The Cumberland Community Improvement District will host a groundbreaking 10 a.m. Feb. 22 to mark the construction of a new trail segment, Akers Mill Trail East. The 1.2 mile trail connects the existing Bob Callan Trail to National Park Service at the Chattahoochee River’s Cochran Shoals Recreation Area. Location: 3101 Towercreek Parkway NW, Atlanta. Free parking at Strayer University on Tower Creek Parkway. Info: www.CumberlandCID.org.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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