It was a good week for …
Freedie Freeman, Julio Teheran and Craig Kimbrel. Along with manager Fredi Gonzalez, who will serve on the coaching staff, the three Braves will be part of the National League All-Star team. Justin Upton didn’t win the final vote selection, but the Braves left fielder was nonetheless thrilled with the outpouring of support he received from fans and teammates this week in the late balloting process.
David Jernigan. Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen asked the executive director of KIPP Metro Atlanta to be her deputy superintendent, she announced to staff Thursday via e-mail. The appointment is pending board approval.
College football fans. College Football Hall of Fame officials announced Thursday that the long-in-the-works attraction will hold its grand opening Aug. 23, a Saturday. The announcement — made on the 45-yard-long indoor football field that is part of the facility — also brought news of the attraction’s official, longer-than-expected name: The College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience.
It was a bad week for …
Corinthian Colleges. The national for-profit education provider announced plans Monday to sell off most of its campuses, including four Everest College campuses located in metro Atlanta, and gradually close a dozen other locations. The moves are part of a recent agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the beleaguered corporation to wind down operations at its schools instead of immediately closing campuses. It will allows students to complete their studies or enroll at other schools.
Devon Campbell. The College Park police officer has been sentenced to serve 10 months in prison on immigration fraud charges. Prosecutors say he is a former Jamaican police officer who entered the U.S. illegally and became a citizen. The 46-year-old defendant pleaded guilty in April and was sentenced Tuesday.
Edward Duckworth. The 39-year-old DeKalb County man became the 11th person to plead guilty in a dogfighting investigation that stretched from Georgia to Texas. Duckworth admitted Wednesday in federal court to helping transport a dog from Georgia to Alabama for a dogfight in 2012. Georgia State troopers arrested him and his colleagues during a traffic stop when they were driving home. The troopers found a dead dog inside the vehicle.
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