Community members gathered on the morning of Oct. 24 for a solar barn raising at Micah’s Creek, an affordable housing neighborhood currently under development in Athens. Volunteers lined up to pass three solar panels from one person to the next, before lifting the panels toward construction work...
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The news at the Brookhaven City Council’s Oct. 27 meeting happened not in the chambers, but outside them, as an electrical fire at the adjoining MARTA station had the area swarming with rescue personnel for several hours. MARTA officials, in a statement, said a traction power sub...
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A Florida woman is accused of tracking down her boyfriend -- whom she allegedly believed was meeting with another woman -- and shooting her in a vehicle driven by the man, authorities said. Read more trending news According to Brevard County Sheriff’s Office online booking record...
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A suspicious package found near Park Lake Drive and Lavista Road has been determined not to be hazardous.
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The Food and Drug Administration has classified a recall of butter in 10 states as a Class II recall. Read more trending news The agency said Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter was recalled because of potential yeast, mold and E. coli contamination. The rec...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — With less than a week until Election Day, about 2,900 Cobb County absentee voters could be disenfranchised by ballot mailing delays, a new class-action lawsuit claims. The suit, filed Tuesday in Cobb County Superior Court by voter Michael Olari...
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At least 30 people are dead after a high-speed train crashed into the rear of a stopped train in Toledo in central Spain. Read more trending news Two cars derailed in the crash, which was the country’s second major crash this year, The Associated Press reported. The two trains, b...
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An Idaho-based butter brand has been recalled in 10 states over concerns about yeast, mold and E. coli contamination.
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Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is asking the city’s educators and employers to “extend grace” to those watching the Atlanta Dream play in the WNBA Finals on Thursday. Originally scheduled f...
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We’re only a few decades into the 21st century, but Rolling Stone is already ranking the hardest-hitting music created since the turn of the millennium. Read more trending news The publication admits that the category of rock has evolved, and it will continue to do so as we keep ...
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The Georgia-Florida Game will be played in Atlanta for the first time in the rivalry’s history. As the players come from far and wide, some Georgia football players and staff will be wearing gear celebrating an iconic Atlanta duo. Nike and Class Trip rolled out a limited edition ...
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Rescue crews pulled a 3-year-old boy who fell into a septic pipe outside a Pennsylvania sanitation business on Tuesday, officials said. Read more trending news Dave March, a spokesperson for the West Chester Fire Department, said that the boy was outside playing with other childr...
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With less than a week until Election Day, a lawsuit alleges that nearly 2,900 Cobb County voters have not received absentee ballots they requested.
