Atlanta officials have opened three cooling stations to give seniors a cool and safe place to relax during the hot summer.

The Dunbar Neighborhood Center at 477 Windsor Street and Georgia Hill Neighborhood Center, 250 Georgia Avenue, will open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. during the week. The J.C. Birdine Center, 215 Lakewood Way, S.E., will open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. week days.

On June 28, in the City Hall Atrium, SCANA Energy will donate 1,000 fans to the city for distribution to low-income, elderly residents. Call 404-330-6023 to request a fan.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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