27 to participate in helping to shape the Old Riverside Drive Park Master Plan. (Courtesy City of Roswell)

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Park survey in Sandy Springs ends soon

Clay White encouraged and taught his Atlanta students with conditions such as dyslexia and ADHD to take responsiblities for improving their lives. Parents have written that he helped save their childrens' lives.

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Clay White, helped a generation of Atlanta children, dies at 68

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The Sandy Springs Police Department will continue a partnership to assign a detective to the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Atlanta Metro Major Offender Task Force. (Courtesy City of Sandy Springs)

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Sandy Springs renews commitment to task force

Twelve students from Fulton County Schools were named as winners of the National Merit Scholarship.

Fulton County schools produce 12 National Merit Scholarship winners

Fulton County Schools is holding a job fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at North Springs High School in Sandy Springs. (Courtesy Fulton County Public Schools)

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Fulton County Schools holding job fair June 25

Sandy Springs recently approved a contract for stage improvements at City Green. (Courtesy City of Sandy Springs)

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Sandy Springs approves contract for stage improvements

Sandy Springs has partnered with Catalyst Sports to offer Adaptive Kayaking this summer from Morgan Falls Overlook Park. (Courtesy Catalyst Sports)

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Sandy Springs launches adaptive kayaking program

Five Sandy Springs residents are hosting the city’s Juneteenth celebration this weekend at City Springs.

Juneteenth to show Sandy Springs’ growing diversity, organizers say

Erratic driver barrels through gated community striking multiple cars in Sandy Springs

Erratic driver barrels through gated community striking multiple cars in Sandy Springs

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The Women's Business Network of the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber will host a fashion show fundraiser June 14 at the Byers Theatre at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. (Courtesy Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber)

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Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber fashion show to benefit charity

Police arrest suspect accused of killing grandfather in Ga. 400 shooting

Noise-weary Sandy Springs residents want I-285 sound barrier

Sandy Springs may use grant for Hope Road sidewalks

Tanquevious Lucas was arrested by Sandy Springs police over the weekend in connection with a shooting in Atlanta, police said.

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Man wanted in Atlanta shooting arrested during birthday party in Sandy Springs

Stranger helps Atlanta woman recover mother’s 80-year-old photo that was stolen

4-vehicle injury wreck shuts down I-285 near Roswell Road for hours

High school student, 17, wanted in Sandy Springs fatal shooting surrenders

The Sandy Springs Police Department is participating in Operation Click It or Ticket to reinforce seat belt safety awareness. (Courtesy Pixabay)

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Sandy Springs police conducting Click It or Ticket

WATCH: Gang member wanted in 3 counties arrested in Atlanta, cops say

Sandy Springs to meet on Old Riverside Drive Park plan

Sandy Springs restoring shoreline at Overlook Park

The shootings, reported hours apart at two apartment complexes off Roswell Road, are believed to be isolated incidents and were not random acts of violence, according to Sandy Springs police.

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2 men killed in separate domestic shootings at Sandy Springs apartment complexes

Solidarity Sandy Springs seeks summer camp donations

Sandy Springs approves nearly $3 million for next phase of Hammond Drive widening

Greater North Fulton Chamber announces mentor matches

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A hot pink billboard on Briarcliff Road in Atlanta challenges viewers to fight antisemitism. It's one of 10 coming to the metro Atlanta area through the fall. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

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New billboards decry antisemitism in metro Atlanta

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Katika Lovett, Atlanta Public Schools' assistant superintendent for student services, is leaving the district. (Courtesy photo)

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Atlanta assistant superintendent to leave for Bibb County job

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A billboard along I-95 in Hollywood, Florida, on May 26, 2022, is part of an 80-billboard campaign to combat Florida's new "Parental Rights in Education" law, labeled "Don't say gay" by critics. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

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Georgia teen: School should be safe haven for students to say and be gay

Renowned musician Helen Kim (in red) leads a group of high school students through an intensive strings session at KSU's summer program.

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KSU summer program promotes the arts

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Abortion rights activists gather at the Georgia State Capital Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Candidates for Georgia’s top lawyer job polar opposites on abortion3h ago

Ashleigh Irvin holds up a “keep abortion safe and legal” sign while standing under an umbrella on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Abortion-rights demonstrators gathered on the steps of The Capitol to protest in response to The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Georgia anti-abortion law likely to remain on hold through at least mid-July

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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - JUNE 10, 2022: Gubernatorial candidate Governor Brian P. Kemp speaks at the Georgia School Board Association Summer conference in Savannah. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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The Jolt: Georgia moves to activate six-week abortion ban, Democrats vow to reverse it 11h ago

This combination of 2022 and 2021 photos shows Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams. As Republicans nationwide gear up to attack Democrats with tough-on-crime platforms in the fall of 2022, Democrat Abrams is making guns a central focus of her race for governor, seeking to turn crime into a liability for incumbent Republican Kemp's reelection bid. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Kemp escalates attacks on Abrams’ public safety proposals

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Abortion rights activists marched from the Georgia Capitol to Underground Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022. The protest follows the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Abortion ruling could pose risks for Georgia Republicans

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Investigative reporters Alan Judd, left, and Willoughby Mariano, right, discuss their "Dangerous Dwellings" series with political reporter Greg Bluestein during a taping of the AJC's "Politically Georgia" podcast. (Jay.Black@ajc.com)

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06/17/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Chaka Zulu, Co-CEO of Disturbing Tha Peace Records and Ebony Son Entertainment Inc., makes remarks during the inaugural induction ceremony for the Black Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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UPDATE: Ludacris’ manager survives deadly shooting in Buckhead parking lot

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Sidiki “Prince” Kebe, 21, was last seen Friday near the 3600 block of Highway 52.

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Search continues for missing 21-year-old last seen near Amicalola Falls State Park

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062722 Rockmart, Ga..: A memorial is shown at the home of where three children died on Woodwind Drive, Friday in Paulding County, Monday, June 27, 2022, in Rockmart, Ga.. The mother of the children, Darlene Brister, 40, is charged with two counts of malice murder following the deaths. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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One person died in a three-car collision in Clayton County on Monday morning.

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1 person dead in 3-vehicle crash in Clayton County

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A man is facing multiple charges after he was accused of lighting multiple fires at a LaGrange hospital and threatening to blow it up, according to police.

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Man accused of setting fires, threatening to blow up LaGrange hospital

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A man is dead following a shooting at a DeKalb County gas station Sunday afternoon, according to police.

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1 dead, 1 in custody after dispute escalates to gunfire at Stonecrest gas station

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is the subject of the second episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Breakdown podcast. Willis is overseeing the investigation of former President Donald Trump and his allies. (Jenni Girtman / AJC file)

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‘Breakdown’ Ep. 2: ‘A force of nature’

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