Cellphone ban proponents say the devices are a distraction in classrooms, while lawmakers hope the literacy changes will help address low scores in statewide exams.

The Atlanta City Council also passed legislation making historic South Downtown the city’s first open container neighborhood.

An April 27 fire at a SCAD Atlanta dorm caused smoke and water damage, forcing 143 students to relocate and leaving many without portfolios and personal keepsakes.

A year later, police say Atlanta’s public safety training center has led to better recruitment and training. Opponents say their concerns were ignored.

Neighbors voted to oppose a proposed data center near Adair Park in Southwest Atlanta. The vote should be a sign to the city that people want development that works for them.

The fires were set late Sunday night into Monday morning, within a half-mile radius of the Clarkston GSU Perimeter College.

Kumail Nanjiani, Jasmin Savoy Brown are also cast in the horror thriller.

The Department of Public Works and the Finance Department would be tasked with designating a vehicle and funding Overstreet’s `portal-to-portal transportation.'

Erroll Davis has died at 81. He was a former chancellor the University System of Georgia and former interim superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools.