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Bill taking away Georgia students’ driver’s licenses over missing class moves forward
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (412+ words) The Georgia Senate passed a bill to add new penalties for students who skip class, with one punishment being a loss of a driver's license or learner's permit. Senate Bill 513, the "Every Day Counts Act" comes from a Senate Committee…...
Hawks’ Jonathan Kuminga swap couldn’t be going better through one week
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (463+ words) As Jonathan Kuminga's stock rises and Kristaps Porzingis's falls, the Atlanta Hawks' shock deadline deal looks better each day. In his three games in a Hawks uniform, Kuminga has averaged 21.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 steals in just 26 minutes a night....
A City Ready for the World — Rooted at Home
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (396+ words) By Julio Carrillo, CEO of Hope Atlanta" There are moments in a city's life when the world is watching. In 2026, the world will indeed turn its eyes toward Atlanta. Stadiums will fill. Cameras will roll. Visitors will arrive from every…...
Michael Penix Jr. praises Arthur Blank for exemplary ownership with the Falcons
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (364+ words) The Atlanta Falcons may not be a gold-star franchise when compared to some of the other teams in the NFL, but the team is in a much better place under the ownership of Arthur Blank than it was during the…...
Falcons' Michael Penix Jr. backup plan is becoming the NFL's worst-kept secret
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (442+ words) According to ESPN's Dan Graziano, "A lot of folks in Indy said they expect Joe Flacco to follow HC Kevin Stefanski to Atlanta as an option in case Michael Penix Jr. isn't ready to start the season." At 41 years old,…...
Absentee ballots now available for nationally watched Georgia primaries
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (295+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " Georgia voters in the state's nationally watched midterm primaries this year can now apply for absentee ballots. Monday, March 2, 2026, is the first day to request an absentee ballot. The last day to request an absentee…...
Restoration Without Displacement: The Westside’s Unfinished Promise
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (200+ words) Last month, on a cold January morning on the historic Westside, neighbors, partners and city leaders gathered to celebrate 57 new, deeply affordable homes on blocks that had sat vacant for decades. For longtime residents of English Avenue and Vine City,…...
Kemp, Dickens ring Opening Bell at NYSE as Atlanta prepares to host 2026 World Cup matches
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (387+ words) March 2, 2026 / 11:18 AM EST / CBS Atlanta With chants of "A-T-L" echoing across the trading floor, Georgia leaders rang the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday morning, marking just over 100 days until the first FIFA World Cup 2026 match…...
How speed puzzling is quietly becoming Atlanta’s new pastime
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (769+ words) A trend story on how speed puzzling is quietly becoming Atlanta's new pastime. From breweries to bookstores, puzzlers are racing against the clock to finish first....
Child injured in shooting at DeKalb County apartments, brother in custody, police say
10+ hour, 59+ min ago (214+ words) March 2, 2026 / 10:39 AM EST / CBS Atlanta A shooting at a DeKalb County home has ended with a child rushed to the hospital and their adult brother in custody, police say. Authorities with the DeKalb County Police Department tell CBS News Atlanta…...