9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (932+ words) The strained relationship between Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and the State Election Board is fraying. The latest divide came last week when the board, which Democrat and Republican state lawmakers have described as dysfunctional, found out that secretary…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (649+ words) Georgia has an estimated 1.26 million unpaid family caregivers. Nationwide, nearly one in five adults provide unpaid care to aging relatives or friends. They’re managing medications, coordinating doctor visits, helping with mobility, and providing round-the-clock supervision for loved ones with dementia…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (539+ words) From Ponce City Market to South Downtown, Katharine Kelley’s fingerprints mark many of Atlanta’s most well-known projects. But now, she’s turning her attention to her backyard in Buckhead by assuming one of the neighborhood’s top civic leadership positions....

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (575+ words) The Suzi Bass Awards, which recognize the best work in Atlanta professional theater, celebrated their 20th year this week with a ceremony at Variety Playhouse hosted by past winners Enoch King and Bethany Anne Lind....

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1167+ words) A more than 200-item project list sent to Atlanta City Council members this week gives the first look at how Mayor Andre Dickens wants to spend more than $5.5 billion generated by a citywide tax allocation district extension. The first-term mayor’s…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (682+ words) My mother often worried about making ends meet and spent most of her life working hard to raise me and my sister. We made it, thanks to her efforts and lots of prayer. But far too many children in Atlanta…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (846+ words) Marci Collier Overstreet is the likely winner in the race to be Atlanta’s next City Council president after appearing to beat out progressive opponent Rohit Malhotra in the contentious race for city’s number two political position. The race was too…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (896+ words) A Rockdale County inmate slipped away from a downtown Atlanta hospital earlier this week and led authorities on a multicounty chase that stretched over three days. Timothy A. Shane, 52, escaped from Grady Memorial Hospital early Monday and was apprehended about 40 miles…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (848+ words) Changing which students go to which schools is never easy. Operating a severely under-enrolled school with too few classes, teachers and extracurricular opportunities, however, isn’t any better....

10+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (606+ words) Editor’s Note: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is running a series of guest essays about APS Forward 2040, the long-range plan under discussion in Atlanta Public Schools to reshape its future. Here is the latest essay in this series: When discussing the future…...