The department had operated under a new contract for six months, until it was told in October the agreement was not in effect because the mayor never signed it.
South Downtown will be the first neighborhood in the city where residents and visitors can traverse public sidewalks and streets with an alcoholic drink in hand.
Fulton County’s literacy coaches helped raise reading scores, offering a model as Georgia considers placing a coach in every K-3 classroom in the state.
Five Republicans and three Democrats have qualified to run in the May 19 primary election for state school superintendent as incumbent Richard Woods vies for his fourth term.
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.