Dunwoody’s Lemonade Days Fest is back at Brook Run Park
DUNWOODY, Ga. — When life gives you lemons, Dunwoody has the answer. The annual Lemonade Days Festival with its exciting carnival rides, deep fried concessions and, most importantly, sense of community comes to Brook Run Park beginning Wednesday, April 22 and runs through Sunday, April 26. The fest is...
Georgia high school announces closure due to sewage blockage
GEORGIA — Riverwood International Charter School is closed Tuesday after a “significant” sewage blockage forced administrators to suspend in-person classes. School officials said students were shifted to remote learning for the day while crews work to resolve the issue. All after-school activities and athletic events have also been canceled. Principal Kindra Smith notified families of […] The post Georgia high school announces closure due...
Man who was found asleep behind wheel that tried to run over officer, identified
Cobb County officers identified the man they say they fired at after he fell asleep behind the wheel and tried to run over an officer as 40-year-old Quortavious Greene.
Man allegedly exposed himself to women at Old Mill Park in Roswell
ROSWELL, Ga. - Roswell police helped find a man accused of exposing himself to at least two women Monday afternoon at Old Mill Park. On this island, none of this treasure is buriedAtlantis Paradise Island |. Police search Roswell trails for suspect. What we know:. Old Mill Park is considered...
Sandy Springs removes all police reports from public portal
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs has taken steps to remove information about public safety from its online resident dashboard. For years the city has used Police to Citizen, a web tool from software firm CentralSquare, to make accident and police incidents available to the public. Other agencies across Metro Atlanta use the same platform, including Roswell and Johns Creek.
Emails show Atlanta officials faced major public backlash following deadly Piedmont Park shooting
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Hundreds of residents flooded Atlanta City Councilmember Alex Wan with emails in the hours after a deadly shooting at Piedmont Park, expressing outrage over how the 404 Day festival there was handled and demanding accountability from city officials. Atlanta News First acquired 689...
Member of Georgia’s Indigo Girls discloses incurable medical condition
ATLANTA, Ga. — One half of Atlanta’s own rock-folk duo The Indigo Girls says she has an incurable medical diagnosis. Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls announced recently on Instagram that she has been diagnosed with two incurable movement disorders—cervical dystonia and an essential tremor—which directly affect her neck muscles and singing voice.
Oakland Drive Turns Bloody As Woman, 40, Shot Repeatedly In Southwest Atlanta
A 40-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after being shot multiple times Sunday evening along a troubled stretch of southwest Atlanta, according to police. Atlanta Police Department Zone 4 officers were called around 6:56 p.m. to the 1300 block of Oakland Drive SW, near Campbellton Drive SW, where they found the woman suffering from several gunshot wounds. She was alert...
Man says pet cremation co. never gave him dog’s ashes
A check with the Georgia Secretary of State’s office shows Fur-Ever Memories Petuary LLC is not registered to do business in the state.
Investors Swarm While Atlanta’s Black Neighborhoods Get Squeezed Out
Atlanta's Black neighborhoods, from the Old Fourth Ward to the West End, are being reshaped faster than many residents ever expected. Luxury apartments, investor buyups and new transit and trail projects are redrawing who can afford to live inside the city's historically Black corridors. For many legacy homeowners and renters, the result is not just higher prices but a loss of long‑established community...
