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Georgia’s Next Secretary of State Could Reshape How Black Georgians Vote

Protecting the voting rights of all Georgians from federal government interference and defending seniors from fraud scams are top priorities for Democratic Secretary of State candidate Penny Brown Reynolds. The veteran civil rights attorney and former Fulton County state judge, who starred on the Emmy-nominated Family Court with Judge Penny...
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Atlanta organization giving away hundreds of bags of free produce

Wednesday's giveaway will continue until all bags of produce have been distributed.
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Atlanta’s “Urban Cowboy” fights for compensation years after horses were seized

Nearly a decade after Fulton County seized his horses over allegations of animal mistreatment, a South Fulton horseman's fight to receive just compensation for his property has become a potentially precedent-setting constitutional case.
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Atlanta social media personality Shawty Dred indicted for $4.6M SNAP fraud scheme

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta social media influencer is accused of stealing millions of dollars in SNAP benefits, prosecutors said Wednesday. Mercedes Reshard New, aka “Shawty Dred,” was indicted on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
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Indoor pickleball facility, sports bar to replace closed east Cobb Walmart

MARIETTA — A zoning application for a proposed indoor pickleball facility at the site of a former east Cobb Walmart was approved by the county Board of Commissioners during its regular zoning hearing Tuesday. Commissioners voted 4-0, with Commissioner Erick Allen absent, to approve renovating the former grocery store into a multipurpose development which will include several pickleball courts, golf simulators, a sports bar and restaurant. The site, located at 3101 Roswell Road, is within the Old
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4 came to rob a Gwinnett man. 1 died, 1 couldn’t walk

Four people followed an apparent stranger home to Buford from a night out in Atlanta to rob him, but the man wrestled a revolver from one of them and killed him, a Gwinnett County police detective testified Wednesday.
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Atlanta, GA Weather Oct. 24-25: Cold Front Drops Highs to 67

Atlanta temperatures fall from 76 degrees Thursday to 67 Saturday as a dry cold front moves through.
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Police say thieves used a ladder to steal $8,000 from metro storage unit

A man faces charges after thieves climbed into a Cobb County storage unit to steal TVs and sensitive personal documents.
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Georgia city’s entire police force resigns

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Georgia city’s entire police force has resigned, the city manager announced during a Monday council meeting. Milner City Manager Tausha Grose said the entire full-time police department has stepped down, and most of the reserve officers have, too. The department’s last day is Oct. 28.
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“No Kings” organizer cited in Sandy Springs disputes alleged permit violation

A "No Kings" rally organizer who has run for Sandy Springs mayor twice is heading to court after police cited him on Saturday for violating his public assembly permit.

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