Critics and even some of Hill’s supporters say the self-proclaimed ‘crime fighter’ uses questionable, but effective tactics. When a Clayton County citizen complains of drug and gang activity in their community, Hill is known to forgo the formality of warrants, parking deputies outside the homes of private citizens his department suspects of criminality. This strategy […]
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Former Atlanta librarian becomes PatchMaster franchise owner
Former Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System librarian Derek Wilson announced that he’s the owner of the first PatchMaster franchise, a specialty drywall business, in the Atlanta region. “I look forward to bringing a quality service to homeowners and property managers in my area,” Wilson said. “PatchMaster provides me a fantastic opportunity to build a business and […]
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Atlanta Housing announces 2020 Season of Giving
Atlanta Housing’s 2020 Season of Giving is in full swing, with thousands of philanthropic dollars and gifts for Atlanta Housing residents. The funds will be directed towards backpacks full of books and supplies for Atlanta Housing youths. Additionally, letters to Santa will be fulfilled. “The spirit of giving continues – maybe with even more enthusiasm […]
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Kemp says Georgia will keep paying for nurses in pandemic
Gov. Brian Kemp says the state of Georgia will keep paying for extra nurses to assist hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities that have struggled to find staff and keep up with demand because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican governor made the announcement Thursday during a news conference at Grady Memorial Hospital […]
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Judge ends suit saying City of Doraville writes too many tickets
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that an Atlanta suburb improperly relied on fines and fees to finance its budget. U.S. District Judge Richard Story last week dismissed a case brought against the city of Doraville by four people represented by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian group. The 2018 lawsuit alleged that the DeKalb […]
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Jealous: ‘New Year’s resolutions the Biden Administration can make right now’
I don’t know about all of you, but it feels to me like Christmas came early this year. Electing a new president and vice president was a gift that 81 million Americans gave to ourselves and to one another. Every court rejection of Trump’s bogus stolen election claims was one more stocking stuffer. Now the […]
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Young, Altman: ‘The future of Social Security is on the ballot on Jan. 5’
On Jan. 5, our earned Social Security benefits will be on the Georgia ballot. The Democratic Party, which created Social Security, wants to protect and expand benefits. Republican elites in Washington, who call Social Security an “entitlement,” want to see its vital but modest benefits cut. If Georgia voters send Jon Ossoff and the Rev. […]
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Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine, says ‘nothing to worry about’
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a hospital not far from his Delaware home, hours after his wife, Jill Biden, did […]
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Congress on brink of deal on $900 billion relief package after resolving key dispute
A deal on a long-awaited rescue package to deliver much-needed aid to struggling Americans suddenly was within reach after a major breakthrough Saturday night over a key sticking point: the role of the Federal Reserve to intervene in the US economy. After days of tense negotiations over a provision pushed by Sen. Pat Toomey to […]
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The other ‘radical’ pastor behind Raphael Warnock’s US Senate bid in Georgia
(CNN) — His opponent calls Rev. Raphael Warnock an unpatriotic radical who celebrated the “hatred” of a fiery Black pastor who, in a notorious sermon, once declared that God damned America. But there’s another, little-known pastor who inspired Warnock, the Democratic nominee for Georgia’s upcoming Senate runoff election. Critics never seem to mention him, but […]
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College Football Playoff: Bama, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Clemson are in
As the dust settled on the 2020 college football season, the Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, The Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish were selected to the College Football Playoff, which will take place on Jan. 1. The top-ranked Crimson Tide will take on the Fighting Irish at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. […]
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Saban professes love for his team as Alabama beats Florida 52-46
In a season that was defined by social-distancing, mask-wearing, and departures from routine, this 2020 SEC Championship game will be known for all of those things. Plus, the fact Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban opened up publicly and espoused his love for his team, after they beat the Florida Gators 52-46 to win […]
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CFP semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas
The College Football Playoff semifinal scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Jan. 1 is relocating to the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium in Texas, a move prompted by California’s ban on spectators at sporting events during the pandemic. College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said Saturday night that conference commissioners who […]
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Here’s a look at false and misleading claims circulating as the United States rolled out the newly authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to some health care workers and others. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Alabama nurse […]
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Georgia Tech outhustles FAMU, wins 74-64
Friday night, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hosted the Florida A&M University Rattlers at McCamish Pavilion. The Yellow Jackets entered the matchup with a 2-3 record sitting as the 6th seed in the Atlantic Coastal Conference. After losing their ACC opener to #15 Florida State on Tuesday, Tech was striving to get to .500 on […]