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Tracing the Woods family history
Photos: Former Lithonia mayor Marcia Glenn Hunter gathers with her sibling to look over family albums. They have traced their ancestry back to Sierra Leone and a captive who was sold into slavery in Newtown County, Georgia. Mother Maggie Woods was the first black City Council member in Lithonia.
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Marcia Glenn Hunter, the former mayor of Lithonia, holds one of the sculptures she brought back from Nigeria. She has traced her family's roots back to Sierra Leone. Their ancestors were sold into slavery in Walton County and then moved to Lithonia.
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Photos: Need to ‘grieve out loud’? Atlanta’s wind phones will take your call.
Woodruff Park's latest public art display — “The Space Within” — is designed to inspire reflection and inner peace.
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'No body' homicide cases in Georgia
A look at some of the Georgia homicide cases that have gone to trial despite investigators not finding a body.
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PHOTOS: Falcons work overtime in Germany before losing
The Falcons lose to the Indianapolis Colts, 31-25, at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.
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Photos: Georgia Veterans Day Parade in Midtown Atlanta
The 44th Annual Georgia Veterans Day Parade took place in Midtown on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. The Theme for this year's event was "Honoring Women in Uniform."
