After a large pine fell and crushed a pickup truck, the tree debris blocked a southeast Atlanta road, and other drivers crashed into the mess left behind.
Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said a deal to buy the Atlanta City Detention Center would help the county comply with a legal agreement to improve jail conditions.
Atlanta operators are taking 911 calls as normal again after “technical difficulties” disrupted the city’s ability to receive and dispatch calls Monday evening, police say.
The resolution comes amid widespread public debate over the future of Beltline rail and questions about city leaders’ commitment to seeing the project through.
National law firm Saul Ewing has opened an Atlanta office with senior attorneys from several prominent city law firms and plans to quickly recruit more local talent.