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Fulton commission chair-elect announces transition team

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Mo Ivory, the incoming chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, announced her transition team Monday as she prepares to take the helm of the commission in January. Her team will be made up of “a group of distinguished civic, business and...

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Georgia Today: North Georgia Flooding; Zoo Atlanta death; Data center moratorium

Captain Planet Foundation Executive Director Leesa Carter (left) poses with Captain Planet, inaugural Ted Turner Legacy Award winner George McKerrow and Laura Turner Seydel at the organization's gala in Cobb County on Nov. 7, 2026. Support Local Journalism. GPB believes that everyone should have access to trustworthy, fact-based stories that...

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Roswell’s Liberty Square Park Reopens November 21

Liberty Square Park in Roswell will reopen Saturday, Nov. 21, with an 11 a.m. ribbon-cutting followed by a community celebration. The 21.4-acre park at 1280 Mission Hills Court has undergone a redevelopment supported by a $2.2 million state grant funded through the federal American Rescue Plan Act. The work improves recreation areas, accessibility and gathering spaces.

Roswell, GA · 1d
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Former Atlanta Elementary School Site Eyed for Mixed-Income Housing Overhaul

A roughly 9-acre lot off Perry Boulevard in Northwest Atlanta that once held C.M. Pitts Elementary School is now at the center of a push to bring new housing to the area. Atlanta Public Schools has issued a call for development teams to propose a residential future for the site, with the district aiming to add housing that furthers the city's broader housing goals.

Atlanta, GA · 1d
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MARTA Reveals Plans for Five Points Station Makeover

ATLANTA, GA — MARTA is moving forward with plans to transform one of Atlanta’s busiest transit hubs as part of a major effort to modernize the city’s public transportation system. The proposed improvements to Five Points Station in downtown Atlanta are designed to enhance passenger safety, accessibility,...

Atlanta, GA · 1d

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Georgia Thanksgiving Travel: Rain, Mountain Ice Nov. 18–24?

NOAA's wetter-than-normal outlook raises concerns about storms and highway delays before Thanksgiving.

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From Capitol protesting to lawmaker: Bentley Hudgins joins Georgia’s historic new class of lawmakers

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Democrats celebrated election wins that will bring new voices to the state Capitol and give the party control of the state House. But with Republicans expected to keep the Senate, those lawmakers will need support across party lines to turn their priorities into law.

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GA's first openly transgender lawmaker heads to capitol. Who are they?

The midterm elections in Georgia were nothing short of historic. Democrat Jon Ossoff dominated the U.S. Senate race , securing another six years in Washington and pushing MAGA Republican Mike Collins out of public office (at least for now). Former mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated billionaire Rick Jackson to not only become the first Democratic governor in more than three decades in Georgia, but also the state's first Black governor and the first Black woman to ever hold a governor's seat in the United States. Democrats also won all of the major state-wide races from Secretary of State to the Public Service Commission, solidifying Georgia as a key wave of the "Blue Tsunami" seen across the country. But while these major races secured their spots in the history books, another historic race was playing out in DeKalb County, part of the Atlanta metro. Bentley Hudgins dominates Georgia State House District 90 Democrat Bentley Hudgins , an openly transgender and nonbinary lawmaker, dominated their race for Georgia's 90th District seat in the state house, taking home more than 27,000 votes on Atlanta's east side. Hudgins was facing Republican Samantha Boston, who secured just 7.5% of the vote in the

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Gwinnett Daily Post

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Gwinnett Sheriff's Office hands out Thanksgiving dinners

Thanksgiving is still two weeks away but Gwinnett families lined up at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds in Lawrenceville last Friday to go ahead and make sure they had their Turkey Day meals lined up already. The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with Sheriff Keybo Taylor’s Keybo Building Bridges and Volunteer Gwinnett to stage the sixth annual Thanksgiving Food Giveaway last week. The annual event is designed to ensure families can get the key basics of a Thanksgiving meal so they will have a dinner to put on the table on Nov. 26. Families who came to the event, which operated on a first come, first served basis, got a frozen turkey as well as sides such as stuffing and vegetables. “Thank you, Gwinnett, GCSO and all our partners who made the Turkey Drive a success,” Taylor said in a statement on social media over the weekend. “We are a blessed community because of you.”

Lawrenceville, GA · 22h

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Fulton County considers closing elementary school

The proposal could result in the closure of Mimosa Elementary School and reassign hundreds of students to two other schools.

Fulton County, GA · 1d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Highway 316 will be a construction site in Gwinnett for five more years

Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry had a simple suggestion this week for drivers who use State Route 316 to go to Athens: find a different route for the next few years. GDOT has been gradually turning 316 into a limited access highway for more than a decade, but those efforts are kicking into overdrive now with projects stretching from Lawrenceville to Athens either already under construction or about to get underway in the next few years. The highway is expected to be a construction site in Gwinnett for at least five more years. “Alright so we recommend you go up (Interstate) 85 and take (U.S. Highway) 129 because there’s a little bit of construction going on,” McMurry said during a recent presentation to the Gwinnett Chamber. Chamber members may have laughed at McMurry’s advice, but it may actually be a good to head up 85 to Jefferson and then come south to Athens because 316 will be a big construction zone, at least in Gwinnett, through the beginning of the next decade. Currently, 316 is a limited access highway from Interstate 85 to Buford Drive, as well as at Harbins Road and the eastern terminus of Sugarloaf Parkway.

Gwinnett County, GA · 1d

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Health service confirms increase in HIV patients treated at county jail

At one metro Atlanta county jail, the number of patients coming into the facility already in need of treatment for HIV has gone up.

Rockdale County, GA · 2d

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Alpharetta to plant more than 500 trees along two roads

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Hundreds of trees will soon be planted along two roadways in Alpharetta. The Alpharetta City Council unanimously approved a $1.3 million contract with Russell Landscape at a Nov. 9 meeting. The company will plant 271 trees with an average trunk diameter of 3 inches on Webb Bridge Road. It will plant 260 similarly sized trees on Georgia 9.

Alpharetta, GA · 22h

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Temporary water outage planned for several Rockdale County communities

Residents in several Rockdale County neighborhoods will experience a temporary water service interruption Monday as crews work to bring a newly installed water main into service.

Rockdale County, GA · 1d

Gwinnett Daily Post

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Rainbow Village receives $1.1 million federal grant to expand housing and services for homeless families

Rainbow Village is receiving a $1.1 million federal investment to help expand housing and support services for families experiencing homelessness, marking a significant milestone in the nonprofit’s ongoing efforts to address housing instability across Metro Atlanta. Approximately two years into its Building Homes, Building Hope Capital Campaign, the organization was awarded the funding through the Congressionally Directed Community Project Funding (CPF) process, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding was secured through the efforts of Senator Raphael Warnock. The investment comes as Rainbow Village prepares for one of the most transformative expansions in its 35-year history. Plans call for the construction of 36 additional apartments on its campus, increasing its residential capacity from 30 to 66 families. Beyond expanding its housing options, the federal funding will help strengthen the organization’s programs, services and infrastructure to accommodate the growing number of families it serves. “Too many Georgia families are struggling to keep up with rising housing costs, making the need for affordable housing increasingly urgent,” Warnock said. “I’m glad this federal funding is going towards Rainbow Village Inc. to support the construction of transitional housing for Georgians experiencing homelessness in Gwinnett County. Affordable housing provides

Atlanta Metropolitan Area, GA · 21h

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DeKalb County leaders split over urban camping ban before it takes effect

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, commissioners and other county leaders gathered on Monday to discuss a new urban camping ban.

Dekalb County, GA · 1d

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Rockdale County jail sees sharp increase in inmates needing HIV treatment, raising medical costs

Once detainees are sentenced, private insurance and Medicaid can no longer be used to cover their treatment.

Rockdale County, GA · 2d

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HUD’s fiscal 2027 fair market rents for two-bedroom homes run $1,734 in Phoenix, $1,762 in Atlanta, $2,011 in Chicago and $2,169 in Denver

Housing agencies that run Section 8 vouchers in Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago and Denver are working from HUD fair market rents of $1,734, $1,762, $2,011 and $2,169 for a two-bedroom home in fiscal 2027. The figures took effect Oct. 1, 2026, and they set the base for the payment standard that decides how much of a […] The post HUD’s fiscal 2027 fair market rents for two-bedroom homes run $1,734 in Phoenix, $1,762 in Atlanta, $2,011 in Chicago and $2,169 in Denver appeared first on The Money Overview .

Chicago, IL · 2d

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City urges drivers to watch for deer as mating season peaks

MILTON, Ga. — Drivers should keep an eye out for deer darting across roads over the next two weeks as the animals enter the peak of their breeding season. The city of Milton said the peak of the breeding season, known as the rut, runs Nov. 10-23 this year. Bucks chasing does during that stretch tend to pay less attention to their surroundings, including passing traffic.

Milton, GA · 1d

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Atlanta board approves application to demolish ‘Hardwick House’

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta Zoning Review Board last week approved an application to demolish the “Hardwick House” on Ponce de Leon Place, a home at the forefront of the LGBTQ movement in the 1980s. Fred Smith, a Stanford University law professor and Atlanta...

Atlanta, GA · 1d