1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (329+ words) July 31, 2026 / 6:18 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta While some local districts have already kicked off the new school year, the majority of metro Atlanta students are preparing to head back to class next week. With the clock ticking toward the first bell,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (359+ words) March 2, 2026 / 9:12 AM EST / CBS Atlanta The music inside Sisters Chapel at Spelman College is bold. Confident. Alive. But for the man leading it, the journey didn't start in a chapel or on a college campus. "Cori is just a little…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (72+ words) As Pride Month celebrations continue, one local theater production is encouraging audiences to explore empathy, faith and LGBTQ+ issues through conversation. "The Cake," now on stage at Merely Players Presents, follows the story of a baker caught between her personal…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (338+ words) June 10, 2026 / 8:07 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta Usually, when we think of Pride Month, we think of the celebrations and parades. But sometimes coming out to loved ones can be challenging, especially when there are polarized viewpoints about LGBT lifestyles. And that…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (605+ words) June 8, 2026 / 10:37 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta When you walk through the hallways of Pope High School, it won't take long to realize that math teacher Amanda Dillard is a beloved fixture. In fact, around school, she is known as "kind of…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (363+ words) June 7, 2026 / 4:58 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Roswell visitors spent the weekend surrounded by fluttering wings, native plants, and hands-on learning as the Chattahoochee Nature Center kicked off its annual Flying Colors Butterfly Festival. Now in its 27th year, the festival celebrates butterflies…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (550+ words) Updated on: June 4, 2026 / 11:41 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta A Cartersville man has set out on a mission to help the people in his community who need it the most. Instead of once a week or several times a month, Brandon McCoy,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (299+ words) May 21, 2026 / 5:24 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Military veterans who once served the country overseas are now giving back closer to home — helping clean up Atlanta's Westside ahead of Memorial Day. The Wounded Warrior Project gathered nearly 40 veterans and their families Thursday…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (424+ words) May 10, 2026 / 5:21 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Families lined up at the headquarters of Hosea Helps this weekend for the nonprofit's "Mommy & Me" giveaway event, where volunteers distributed diapers, wipes, food boxes, baby clothes and other essentials to mothers and children across…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (361+ words) May 7, 2026 / 5:29 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta More than 11,000 children in Georgia are in foster care, but new numbers show the state has fewer and fewer families to place kids with. The number of licensed foster homes in Georgia has declined by…...