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Judge presiding over YSL trial recused from case
ATLANTA — Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville will no longer be in charge of the ongoing gang and racketeering trial against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and his alleged associates. Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause granted the motions filed by Young Thug and his co-defendant Deamonte Kendrick to recuse...
Fulton County Housing Authority put on notice, at risk of losing funding
There are growing concerns about what is happening within the Housing Authority of Fulton County (HAFC) regarding its leadership, staffing, and financing, a program that helps provide housing to more than 10,000 people across Fulton County. However, the agency and its Housing Choice Voucher Program, formerly known as Section 8,...
Fulton Sheriff objects to county commission’s plan to renovate existing jail
Sheriff Pat Labat used the backdrop of the Fulton County Jail to protest the Fulton County Commissioners’ decision to try and renovate the existing facility instead of building a new one estimated to cost $2 billion. “If we don’t move toward the future with respect to not just how we treat people, but the increase […] The post Fulton Sheriff objects to county commission’s plan to renovate existing jail appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Fulton passes ordinance requiring constitutional officers to follow purchasing rules
The Fulton County Commission passed an ordinance requiring constitutional officers to follow the county’s purchasing ordinance. Commissioner Bob Ellis said the county already has spent a tremendous amount on lawsuits due to some officials’ failure to follow purchasing requirements. He said the ordinance requires constitutional officers – including the sheriff, superior court clerk, tax commissioner, […] The post Fulton passes ordinance requiring constitutional officers to follow purchasing rules appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Atlanta's Population Booms With 63,000 Newcomers, Fulton and Gwinnett Counties See Major Increases
It seems Atlanta's appeal remains strong as the metropolitan area has packed in roughly 63,000 newcomers from April 2023 to April 2024, swelling its populace to an impressive 5.2 million souls according to the latest batch of numbers from the Atlanta Regional Commission, as WABE reports. This swell of new blood has particularly bolstered Fulton County, which saw the most significant bump with an uptick of 17,400 residents and not far behind stands Gwinnett County, with 13,510 fresh faces, that county now becomes a community of over one million, nipping at Fulton's heels.
Lane closures all weekend on I-285 from S. Atlanta Road near Smyrna to Donald Hollowell Parkway
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced that I-285 lane closures will be in effect all weekend in portions of Cobb and Fulton counties. The closures will span from South Atlanta Road near Smyrna to the intersection of the highway with Donald Hollowell Parkway in the City of Atlanta, Fulton County.
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