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Keheley Elementary School principal to retire in October

Keheley Elementary School Principal Felicia Angelle will be retiring, effective Oct. 1, the Cobb County School District announced. The announcement came during the Cobb County Board of Education’s Thursday meeting. An interim principal has not yet been announced. Angelle has worked at the school since 2020, according
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Weekend lane closures on I-285 in Smyrna, Vinings expect delays

Work crews for the Georgia Department of Transportation will install lane closures on I-285 this weekend for a project along seven miles of I-285 from Collier Drive in Fulton County to Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County. These lane closures are related to the ongoing concrete slab reconstruction and rehabilitation project
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Smyrna financial adviser sentenced for stealing $10 million from elderly client

A Smyrna financial adviser will spend the next seven years behind bars after pleading guilty to defrauding an elderly client out of nearly $10 million. Ejiroghene Okuma, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in March and, on Friday, was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison, to be followed by three
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Roswell police reports: Road rage, masked men at night

These reports are compiled from information provided by local law enforcement agencies and are matters of public record. They do not imply guilt, and those described are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Drivers lose their cool. Roswell police officers responded to a road-rage...
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17-year-old charged in deadly wrong-way crash after police chase

A 17-year-old driving with four passengers after 1 a.m. ran from Lawrenceville police and crashed head-on in the wrong lanes of a Gwinnett County highway, killing a 33-year-old driver, warrants say.
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Sandwich chain starts first Georgia location, grand opening this weekend

Restaurants like Subway and Jersey Mike's may have some competition as another sandwich chain plants a flag in Georgia . Potbelly Sandwich Works opened its first location in the Peach State earlier this month, and will soon be celebrating the opening in style. Potbelly near me The Georgia Potbelly is located in Chamble
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Multiple traffic red alerts snarl Friday morning commute

The early morning commute is already off to a rough start on Friday. Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields says there have been at least three traffic red alerts across metro Atlanta so far.
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Man in downtown Atlanta robbery wants justice

Atlanta Police Department detectives are seeking help identifying a suspect who knocked a man unconscious on Baker Street in downtown Atlanta. Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
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New DNA evidence leads to arrest in 2020 Norcross shooting, GBI says

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — New DNA evidence has led to an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said. The GBI said Tyler Hall, 21, was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in his Norcross home on Aug. 30, 2020.
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Stone Mountain Attorney Quits State Job After Courts Reject Her Appeal Briefs

A Stone Mountain appellate attorney has resigned from the Georgia Public Defender Council after judges in multiple criminal cases rejected her work as substantially deficient, delaying appeals for at least 10 defendants across the state. Marilyn Tyler stepped down after the Georgia Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal

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