Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will be in Washington D.C. this afternoon. Bottoms will join President Joe Biden, members of Congress and a diverse group of leaders for a signing ceremony of the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act today at 3 p.m. This bipartisan legislation,
Hank Aaron smashed baseballs — and he smashed racial barriers. The Atlanta Braves legend and American icon died Friday at the age of 86. Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record in 1974 — a once-unimaginable baseball feat — and held the record for
Georgians watching President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony may not have caught it at the time, but one of Georgia’s own played an integral part in the proceedings. City of South Fulton Fire Capt. Andrea Hall delivered the Pledge of Allegiance at the
Martin Luther King Jr. is most known for his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, but over his lifetime as an orator, pastor, and activist, he made many more inspirational and powerful statements. Here are some of the Atlanta native’s most pertinent
Ware County Sheriff Randy Royal, who had just been elected to his fourth term as sheriff, died unexpectedly Wednesday. The cause of death has not yet been released. Royal was first elected in 2009. “I would like to express my sincere appreciation
Former mayor of Clarkston, Lee Swaney, died yesterday, city officials confirm. Swaney served two terms as mayor from 2002 to 2009. In his 2001 first run for the mayoral seat, Swaney touted himself as “a champion for Old Clarkston.” During his tenure
VALDOSTA — The City of Valdosta confirmed that Municipal Court Judge Vernita Bender has died. In 2016, Bender was featured by the Judicial Council of Georgia as one of the most influential African-American judges in Georgia. “Judge Bender leaves behind a legacy of
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department lost one of its history-makers Friday. Former Police Chief George Napper Jr. was Atlanta’s first African American Police Chief. He died at his home Friday at 81-years-old. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms called Napper a brilliant
Retired Major Robert Hightower became the first African American State Trooper hired by the Georgia State Patrol in 1970. After 28 years of service with the Department of Public Safety, Hightower retired in 1998 as the Division Director of Driver Services. Hightower
Gov. Brian Kemp tapped a new emergency-management director for the state Tuesday shortly after extending for another two weeks health measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus in Georgia. Capt. Chris Stallings, a former state trooper and most recently head of
Georgia’s top emergency official, Homer Bryson, is retiring. Bryson is the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security Director. He has held the post since 2016. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will be announcing a new director for the agency tomorrow morning, along
ATHENS — Law enforcement officers will say their final goodbyes to Clarke County’s Chief Probation Officer Dale Allen who died Tuesday. A memorial procession of law enforcement vehicles is scheduled today at 1:30 p.m. Born in Eatonton, Dale served his country in
A bipartisan group of Congress members from Georgia want to put a statue of John Lewis at the U.S. Capitol, and they have written a letter to state officials to make the statue to the recently deceased civil rights icon a reality.
Three former U.S. presidents said goodbye to civil rights icon John Lewis Thursday, culminating a weeklong series of ceremonies honoring the Atlanta congressman who died July 17 of cancer at age 80. Lewis’ funeral took place at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in
Former presidential candidate and Georgia resident Herman Cain, who was hospitalized earlier this month with COVID-19, has died from the virus. He was 74 years old. Cain’s death was confirmed by his spokesman Dan Calabrese Thursday morning. “Herman Cain – our boss,
Civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis was honored Wednesday at the state Capitol in Atlanta following his death earlier this month at age 80. His casket lay in state in the rotunda of the Gold Dome for a ceremony presided
