Commission to review charges June 28 against Rep. Brooks House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, D-Atlanta, Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson, D-Tucker, and Attorney General Sam Olens will meet June 28 at 11 a.m. at the state Judicial Building, 40 Capitol...
Ask Your Neighbor: What happened to the Hapeville municipal pool? According to Hapeville Director of Parks and Recreation Tod Nichols, it closed before he started working for the city in 2002.
But he is familiar with the situation, he said.
“It was because of a ...
New production, lunch and learn at Serenbe Forging ahead with the theme Season of Change, Serenbe Playhouse’s adaptation of Lee Blessings’ 1988 Cold War drama, “A Walk in the Woods” will hit the stage on June 27 and run through July 14.
Al...
Fairburn resident at the right place, right time Austin Statham, 18, has a knack for impeccable timing.
Twice within the past few years, the Fairburn resident has come to the rescue of those in need.
In 2011, for instance, Statham was driving a...
Fulton school district recognized for black AP exam success The Fulton County School System is one of six U.S. districts highlighted in a new report about success in boosting urban black students’ performance on Advanced Placement tests.
The College Board’...
Club Entrepreneur to open June 27 Club Entrepreneur, or Club E, an organization for aspiring startups and established business owners, will host a grand opening event June 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for its facility at 3707 Main St. ...
Storms rip through south Fulton South Fulton got hammered by storms sweeping across the metro last night.
Fulton County Airport’s Brown Field lost power for a short time, affecting the tower and all runway and taxiway lights, co...
College Park resident creates jewelry in tribute to mother In a cozy, vintage inspired room with dark brown hardwood floors and primary-colored bins loaded with materials stacked meticulously, Karen Harris Christian, creator, founder and owner of Her Song ...
Vacation Bible School set for south Fulton Along with the summer activities such as swimming and playing at local parks, another activity is on deck — vacation Bible school. Vacation Bible school, in its traditional sense, is often a time ...
More tax money coming in; Cascade salon a go More money will be in the budget this year and next, Chief Appraiser David Fitzgibbon told the Fulton County Board of Commissioners last week.
“It does appear that the overall [maintenance and oper...
Fulton tax appraiser: more money coming in More money will be in the budget next year, Chief Appraiser David Fitzgibbon told the Fulton County Board of Commissioners Wednesday.
"We have some preliminary reports on the digest. It does appear...
Future Wolf Creek Library breaks ground Construction will soon be underway for a new 25,000-square foot library in Wolf Creek, the first phase of a library building program.
The library, to be at 3100 Enon Road in Atlanta, is part of a...
Unemployment drops in the county, metro There were more people at work in Fulton County in April, helping the metro Atlanta jobless rate to fall to 7.6 percent, beating the state rate of 8.2 percent and its own April 2012 rate of 8.5 per...
South Fulton lags behind The Fulton County School System made strides this year but has “a lot” more to do, according to Superintendent Robert Avossa.
“We had a great year with lots of academic and athletic successes,” he ...
South Fulton nonprofit, NY business host crib giveaway A joint partnership between Caring for Others, a nonprofit based in south Fulton, and Delta Children, a New York-based family-owned business, made possible both a safe sleep seminar and a crib give...
Commissioner tackles issues Investigations into alleged identity theft, keeping a commission seat, getting FEMA relief for a homeowner and finding a level playing field for a champion soccer team were on the docket Thursday d...
Fulton County pays debt in 2003 murder case The Fulton County board of commissioners at its meeting Wednesday agreed to pay a long-standing debt to an informant who helped solve the 2003 murder of county police officer Aaron Blount.
The comm...
Fairburn park getting facelift Fairburn residents will be able to frolic in a new pool and root for their favorite teams on a new football field after a $2 million remodel of Clarence Duncan Park is done.
The city broke ground M...
East Point Memorial Day parade to honor Tuskegee Airmen The airmen of the all-black 99th Fighter Squadron will be honored on a street named after them Monday at 10 a.m. when former boxing promoter Waymon Harley presents the inaugural Tuskegee Airmen Mem...
Westlake High’s top students reflect on academic success As the 2012-13 school year draws to a close, Zeba Munshi and Vamsi Reddy Mallu, seniors at Westlake High School in Atlanta, are not only looking forward to the rest and relaxation of the summer mon...
State representative Tyrone Brooks Sr. indicted Defendant Charged With Misappropriating Almost $1 Million in Charitable Donations
A federal grand jury has indicted District 55 State Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr., D-Atlanta, on charges that ...
Fulton County commision pays its bills The Fulton County board of commissioners at its meeting Wednesday agreed to pay a long-standing debt to an informant who helped solve the 2003 murder of county police officer Aaron Blount.
The comm...
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