Atlanta woman cancels debt relief contract following investigation into fees
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An Atlanta woman said she canceled a debt relief with a company that is under investigation by the Georgia Attorney General’s consumer protection division. She said the cancelation saved her thousands of dollars in debt settlement fees. Victoria Walker had recently signed a...
‘Social workers showed up with donuts, but no housing:’ Homeless encampment closures raising eyebrows...
ATLANTA — More than 40 people who had been living in a homeless encampment off Memorial Drive near Moreland Avenue say they were forced out earlier this year and left without a place to go. Now, that lot is fenced off with no trespassing signs after they were all...
Uproar grows over Ga. viral video of kindergartners’ fight
ATLANTA, Ga. — An administrator at The Kindezi School, a public charter school in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, is off the job after allegedly posting a video online of young students fighting in the lunchroom. In the video, which has gone viral, you can see multiple kindergarteners...
Georgia 400 lanes closing to add more express toll lanes
Georgia Department of Transportation officials say lane closures will start this week.
Woodstock man charged in crash that injured motorcyclist
A Woodstock man has been arrested and charged with rear-ending a motorcyclist, causing serious injuries. According to the Cherokee Sheriff's Office, at about 8 p.m. Monday, deputies responded to a four-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Bells Ferry Road at Southfork Way near Woodstock. Preliminary evidence at...
Bye Bye California, Hello Georgia: Yamaha Is Moving Its Headquarters, and Here’s Why
If you’ve been paying attention to the slow but steady exodus of major companies leaving California, you can go ahead and add another name to the list. Yamaha Motor Co. — yes, the people behind ... Read more
Cobb teacher, Allatoona coach arrested on felony charge involving minor
An assistant coach at Allatoona High School and fourth grade teacher at Rocky Mount Elementary School was arrested Sunday on charges of engaging in a sex act with a minor. Mareno Danielle Smith, 37, of Acworth, was arrested by Cobb Police the morning of the alleged incident, which occurred at approximately 2:45 a.m....
Tap Town is Getting Closer to Opening in Acworth
ACWORTH, GA — Tap Town, a new restaurant and gathering space from owners Adam Silverberg and Jay Clark, is preparing to open at 4443 Cherokee St, Acworth, GA 30101. Silverberg told Business Debut the team is targeting a spring 2026 debut, with soft openings likely beginning in April. The...
Man accused of Marietta armed carjacking, kidnapping family
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Cobb County deputies have arrested a man accused of carjacking a woman with three children in the car over the weekend and forcing her to drive him to multiple locations, before taking over the vehicle and crashing it. What we know:. Jeremiah Williams is charged with...
A 12-year-old middle school girl passed away after an off-campus fight, which family members...
A Douglas County family is now planning a funeral for 12-year-old Jada West, a Mason Creek Middle School student whose death has left relatives searching for answers and blaming what they say was ongoing bullying after she transferred to a new school.
