MARTA General Manager Jeff Parker dead

Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton stands in front of a portrait of the Georgia Supreme Court that includes him. Melton argued in the Supreme Court on behalf of health insurer Anthem this week. Two health-care players embroiled in a legal controversy that could affect hundreds of thousands...

ALPHARETTA — A man who began his career as an Alpharetta police officer, may be returning to the city as its new City Administrator. The City of Alpharetta announced today that Chris Lagerbloom is the sole finalist for the City Administrator position. Lagerbloom currently serves as City Manager of...

Two weeks after the tragic death of Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner Tiffany Porter, the county tax office has begun the process of picking up the pieces after her loss. Upon Porter’s Death, Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner Denise Mitchell was appointed Tax Commissioner. Today, Mitchell named a successor to the deputy position.

ATLANTA — Residents of a neglected Atlanta apartment complex will be relocated after Mayor Andre Dickens signed legislation today to allocate the first $1.5 million of a planned $9.1 million investment to support the relocation of Forest Cove residents. Councilmember Jason Winston, whose District includes the Forest Cove Apartments,...

Cherokee County School District’s Class of 2022 will walk across the stage for graduation ceremonies next week. The ceremonies for Cherokee County’s 2,936 graduating seniors will once again be held at First Baptist Church of Woodstock at 11905 Highway 92 in Woodstock. The ceremonies will be streamed on www.fbcw.org so family and friends who are unable to attend still can participate.

Procter & Gamble Distributing, LLC, an American multinational consumer goods corporation, is planning to invest $205 million in a new distribution facility in Jackson. This new location for the company will create 350 new jobs in Butts County. “It says a lot when household names like Procter & Gamble repeatedly...

U.S. home sales skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting a 15-year high of 6.1 million in 2021. The spike in demand, coupled with declining inventory, have put upward pressure on housing prices. Renters have not been spared, as housing has become one of the key drivers of surging U.S. inflation.

Veteran Cobb County police officer Stuart VanHoozer has been named the new police chief for Cobb County. The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the appointment of VanHoozer as the county’s Chief of Police during its meeting Tuesday morning. VanHoozer takes the reins of the police department after a 32-year...

The elected heads of Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett and DeKalb counties signed an agreement Wednesday aimed at piggybacking mass transit on toll lanes to be added to the Top End of Interstate 285. The four counties will work with MARTA, the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority (ATL), the Georgia Department of Transportation...

ATLANTA — Issuing a challenge to break down barriers to the development and preservation of affordable homes in Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens convened the city’s Affordable Housing Strike Force made up of leaders from across government and the nonprofit sector. Dickens also announced the city will invest $58.7...

A Cobb County SWAT team is outside a Cobb County apartment complex this morning. According to Fox 5, a burglary suspect has barricaded himself inside the apartment and is in negotiations with the SWAT Team. The standoff began at about 3 a.m. Down Home Derby Fundraiser brings in $150,000 for...

A 42-year-old Smyrna man was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday night. According to investigators, a dark gray 2003 Honda CBR motorcycle, driven by 42-year-old Harry A. Edwards of Smyrna, was headed westbound on Terrell Mill Road approaching I-75 Express Lanes North. A white 2020 Honda CR-V was headed eastbound...

Hall County officials are reporting contact recently between a rabid raccoon and two dogs in the 6700 block of Bass Circle in Buford. The raccoon was shipped to the Georgia Public Health Lab – Virology Section in Decatur. Hall County Animal Control was advised Tuesday that the raccoon tested positive for rabies. This is the fourth confirmed case of rabies in Hall County in 2022.

DACULA — The Gwinnett Police are asking for your help finding 23-year-old Calvin Lashon Woods of Marietta. Woods is more commonly known by his Rapper name “Calboy.”. According to police, Woods attacked a male at Rabbit Hill Park on May 4. The victim was left with a broken leg, facial lacerations, facial and torso bruises, and other injuries.

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, working in conjunction with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, are seeking the public’s assistance with a Missing Person case from 2019. Matilde Gonzalez is a resident of Paulding County but was last seen in Cobb County on October 11, 2019....

ATLANTA — Mayor Andre Dickens announced the City’s recently revived “Pothole Posse” is exceeding its goals, having already filled 1,085 potholes in its first month on the job. “When I worked alongside the Pothole Posse, we heard directly from residents how grateful they were to have...

TUCKER — An argument outside a Publix in Tucker ended in gunfire and left one man hospitalized. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that an argument occurred between two groups of people in the parking lot of Publix at 4650 Hugh Howell Road in Tucker at about 8:45 p.m. Monday.

Gwinnett Tax Commissioner Tiffany P. Porter died today surrounded by family and friends, according to Gwinnett County officials. Porter, 43, is the devoted mother of four children, Tori, 15, Zoe, 17, Nia, 20, and Brandon, 23. She was known for achieving many firsts in her life. She was also known for surviving multiple hard-fought battles against breast cancer, to which in the end she ultimately succumbed.

The discovery of a sinkhole during routine resurfacing work on Sandy Plains Road has forced crews to close a northbound lane at Wood Creek Drive to make repairs. The closure is on Sandy Plains Road between Wigley and Wesley Chapel. Cobb County officials say the road closure will remain in...

MACON — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Aggravated Assault that took place in the parking lot, near the Southwest High School’s track and field area. The incident occurred Friday evening and was called into the Macon-Bibb 911 Center at around 7:49 p.m. According to...