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HBCU alumni names to know from the 2026 midterms

Graduates of historically Black colleges and universities notched major wins in the 2026 midterm elections, Capital B News reports, including the first Black woman ever elected governor in the United States. The victories stretch from statehouses to county courtrooms and show how far the influence of these schools reaches. A...

Atlanta, GA · 18h
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Cobb Schools Flip Blue as Garza Ousts 12-Year GOP Incumbent Chastain

Cobb County voters have ousted a 12-year Republican incumbent from the county school board, handing Democrats control of the panel for the first time in years. Michael Garza defeated David Chastain for the Post 4 seat, a result that wipes out the board's Republican majority and gives Democrats a 4-3 edge heading into the next term.

Cobb County, GA · 1d
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Can Atlanta squeeze a new MARTA station onto the Beltline?

Atlanta Beltline officials are studying whether a proposed station near Adair Park could become MARTA's first new heavy-rail stop in more than 25 years. Why it matters: If built, the Murphy Crossing infill station along the Southwest Trail could be the first rail station that connects with the Beltline trail and the long-debated rail line envisioned for it. Zoom in: The proposed station would be built between MARTA's West End and Oakland City stations and near the Beltline's planned 20-acre Murphy Crossing redevelopment of a former state farmers market property. How it works: Beltline principal engineer Shaun Green told residents at an Oct. 29 meeting not far from the proposed station's site that planners are evaluating five concepts. Options include building platforms alongside existing elevated MARTA tracks and rerouting the tracks to accommodate a new station. All would be significant construction projects. Yes, but: The area under consideration features a busy state highway, a city street, active freight lines and elevated MARTA train lines. Underneath the congested corridor there's the popular Beltline trail. "There's no way to fit this into the existing area without there being some [impacts]," Green said. Atlanta Beltline Inc., the nonprofit planning and building the Beltline,

Atlanta, GA · 1d

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Gwinnett County to host America Recycles Day event on Saturday

Gwinnett County residents will have an opportunity to responsibly dispose of hard-to-recycle materials during an America Recycles Day event Saturday, hosted by Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. Residents should enter through the traffic light off Sugarloaf Parkway. America Recycles Day, commemorated annually on Nov. 15, is a Keep America Beautiful initiative that encourages recycling and raises awareness about its environmental benefits, including reducing waste, conserving natural resources and saving energy. Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate, is organizing the event as part of its ongoing efforts to promote sustainability throughout the county. “At Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, we are all about Connecting People and Resources for a Sustainable Gwinnett,” said Schelly Marlatt, executive director of the nonprofit. “Each year, our America Recycles Day event serves as a shining example of our mission in action. We bring our neighbors together with Solid Waste Management, haulers, and a variety of recycling partners.” Marlatt noted that because the organization cannot hold these collection events every month, residents seeking disposal options for items not accepted

Gwinnett County, GA · 2d

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Skate City Springs to return to City Green through January

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Skate City Springs will once again bring an ice-skating experience to the City Green at 1 Galambos Way starting Friday, Nov. 13 through Jan. 18, 2027. Opening night will be themed “Fright Night” and feature a performance by the Atlanta Figure Skating Club.

Sandy Springs, GA · 2d

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Fulton Schools sets Roswell meetings on redistricting maps

ROSWELL, Ga. — Fulton County Schools will present draft attendance zone maps for Region C, its schools north of the Chattahoochee River, at two upcoming community meetings in Roswell. The draft maps are part of the school district’s redistricting planning. The first meeting, which will focus on elementary schools,...

Roswell, GA · 1d

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Grove Park's Historic 1941 Theater Breaks Ground on $5.4M Revival

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and other city officials stood in the pouring rain on Wednesday to mark the ceremonial groundbreaking for the restoration of the Grove Theatre, a long-shuttered movie house on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway that has sat vacant for decades in the Grove Park neighborhood. The Grove Park Foundation has begun restoring the theater after acquiring it in 2017, when the building had already fallen into disrepair.

Atlanta, GA · 1d

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Voters veto Mableton redevelopment powers

Mableton voters shot down a ballot measure which would give the city redevelopment powers under Georgia’s Redevelopment Law in Tuesday’s election. The Mableton measure failed with 51.98% of voters, 14,933 ballots, siding against redevelopment powers and 48.02%, 14,796 ballots, cast in its favor, according to unofficial results. Results are not official until certified by the Cobb Board of Elections on Nov. 9. Redevelopment powers would allow the city to carry out community redevelopment, create tax allocation districts (TADs) and issue tax allocation bonds to boost redevelopment. TADs work by freezing property values inside a determined district at a base level. As developers then build developments, increasing property values, tax revenue above the base goes into a fund where it is used to repay bonds or fund public improvements. Once the cost of the redevelopment is fully paid, the TAD ends and all tax revenue is returned to the city. Mayor Michael Owens previously told the Journal redevelopment areas could include the Six Flags and I-20 gateway area and Floyd Road commercial strips. In a statement, Owens recognized the choice of voters not to grant the Mableton City Council redevelopment powers. “While this tool would have allowed our city to implement

Mableton, GA · 2d

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Atlanta Housing nears 10,000 affordable homes goal as redevelopment projects advance

Atlanta Housing is closing in on a major milestone: creating or preserving 10,000 affordable homes across the city. During its Oct. 28 Board of Commissioners meeting at Atlanta Housing headquarters, the agency announced it has created or preserved 9,776 affordable homes since July 2022, reaching nearly 98% of its goal. The meeting also highlighted redevelopment projects, housing preservation efforts, financial updates and initiatives aimed at helping residents achieve economic independence.

Atlanta, GA · 2d

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Atlanta zoning board approves plan to demolish house with LGBTQ historical significance

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It appears a historic Virginia-Highland home at the center of a landmark gay rights case will be torn down. On Thursday, Atlanta’s zoning board cleared the way for a new house at the site on Ponce de Leon Place. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Atlanta...

Atlanta, GA · 1d

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Woodstock’s Noonday Creek Trail Extension Opens November 14, Linking to Cobb County

Walkers, runners and cyclists will have a new route from Woodstock into Cobb County when the Noonday Creek Trail extension opens Saturday, November 14. The 1.5-mile addition extends the existing trail southward, linking the trailhead near Reformation Brewery and Elm Street Green with Noonday Creek Park in Cobb County. The route follows the creek corridor and passes beneath Highway 92.

Woodstock, GA · 1d

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Pardoned 2021 Capitol rioter accused of threatening judges for handling those cases

A Georgia man pardoned for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol now faces criminal charges for allegedly threatening judges who sentenced the rioters.

Atlanta, GA · 2d

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Lane closure planned on Atlanta roadway for stormwater drain work

A temporary lane closure starts Monday on Techwood Dr NW in Atlanta for CCTV and stormwater drain cleaning, with traffic control in place.

Atlanta, GA · 1d

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Full closure of I-285 in metro Atlanta scheduled this weekend

Motorists should also allow significant additional travel time during these closures and seek alternate routes if possible.

Fulton County, GA · 3d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Two homestead exemptions passed in Gwinnett while Norcross picked a new councilman

Gwinnett County voters overwhelming backed more tax relief in two homestead exemption referendums, one for the entire county and another in the city of Suwanee, this week. Countywide, voters were asked whether a $2,000 exemption on school taxes — that is already available to teachers, active duty military service members, hospital workers and law enforcement — should be extended to disabled military veterans and all employees of Gwinnett County Public Schools and Buford City Schools. Voters overwhelmingly said “yes,” with 75.53% of the 337,010 votes cast on the referendum being in favor of expanding the exemption. Meanwhile, Suwanee voters overwhelmingly approved a city homestead exemption referendum on whether the exemption should be set at $15,000. City officials said 998 voters cast ballots in favor of the referendum while only 90 voters voted against it. The homestead referendums were not the only special questions asked of voters this week. Norcross held a special election to fill the unexpired term of City Councilman Marshall Cheek, who died in office earlier this year. Jeffrey Allen defeated former Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson in the special election. Allen received 750 votes while Johnson got 340 votes.

Gwinnett County, GA · 1d

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From a giant chicken to a locomotive: A Cobb County trivia quiz

From a giant chicken to a famous locomotive, Cobb County has plenty of stories to explore. Try these five questions. Looking up the answers is encouraged!. The Cobb County Courier Quiz is a regular feature designed to help readers learn more about Cobb County — its history, local government, businesses, and the issues shaping daily life here.

Cobb County, GA · 1d

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Sandy Springs approves temporary fire station location

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The build-out of temporary Fire Station No. 1 on Roswell Road and related $515,000 construction contract was approved by the Sandy Springs City Council Nov. 3. The temporary fire station will be at 8615 Roswell Road. Construction will be completed before the demolition and reconstruction...

Sandy Springs, GA · 2d

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Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case

A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.

Covington, GA · 1d

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Mableton council to consider hardship relief for public safety tax payments

The Mableton City Council announced in a press release that it will consider a proposal at its Monday, Nov. 9 work session and its Wednesday Nov. 11 regular meeting that would allow property owners facing financial hardship to seek flexible payment plans and waivers of late-payment penalties on public safety district tax bills.

Mableton, GA · 20h

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Democrat Laura Murvartian Flips Georgia Senate District 48, Ousting Shawn Still

Democrat Laura Murvartian defeated Republican incumbent Shawn Still in Georgia State Senate District 48, flipping a seat Still won in 2022. More than 34,000 votes were cast in the contest, which covered parts of Forsyth, Fulton and Gwinnett counties. Published accounts differed on the final vote totals. At 10:58 p.m....

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