Most people assume Atlanta’s first street railway began with rails and horses. It didn’t…It began with an idea. Just one year after the Civil War ended, while Atlanta was still clearing away the wreckage of war, a handful of visionary citizens convinced the Georgia legislature to...
A view of Atlanta’s skyline from a Buckhead high-rise in 2024 that shows how development has encroached on Atlanta’s tree canopy. (Photo by Maria Saporta.) " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/skyline-photo-february-2024-buckhead-scale...
In many respects, this has been a swell time to be a governor. True, the past eight years have seen a devastating pandemic, climate-related natural disasters and other challenges. But the federal aid which came in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic also helped to create a boom in ...
“When Faith Calls” a six-part docuseries produced by The King Center, was screened Thursday evening at The Carter Center during a program hosted by journalist Soledad O’Brien. (Photo by Adrianne Murchison.) " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads...
A popular cottage housing development in DeKalb County. (Photo via the MicroLife Institute.) " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/11-scaled-1.webp?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1" /> Decide DeKalb Development Authority is set to administer another...
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POPLARVILLE, Miss. ( WLOX /Gray News) — A Mississippi man was convicted Thursday on one count of touching a child for lustful purposes and f…
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly broke into an apartment and assaulted a teen…
A new partnership in metro Atlanta is working to solve unsolved murders. The task force solved six so far this year, with about 20 left. Cha…
Isabelle Rose Johnson was captured Thursday in the Florida Panhandle following a nationwide manhunt connected to a death investigation.
LaGrange police arrested a man on Wednesday following an investigation into a series of business burglaries across the city.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The MARTA Board of Directors has chosen the new leader of the transit agency. On Thursday, the board sel…
Residents in a northeast Atlanta neighborhood are raising alarms after a string of fires at homeless encampments have stirred memories of th…
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