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.

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Housing affordability is the top concern for metro Atlanta residents, according to a new survey. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

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