2 Fulton County health officials on leave after abruptly firing employees
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta’s sexual health advocates and nonprofits expressed concern after the Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) abruptly laid off 17 employees associated with the county’s sexual health and HIV prevention programs. The move, which caught even the overarching Georgia Department...
Golden K Kiwanis Club presents 2025 Silver Pen Award
Over 30 years ago, Jack Boone of the Kiwanis Club of Marietta Golden K launched a Signature Project for the Club called the Silver Pen Award. This program is now a Georgia District of Kiwanis Program available to fourth grades statewide. We invited local schools to have their fourth grade classes compete for a...
R.I.P.: WERA Racer David Hildebrand
WERA and ASRA racer David Hildebrand, 44, died Friday, May 23rd after a crash at Road Atlanta during a WERA event. According to WERA’s Sean Clarke, Hildebrand was leading two other riders out of Turn 10b up the hill under the bridge when he highsided; the second rider was able to avoid Hildebrand but the third rider...
Atlanta middle school teacher inducted into national hall of fame
A middle school math teacher from Atlanta is one of the newest members of the National Teachers Hall of Fame.
Georgia Weather Alert: Damaging Wind and Hail Risk from 5 PM to 5 AM...
Atlanta, Georgia – A round of potentially severe thunderstorms could rattle much of Georgia beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, bringing the threat of damaging winds and large hail through early Sunday morning. According to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) covers...
Man dies after falling off bike, getting hit by car in Cobb County, police...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man died on Saturday morning after police say he fell off his bicycle and was hit by a car in Cobb County. Officers were called to Austell Road near Pat Mell Road, which is in unincorporated Marietta, at around 3 a.m. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
Murder suspect shoots girlfriend in head in East Point, goes on 2-state crime spree,...
A murder suspect is in custody after police say he went on a two-state reign of terror, starting in East Point.
Georgia Tech student Akash Banerjee killed in targeted attack
Akash Banerjee, an Indian-origin student of Georgia Tech, who died days after he was shot in the head at an upscale, off-campus apartment building on Sunday was targeted, according to police. On Wednesday, Atlanta police released a video of the accused attacker walking down the ninth-floor hallway at The Connector...
Georgia dealership employee caught on camera stealing a customer’s car…Twice
Toyota dealership | jetcityimage via iStock Hard not to think of the term "stealership," eh? The post Georgia dealership employee caught on camera stealing a customer’s car…Twice appeared first on MotorBiscuit .
Mableton and Cobb Down to the Wire on Service Deal
MARIETTA — As of 5:45 p.m. Friday, more than eight hours into closed-door mediation, the city of Mableton and the Cobb County government had not yet reached a consensus on the value of services the county provides to the new city’s residents. If leaders fail to reach an agreement before June 1, the county and all...