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The APS Redistricting Debate: Candler Park Neighborhood Organization's Response To The Two Options

East Atlanta Patch

Candler  Park  would  like  to  thank  the  Atlanta  Board  of  Education,  Atlanta  Public  Schools  and   Bleakly  demographers  for  their  continued  efforts  during  the  rezoning  process.  We  understand   that  this  is  a  diffic »

Atlanta City Council Approves Truancy Penalties

East Atlanta Patch

The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on Monday that gives the courts more weapons in the battle against school truants. Among the changes: After a first conviction, parents face stiffer penalties ranging from mandatory parenting c... »

Caught on tape: Is brutal beating hate crime?

WSBRadio Atlanta

The Feds have now joined the Atlanta Police investigation of a possible gang-related beating of a young man in southwest Atlanta that was captured on video and posted all over the Internet.   http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid836827756001... »

Slain Officer Trust Fund

Cascade Patch Announcements

For those unable to participate in Wednesday's fundraiser at area restaurants, a trust fund has been set up for Atlanta Police Department Senior Officer Gail Thomas' daughter, Jasmine, a 22-year-old Georgia Southern University student.  Donations can b... »

ACC football expands to nine-game schedule

AJC.com Sports

For Georgia Tech, the upshot of the ACC’s new scheduling formats for football and basketball is more league games and more trips to Pittsburgh. »

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ACC approves nine-game football schedule

Tech

The ACC has approved a nine-game league football schedule and 18 conference games for men’s and women’s basketball and has assigned newcomers Pittsburgh and Syracuse into divisions for football. They were among several scheduling formats made official ... »

Funeral Arrangements For APD Officer Gail Thomas

DeKalb Officers Speak

Viewing will be held on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at Murray Brothers Funeral Home located at 1199 Utoy Springs Road S. W., Atlanta, GA 30331 (404) 349-3000. The public viewing will be from 10:00 a. m. to 5 p. m. The family will receive visitors from 5... »

Report calls Atlanta 2nd worst housing market

The Biz Beat

A company that studies the housing market for the banking business, Local Market Monitor, has compiled a three-year forecast for the top 100 cities. The prognosis for housing in Atlanta: not good. In fact, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta metroplex c... »

News Briefs: Man kills self on Downtown Connector; Woman's body found

Examiner Atlanta Articles

Someone found a woman’s body Wednesday morning in front of a West End business.The woman, believed to be between 50 and 60 years old, was discovered dead shortly after 8 a.m., Atlanta police spokesman Mr. John... »

AAA basketball blog: No pressure on Washington County boys

Prep Zone

The Washington County girls team is getting a lot of attention. Few would argue against the notion that they deserve it, with a state championship last year and a now 48-game winning streak (the Lady Hawks beat Cross Creek 63-52 Friday night to move to... »