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City Schools of Decatur to build new early learning center on Electric Avenue
City Schools of Decatur is in the early stages of making plans to build a new early childhood learning center on Electric Avenue, across the street from the Wilson Center. The Decatur School Board received on update on the project during its retreat on Aug. 20. The school district is working with Candor & Company and Legacy 33 on the construction plans.
Sheriff’s Office makes multiple arrests in Fulton County Jail fraud investigation
Multiple arrests were made in a fraud investigation involving contraband at the Fulton County Jail, with six individuals arrested and five more sought by investigators. The post Sheriff’s Office makes multiple arrests in Fulton County Jail fraud investigation appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
High school students in Fulton County can connect with leadership program
Fulton County's CONNECTED: Youth Leadership Program offers high school students the opportunity to develop leadership skills, explore career paths, and receive incentives, including a $25 sign-on bonus and a $2,500 scholarship for senior students. The post High school students in Fulton County can connect with leadership program appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
‘Police made them say my name’: Brothers say they are being accused of a 2023 crime they did not commit
Brookhaven brothers LaJohntae Fields and Jacorius Smith have said that they are yet to enter a courtroom a year after they claim they were falsely accused of a crime. In 2023, the brothers were charged with firing into a car that contained children, resulting in two injuries. Investigators withheld the...
Sequoyah Middle Student Wins Award For AI Project
The Clayton County Board of Education recently recognized Sequoyah Middle School eighth grader Jaidyn Lee, who won the grand prize from the United Way of Greater Atlanta’s annual STEMUp event. Lee’s idea for an AI facial recognition software machine aims to streamline the school entry process, enhancing security and saving valuable time for students and staff. To earn the $10,000 grand prize, he presented this idea at the live competition. Pictured during the Aug. 5 School Board meeting are School Board members Sabrina Hill and Joy Tellis Cooper, Superintendent Dr. Anthony Smith, Lee and School Board Chair Jessie Goree.
Clarke Central rallies back from large halftime deficit, defeats Oconee County by one
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and his wife, Marty, were in attendance for Week 2 of Friday Night Lights as Clarke Central rallied back from a 21-point halftime deficit to beat Oconee County 37-36. Kemp was honored as a Gladiator Great and got to do the coin toss. He was part of the 1979 Clarke Central state championship football team, and his wife happened to be a cheerleader there just a grade or so younger. ...
EXCLUSIVE: Mother reacts to deputy being charged with airman son’s shooting
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A former Florida deputy is being charged with manslaughter for shooting an airman from DeKalb County. A mini museum in her home is all Chantemekki Fortson has left of Senior Airman Roger Fortson. “That was us when he graduated from San Antonio,” Chantemekki Fortson...
When Will The Woodstock and Cobb Trail Systems Connect?
Residents of Woodstock will soon see an enhancement to the city’s trail system as work progresses on the extension of the Noonday Creek Trail. This new section of the trail will stretch from the Woodstock Arts Green, pass underneath Highway 92, and connect to Noonday Creek Park in Cobb County.
Ruling: Cobb County must abide by state-drawn commission maps
(The Center Square) — Cobb County commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday on a measure that the board's District 2 seat "is deemed vacant" following a judge's ruling this week. Last month, Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill ruled that the map of commission districts that county leaders created in October 2022 was unconstitutional and outside the home rule powers. After the ruling, Cobb election officials said they would remove elections...
Fulton DA Called Upon for Exoneration of Leo Frank
EAST COBB — Rabbi Emeritus Steven Lebow, former Gov. Roy Barnes and others made it clear they will not rest until lynching victim Leo Frank’s innocence is achieved with a full exoneration. Barnes, Lebow and Robert Wittenstein of the Anti-Defamation League were among the speakers memorializing Frank’s death at Temple Kol Emeth on Saturday. Wittenstein said it was time for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to make that exoneration...
Man Critically Injured in Shooting on Atlanta Interstate Exit Ramp, Causing Traffic Delays
A violent incident occurred on an Atlanta interstate last night, leaving a man with life-threatening injuries. The DeKalb County Police Department reported that they were summoned to the scene after receiving a call about a person suffering from a gunshot wound on the exit ramp from Interstate 285 southbound to Interstate 20 eastbound. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the shooting took place just before 11 p.m., and the injured man was promptly transported to an area hospital for medical attention.
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