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The closure is necessary due to an HVAC installation at one of the buildings on the Georgia State University campus.
Posted inTraffic & Transportation

Here’s why roads near Georgia State University will be closed Saturday

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 2022
Atlanta has a new mayor after Andre Dickens was sworn in as the city’s next leader on Monday. 
Posted inIn The News

‘We have survived hard times before:’ Andre Dickens promises laser-focus on crime

by Riley Bunch | GA TodayJanuary 4, 2022September 24, 2023
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Public Schools is the newest in a growing list of school systems that will start back by going virtual next week amid a coronavirus surge throughout the state.
Posted inCoronavirus

COVID surge forces Atlanta Public Schools to go virtual

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 1, 2022January 1, 2022
ATLANTA -- As the positive cases of COVID-19 continue to surge and upon advice from public health professionals the City of Atlanta announces the cancellation of the New Year’s Eve Peach Drop.
Posted inEvents

Peach Drop canceled due to COVID-19 surge

by City ReportsDecember 29, 2021December 29, 2021
ATLANTA -- With temperatures expected to dip down to 32 degrees tonight, the City of Atlanta is activating its warming center again.
Posted inWeather

Baby, it’s cold outside: Atlanta opens warming center

by Thom ChandlerDecember 22, 2021September 24, 2023
If you frequently walk in downtown Atlanta, some of the city's air vents may have given you pause.
Posted inLocal Heroes

WATCH: Atlanta firefighters rescue person who fell in air vent

by Thom ChandlerDecember 22, 2021December 22, 2021
ATLANTA -- Mayor-elect Andre Dickens announced yesterday that he has tested positive for coronavirus.
Posted inCoronavirus

Atlanta’s new mayor tests positive for COVID-19

by Thom ChandlerDecember 21, 2021September 24, 2023
The Atlanta Police Department is asking for your help finding 23-year-old Malana Thomas.
Posted inMissing

Police search for 23-year-old who went missing in Decatur

by Thom ChandlerDecember 21, 2021December 21, 2021
ATLANTA -- Members of the Atlanta City Council released the following statements today as their legislative terms near a close:
Posted inYour Government

Atlanta City Council members say goodbye

by City ReportsDecember 20, 2021September 24, 2023
After a two year hiatus, Atlanta's popular New Year's Eve Peach Drop will be returning to Underground Atlanta to ring in the nw year.
Posted inEvents

Atlanta’s famed Peach Drop is returning this year

by Thom ChandlerDecember 16, 2021September 24, 2023
ATLANTA -- Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms celebrated the man she has referred to as the City of Atlanta’s COVID angel, Dr. Carlos del Rio on Friday by presenting him with the city's highest honor.
Posted inLocal Heroes

Atlanta’s COVID angel earns city’s highest honor

by Thom ChandlerDecember 14, 2021December 14, 2021
ATLANTA -- The former site of The Chattahoochee Brick Company could get a new lease on life thanks to a decision by the Atlanta City Council Monday to preserve green space along the Chattahoochee River and to memorialize the site.
Posted inYour Government

Chattahoochee Brick Company site one step closer to being preserved

by Thom ChandlerDecember 6, 2021September 24, 2023
Update: According to the Atlanta Fire Department the shelter-in-place has been lifted for residents near the ammonia leak. The original story is below.
Posted inIn The News

Atlanta’s Shelter-in-place has been lifted after Ammonia leak

by Thom ChandlerDecember 6, 2021September 24, 2023
Atlanta voters overwhelmingly chose Andre Dickens to be the city's 61st mayor in Tuesday's election.
Posted inYour Government

Atlanta reacts to Andre Dickens winning the mayor’s race

by Thom ChandlerDecember 1, 2021September 24, 2023
ATLANTA -- Atlanta City Councilman Andre Dickens was elected the next mayor of Georgia’s capital city Tuesday, easily defeating City Council President Felicia Moore in a runoff.
Posted inYour Government

Atlanta voters choose Andre Dickens as next mayor

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 30, 2021September 24, 2023
Runoff elections are taking place in cities throughout Georgia today, including the Atlanta mayor's race. Below are the results that have come in so far.
Posted inYour Government

November 30 Georgia municipal election runoff results

by Thom ChandlerNovember 30, 2021September 24, 2023
Legal system, mallet of judge
Posted inCrime

Owner of Georgia tax preparation business and wife plead guilty to fraud

by Crime ReportsNovember 30, 2021September 24, 2023
DeKalb County voters in some cities have runoff elections Nov. 30, but before you go to vote there are some things you may need to know.
Posted inYour Government

10 Things You Need to Know Before Voting in The Nov. 30 Runoff in DeKalb

by Thom ChandlerNovember 29, 2021September 24, 2023

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