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FOUND: 12-year-old girl missing in Hiram found
HIRAM, Ga. - Police say the missing girl has been found. The Hiram Police Department is looking for 12-year-old Lilyrose Ukpo. She was last seen in the area of Venture Path of Enterprise Path. She was wearing a dark blue or black shirt, blue bell-bottom jeans, and black boots. She was carrying a black bookbag.
Cupid Touts Wins, Avoids Attacks in State of County Speech
CUMBERLAND — Compared to last year’s fiery State of the County address, Lisa Cupid, the Democratic chair of the Cobb Board of Commissioners, softened her tone in this year’s speech held at the Cobb Galleria Centre. But unlike last year, Cupid faces a challenge from Shelia Edwards in Tuesday's Democratic primary, though she told the MDJ it was not a consideration prior to the talk. "Maybe if I wanted to...
Cobb Schools Pulls Another Book for Review Process
MARIETTA — The Cobb County School District has pulled another book from the shelves of its school libraries as Superintendent Chris Ragsdale continues to defend the book removal process against a civil rights complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education. "The Summer of Todd Owen" by Tony Abbott is the latest title being considered for a ban from Cobb Schools, a district spokesperson confirmed. “The Summer of Owen Todd...
Corruption lawsuit filed against City of East Point by former employee
EAST POINT, Ga. - A federal lawsuit has been filed against the City of East Point and its officials, including a city councilwoman and a municipal judge, alleging sex-based discrimination, retaliation, and violations of civil rights laws. The lawsuit was initiated by Kimberly Propst, a former East Point Court Administrator, who claims she was unjustly terminated after refusing to comply with a request from Councilwoman Sharon Shropshire to reverse fines levied against a relative.
Cobb Schools Super Sounds Alarm on 'Transiency,' Apartments
MARIETTA — Cobb County Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale railed against the rate of apartment development in Cobb, the negative impact of “transiency” and changes to the county within the “last three years” during the school board’s Thursday afternoon work session. His comments came during a presentation from education consultant James Wilson on population growth in Cobb. According to data Wilson cited, more apartments have been built in Cobb in the...
Hot List Camp Primer
The Hot List Camp returns to the Atlanta area on Sunday and will take place at Villa Rica High. Competition is scheduled to take place from 10am to 4 pm. Camp organizers are expecting Carrollton (Ga.) High five-star quarterback Julian Lewis. The ballyhooed passer is committed to USC but also has Auburn, Colorado and Indiana […] The post Hot List Camp Primer appeared first on On3.
Videos give inside look of new Palmetto USPS facility at center of Georgia mail delays
PALMETTO, Ga. — Videos obtained by 11Alive provide an inside look at the new U.S. Postal Service facility in Palmetto that has been at the center of mail delays in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. The Atlanta Regional Processing & Distribution Center opened in February, part of the USPS...
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