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Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta and a former White House adviser, will join President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign as a senior adviser, according to reports. Bottoms also posted a link to an Ebony magazine article on X, in which she discusses her new role. She currently serves the Biden administration as a member of the President’s Export Council, a position she took last summer after her tenure as director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, from which she stepped down in early 2023.

 If you’re looking for fun, food, and fireworks, then metro Atlanta is the place to be this 4th of July. We’ve rounded up some can’t-miss events. Tucker Celebration of IndependenceThe City of Tucker is getting an early jump on the festivities with its July 3 event on Main Street, featuring live music, food trucks, a […] The post Fun, food, and fireworks happening across metro Atlanta for 4th of July appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

ATLANTA — While summer is in full swing, some students will return to the classroom at the end of July or the beginning of August. Here's a breakdown of when the first day of school is for districts across metro Atlanta and north Georgia. You'll also find links to school calendars for the 2024-2025 academic year below:

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Fourth of July upon us -- and if you don’t have plans yet, look no further. There are dozens of fun events, parades, festivals and fireworks happening in Atlanta and the metro area. July 3-7, Festivities run from 10:30 a.m. – 9...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A group dedicated to preserving the Chattahoochee River has threatened to take legal action against the city of Atlanta if it doesn’t fix an allegedly unsafe wastewater treatment plant. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper claims that the Atlanta RM Clayton Water Reclamation Plant, the city’s largest...

ATLANTA — The saga continues in the YSL RICO trial that has been ongoing against rapper Young Thug and his co-defendants since last year. Some of the defendants are seeking to have Chief Judge Ural Glanville recused from the case which has set the trial -- as of Monday -- at a standstill.

Snellville residents will soon be able to eat more chicken, with the fast-food restaurant proposed for a site on Centerville Highway.

Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100 in October and plans are already underway for his birthday celebration.

SNELLVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Fire crews are on the scene of a large house fire Tuesday morning in Gwinnett County. The scene is in the area of Norris Lake Drive and Norris Lake Way in Snellville. DeKalb Fire says they received a call at 5:45 a.m. reporting a...