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The Georgia Board of Education reversed a decision by the Cobb County Board of Education to expel a Campbell High student. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Georgia Board of Education overturns expulsion of Cobb student

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Students have been pushing the DeKalb County Board of Education to modernize Druid Hills High, but the board has repeatedly opted not to. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Georgia Dept. of Education appoints adviser to help fix DeKalb schools

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Ga. Supreme Court hears two Confederate monument statue cases

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Worker for Athens-based Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions, which filters and deep-cleans fryers in commercial kitchens,

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Georgia job growth strong as unemployment remains at record low

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Dekalb CEO Michael Thurmond speaks at a press conference in Decatur announcing a $284 million water infrastructure finance and innovation act loan to Dekalb County on Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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‘A new trajectory’: DeKalb, EPA tout $284M loan for water projects15h ago

Gresham Smith will complete its work on the first phase of the project including the full design and final property acquisition and construction plans. (Courtesy City of Sandy Springs)

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

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Taproom manager Jenny Faflik pours a glass of beer at the Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. taproom on June 3, 2017, in Highwood, Illinois. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

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‘Cheers’: Chamblee updates code to allow taprooms downtown

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Penny and George West have anti-Rivian signs posted along their 25 acres of natural forest land surrounding their home near Madison. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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Rivian deal a political wedge near future plant

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Milan Capoor, Meron Ayecheh and Rahul Gudapati are 2022 valedictorians.

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Class of 2022: Graduates move past pandemic with life lessons

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Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan said Atlanta should reach 93 degrees on Thursday afternoon with a low chance of a storm.

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THURSDAY’S WEATHER: Code Orange alert issued for hottest day so far this year

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A person manipulate a driverless lawnmower with a remote control during a Department of Public Works and Watershed Management demonstration on Thursday, Mat 12, 2022. This new and innovative method of the department will work on mowing steep slopes, inclines, and hazardous terrain safely and efficiently. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Atlanta considers use of driverless lawn mowers, other tech for better service delivery

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Mayor Andre Dickens speaks in front of Atlanta Fire and Rescue Station 26 on Howell Mill Road in Buckhead on Monday, May 16, 2022. Station 26 was built in 1954 and is one of four stations that would be rebuilt if the city's bond referenda pass. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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‘The stakes are high’ for $750M infrastructure package on Atlanta ballots

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Clayton County cutting ribbon Thursday on revamped water park

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DeKalb County pools will indeed open on Memorial Day weekend

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DeKalb student newspaper exposes data leak in district’s online network

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Police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ man who they say shot 22-year-old to death in Smyrna

Smyrna police seek help identifying 2 suspects in fatal shooting

17-year-old Taco Bell employee wanted in shooting that injured 2 teens

Hartsfield-Jackson expects 2 million passengers in Memorial Day period

Savannah port has record April as some ships switch from West Coast

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Dave Wilkinson is the president and CEO of the Atlanta Police Foundation, a nonprofit that oversees the operations at Atlanta's At-Promise Centers. These buildings serve as a youth crime diversion and prevention center. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

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Atlanta selects site for new youth development center

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The 30-year history of banning Atlanta police from working at strip clubs

Atlanta mayor OKs $1.5 million payment to support Forest Cove tenants

Atlanta City Council ratifies new leadership at Atlanta Housing Authority

Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for The Villages of East Lake grand reopening on Monday, May 9, 2022. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Inside City Hall: Why Dickens changed course on new affordable housing funds

Atlanta City Council begins debate on proposals for new solid waste fees

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Candidates for the District 4 seat on the Gwinnett County school board: Adrienne Simmons, Tony Sellers, Alexis Williams, Matt Sones, and Kelly Kautz. (AJC)

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Higher rates may have chased some potential buyers out of the market, but the rates haven't much changed the balance between supply and demand: It is still a seller's market and prices are climbing,

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Higher mortgage rates still not curbing steeply rising home prices

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Georgia Board of Education overturns expulsion of Cobb student8h ago

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Georgia Dept. of Education appoints adviser to help fix DeKalb schools

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Darrell Thomas, 36, of Johns Creek, pleaded guilty last summer to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of money laundering.

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Johns Creek man, ‘mastermind’ of $11M PPP fraud scheme, gets 15 years in prison

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Ga. Supreme Court hears two Confederate monument statue cases14h ago

Fulton County Commissioners voted earlier this month to allocate $517,000 for the renovation of the Alpharetta jail. (File Photo)

Fulton County to refurbish Alpharetta jail

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Georgia job growth strong as unemployment remains at record low

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Sandy Springs approves nearly $3 million for next phase of Hammond Drive widening 15h ago

The North Fulton CID adopted a new master plan update for the commercial district along Ga. 400. To help, the CiD recently approved $800,000 to be used by Alpharetta, Milton, Roswell and Fulton County as a local match for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Courtesy North Fulton CID)

North Fulton CID approves match funding for infrastructure

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‘Cheers’: Chamblee updates code to allow taprooms downtown

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Crime

Cobb County police investigated a shooting involving an officer late Thursday night near Mableton.

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BREAKING: Cobb County officer involved in shooting near Mableton

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Georgia state troopers had to chase an ATV driver who fled a traffic stop near downtown Atlanta all the way to Forest Park before apprehending the motorist Saturday night.

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Atlanta police, state troopers team up to chase alleged street racers in ATVs

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May 19, 2022 McDonough - Mya Cullins (center), mother of Nygil Cullins, breaks down talking about her son as she sits with Paula Dixon (left), Nygil’ aunt, and Terry Miles (right), Nygil’s stepfather, on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The family of a man shot and killed by Atlanta police at a crowded, upscale Buckhead restaurant are still looking for answers into what happened and what went wrong. Nygil Cullins, 22, was eating at Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steakhouse in the 3100 block of Piedmont Road, Wednesday night when things took a turn. Atlanta police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said restaurant staff called for help with handling an unruly patron. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

‘It’s heartbreaking’: Loved ones seek answers in fatal police shooting at Buckhead...

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Johns Creek man, ‘mastermind’ of $11M PPP fraud scheme, gets 15 years in prison

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Ryan Duke is accused of killing Irwin County High School teacher Tara Grinstead in October 2005. (File photos)

Tara Grinstead case: Fate of accused killer Ryan Duke now with jury

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Night manager Raymond Minter cleans up after his Chevron Circle K was damaged during an overnight drive-by shooting.

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Shooting at Buckhead gas station leaves man injured; 2 suspects sought

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The woman became the third inmate at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center to die while in custody since May 3.

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Cobb inmate dies in hospital, becomes jail’s 3rd fatality this month

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Nicholas Morrow was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a River Ridge High School student earlier this month.

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Cherokee County high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting student

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