Smyrna parent Otha Thornton was selected as president-elect of the National PTA at the organization's annual convention in Orlando earlier this month. Thornton becomes the group's first African-American male president-elect. The retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. and his wife have a daughter attending Spelman College and a son at Morehouse College.

About the Author

Featured

Passengers wait at a Delta check-in counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. It was the first day the Federal Aviation Administration cut flight capacity at airports during the government shutdown. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com