1. Hawks' open practice will be debut of new court
On Oct. 3, the Atlanta Hawks will hold an open practice for the public to see the newly designed court. To attend, fans are asked to RSVP at the team website. Read more.
2. Reed: Those involved in fire station photo scandal could be fired
After the embarassing photo scandal in which women used an Atlanta fire station as a backdrop for possible escort advertisements, Mayor Kasim Reed is adamant about firing any city employee who had any role in the situation. Read more.
3. Braves muster no threat in 5-0 loss to Blue Jays
Though the Atlanta team beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, they didn't advance a runner to second base all night Thursday in a series-finale 5-0 loss. That brings the team to 26 losses in 30 games. Turner Field had a big name in the audience Thursday night with former president and lifelong Braves fan, Jimmy Carter. Read more.
4. Georgia opens first prison charter school
Nearly 100 inmates have signed up for the first prison charter school at the Burruss Correctional Training Center in Middle Georgia. About 250 educators, administrators and staffers have been hired. Read more.
5. Falcons surpass $100 million in seat-license sales
Though their first game in the new Mercedez-Benz Stadium is still two years away, the Atlanta Falcons have surpassed $100 million in sales of personal seat licenses. According to figures obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the Georgia World Congress Authority through an open-records request, the licenses have been sold for a total of $116.7 million. Read more.
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