1. DFCS fires 2 workers after foster child's death
Following the death of a 2-year-old foster child in state custody, a state child welfare caseworker and supervisor were fired. State officials confirmed that the two were fired on Dec. 2 due to policy violations including problems with a background check of the woman caring for the girl who eventually murdered 2-year-old Laila Marie Daniel. Read more.
The team agreed to terms on a one-year contract with vetran utility player Emilio Bonifacio. If he passes a physical, Bonifacio will have a $1.25 million salary in 2016 after making $4 million last season with the White Sox. Read more.
3. Lawsuit alleges discrimination, neglect of Gullah community
Fifty-seven Sapelo Island property owners and residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday that contends discrimination and neglect by state and local authorities are contributing to the dissolution of one of the last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities in the nation. These residents are descendants of the slaves whose families have lived on the island for over two centuries. Read more.
4. State panel: No cultivation of medical marijuana in Georgia
Just one day after House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he wants Georgians to have access to cannabis oil made from homegrown marijuana, the state-sanctioned Commission on Medical Cannabis voted down the proposal to allow the plants' cultivation within the state. Read more.
5. Swastikas with Trump's likeness painted along Atlanta roads
In case you missed it, someone painted large swastikas featuring the Republican presidential front-runner's face on at least two northeast Atlanta bridge supports. This comes just days after Trump's controversial call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. Read more.
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