Tennis grant to help students' game and grades

The United States Tennis Association this week awarded a $15,000 grant to the Atlanta Youth Tennis Foundation, which serves 2,500 children in the metro area.

The grant will assist with the GAMETIME program (Growing in Academics, Mentoring and Exercise through a Tennis Initiative Modeling Excellence), which offers educational activities, on-court tennis instruction, mentoring and college preparation resources.

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Atlanta among airports where FAA will cut flights due to shutdown

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