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BrandsMart USA Celebrates Grand Opening in Kennesaw
KENNESAW — Hundreds of people eagerly lined up outside of BrandsMart USA’s new Kennesaw location for its grand opening Saturday. The new store, located in the Cobb Place Shopping Center on Ernest Barrett Parkway, celebrated its grand opening with a ceremony and ribbon-cutting with local, state and federally elected officials as well as BrandsMart and The Aaron’s Company employees. Attendees Sharon and Larry Dover, of Kennesaw, stood in line for...
How Gwinnett County Gets The School Bus Ready For Your Child
Gwinnett County Public Schools is readying its buses for the 2024-25 school year with thorough cleaning, disinfection, and driver training. Starting July 29, buses will begin running their routes in neighborhoods for practice runs, with official student transportation starting once school begins. Parents and students can identify their buses by...
Cortez Smith commits to UGA football for 2025 class
Cortez Smith, a four-star offensive lineman from Parkview High School in Lilburn, Ga., has committed to UGA football for the class of 2025. Smith announced his commitment to Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. Smith (6-3, 310) committed to the Bulldogs over Georgia Tech, Miami, and South Carolina.
Atlanta Hawks, State Farm Announce Million Meal Pack Plans
The Atlanta Hawks and State Farm jointly announced Monday that this year’s Million Meal Pack initiative will take place on Saturday, September 21 at the award-winning State Farm Arena. The Million Meal Pack is the team’s largest service initiative of the year, which will require the largest number of...
New Footage Shows Intense Atlanta Chase as Police Apprehend Suspect in Ambulance Theft
The Atlanta Police Department has recently released additional footage capturing a high-intensity chase involving a stolen ambulance that occurred on April 17, 2024. The pursuit, which bore an unsettling resemblance to scenes from a video game, unfolded after La’Darius Williams, 27, commandeered the vehicle from Piedmont Henry Hospital with medics onboard. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the newly published videos provide multiple perspectives, including dash and body camera views as well as aerial footage from a helicopter.
City of Refuge breaks ground on Westside center to include market, medical clinic, and housing
The local nonprofit City of Refuge has broken ground on its Transformation Center, a 38,000-square-foot facility to offer economic, health, and wellness services on the Westside. The project is the most significant initiative of the organization’s “Breaking Barriers, Building Momentum” capital campaign and is expected to open in fall 2025, according to a press release. […] The post City of Refuge breaks ground on Westside center to include market, medical clinic, and housing appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
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