Organization helps Georgians with criminal histories go to the polls
About 40% of the 11 million people who live in Georgia have a criminal history. The team at Barred Business says that group has major voting power.
2 accused of selling methamphetamine in North Georgia captured during drug bust
Two people were arrested as part of a two-month-long drug investigation in north Georgia.
Atlanta families sacrifice food to cover rising rent
A Habitat for Humanity survey across 22 countries reveals that a third of families have cut back on food security to make housing payments.
South Fulton Mayor Embraces Data Centers, Pits City Against Fulton County
South Fulton Mayor Carmalitha Gumbs says data centers are now a must-have for city revenue, declaring at a recent industry event that they represent the new reality for cities and an economic necessity. Her comments come just weeks after South Fulton let its roughly nine-month moratorium on new data center development
Georgia families cut food spending, take extra work to afford housing
ATLANTA - Spending less on groceries. Taking on more work. Pulling money from emergency savings. Families are making difficult trade-offs to keep a roof over their heads, according to new research from Habitat for Humanity International. The report, "Home at What Cost?," found that 75% of respondents across 22 countrie
‘He Did Not Need To Die’: Black Father Demands Answers After 24-Year-Old Son Dies...
The family of 24-year-old David Addo-Wright is demanding answers after he was found unresponsive with several wounds inside his DeKalb County Jail cell less than 48 hours after his arrest.
COUNTY: A look into the county’s proposed $174M state court project
MARIETTA — The marquee project of Cobb County’s proposed 2028 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax plan is a $174 million state court building officials say is necessary to address overcrowding, security concerns and the changing needs of a growing county. The estimated seven-story, 229,000-square-foot building would
“I’m a kitty in need of a permanent loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male orange tabby/white domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family member is copied and pasted from the Animal Shelters website. To see the original text visit this link to the Animal Shel
13-year-old Gwinnett County girl reported missing
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are asking for help finding a missing 13-year-old Norcross girl. Evelin E. Inestroza was last seen near her home on Gulf Terrace in Norcross around 5 p.m. on Sept. 29 getting into a blue Toyota Corolla. Inestroza was last seen wearing a...
Metro Atlanta couple killed as car hydroplanes off I-85
Roswell couple Khasan Umarov, 63, and Khalisa Umarova, 61, died in the crash.
