120 years later, Atlanta honors the lives lost in the 1906 Race Massacre
In 1906, years before Tulsa became known as home to one of the deadliest massacres of Black men and women in United States history, a similar race massacre befell Atlanta. Now the Fulton County Commission Board has established official days of remembrance for the Atlanta Race Massacre, as the four-day event from Septem
Atlanta’s John Henry Hinkel Says Hollywood’s Exit Might Be a Blessing
713 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW — Atlanta Film Production Slowdown. An Atlanta native is discussing the future of the city's film industry. John Henry Hinkel, a Midtown resident and Liaison Pictures founder, is among those considering what comes next for Georgia's production scene. Hinkel's outlook comes as Atlanta'
DAs challenge new law making county elections nonpartisan
The fate of a Georgia law that will make the district attorney’s seat and other roles nonpartisan in five metro Atlanta counties rests in the hands of a Fulton County judge after two district attorneys filed lawsuits challenging the measure. Lawyers for the state of Georgia had urged Fulton County Superior Court Judge
Cobb County overdose deaths drop more than 26% as community coalition targets fentanyl
Drug overdose deaths in Cobb County dropped more than 26% between 2024 and 2025, according to new figures from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Miss. overdose deaths send shockwaves into Georgia, South Carolina
The overdose deaths of two University of Mississippi students — including a 20-year-old from Atlanta — are prompting new warnings.
This Georgia Used Bookstore Is So Affordable Readers Leave With Stacks They Never Planned...
Budgets do not usually survive a used bookstore, and mine gave up within ten minutes. I told myself I would grab one book and leave. That plan fell apart somewhere between the mystery section and a stack of old paperbacks with cracked spines. Georgia has bookstores everywhere, but the prices at this one make walking ou
Greif to close CRB mill in Georgia
Greif Inc. will exit the coated recycled paperboard (CRB) market with the closure of its Sweetwater paperboard mill in Austell, Georgia. The Delaware, Ohio-based packaging products and services company says the mill is expected to cease operations by the end of the year. Greif says the decision is part of...
Georgia woman found dismembered, suspect in custody
SMYRNA, Ga. (WJBF) – A Georgia woman was found dismembered in Smyrna this week. A news released from the Smyrna Police Department said on September 23rd, officers responded to an apartment complex for a missing person call and discovered the body of a woman. 18-year-old Kingston Bradley was taken into custody and charg
Atlanta Worship Leader Confessed to Child Molestation, Kept Serving in Churches for 20 Years
Kevin Binette, a 63-year-old former IT manager at Turner Broadcasting System, was still leading worship in metro Atlanta in July 2026, more than two decades after a written confession described sexual abuse of children and young men, according to The Roys Report. He has not preached since the end of that month, the out
Cobb approves $30M bond, tax break to keep J.E. Dunn in county
CUMBERLAND — This week, the Development Authority of Cobb County unanimously approved a $30 million bond and tax abatement to help keep a construction business in the county. The bond, approved for J.E. Dunn, a construction management and contracting company, allows the company to move forward with purchasing an office
