Kennesaw approves flat property tax rate
This week, the Kennesaw City Council voted to keep its maintenance and operations (M&O) property tax rate flat for another year. The general fund M&O millage rate will remain at 7.75 mills, the same rate the city has levied since lowering it from 8 mills in 2023. “I want to take a moment to explain an important point t
Najee Dorsey on Black Art in America’s fight against erasure
Najee Dorsey builds worlds out of fragments. As founder and CEO of Black Art in America, and an artist in his own right, Dorsey has spent nearly two decades using photomontage, layered digital collage built from photographs, textures and paint, to hold onto pieces of Black Southern life that might otherwise slip away.
The Atlanta Restaurant That Keeps Reinventing Itself Without Forgetting Where It Came From
Atlanta is a city that just keeps getting bigger. Broader. Rather than expanding skyward as many other cities with natural boundaries do, razing things down just to stack them up, it simply spills out farther. This is what makes the places that have remained in Atlanta proper even more precious, and what makes the hist
Large police presence spotted at Atlanta gas station
A Channel 2 photographer saw police cars and crime scene tape up at a gas station at the corner of Campbellton Road and Honeysuckle Lane SW.
Smyrna approves more funding for Tolleson Aquatic Center, earns Bee City designation
This week, the Smyrna City Council approved additional funding for the Tolleson Aquatic Center rebuild project and designated the Jonquil City a “Bee City.” The council unanimously approved an additional $589,000 for additional work including Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, parking lot modifications and pav
Fulton County rejects data center incentives
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County is taking a stand against tax breaks for data centers. The commission unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday opposing property tax reductions to entice the centers. Georgia allows tax incentives for data centers if they meet a minimum investment threshold between $25 million and.
Delta passengers evacuated by slide after emergency landing in Atlanta
Passengers aboard an Orlando-bound Delta flight had to evacuate via slide after the aircraft made an emergency landing on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after takeoff Saturday morning. The aircraft, carrying approximately 200 passengers and six crew members, reported a smoke condi
Cobb senior living employee accused of secretly recording resident, sharing video with co-worker
A senior living facility employee is facing criminal charges after investigators say he secretly recorded a resident and shared the video with a co-worker.
Wyatt’s Country BBQ – Review – Kirkwood – Atlanta
You’ve likely driven past this tiny, colorful shack on Memorial. Inside, Wyatt’s has just enough room to squeeze in and see the menus tacked to the hot bar window. It’s important that you ignore them. What’s available here depends on the day and will range from ribs and chicken to turnip greens and lima beans. So, it’s
Collision on Barrett Parkway leads to life-threatening injuries
Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit investigators are looking into a serious crash that happened on Barrett Parkway Thursday evening. Police say a red 2000 Chevy Silverado traveling north on Barrett collided with a gray 2023 Mack Anthem pulling a tanker semi trailer headed south. North of the Irwin Road overpass, t

















