Girls’ confidence drops about twice as much as boys’ during adolescence and now COVID-19 has dramatically increased the number of teen girls reporting loneliness and isolation. Thankfully, Girls on the Run of Atlanta (GOTR Atlanta) pivoted during the pandemic to still offer girls in third to eighth grade a virtual 10-week program that incorporates physical […]
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Pandemic, election reform top agenda as Georgia Legislature reconvenes Jan. 11
By Jonathan Shipley The Georgia State Legislature is scheduled to reconvene on Jan. 11 managing the COVID-19 pandemic and voting issues topping the agenda. Although the first doses of vaccine have arrived in Georgia, state officials have projected that it will be summer before the general public has been inoculated against the virus. Adjustments to […]
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News Briefs: Bottoms fined $37k; 23 arrested in protests; city begins vaccination of essential workers
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ campaign will pay a $37,000 fine for campaign finance violations made during the 2017 mayoral race. According to a report in the AJC, Bottoms’ campaign admits to accepting $6,900 in donations that exceeded state limits and another $110,797 in contributions that violated state statutes. Many of violations were due to improper […]
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Local leaders condemn ‘insurrection’ as ‘terrorists’ storm U.S. Capitol in support of Trump
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms urged residents to stay at home tonight as she condemned the Jan. 6 chaos in Washington, D.C. after extremists supporting President Donald Trump assaulted the U.S. Capitol. Bottoms, a Democrat, said in a written statement that she was not declaring a curfew for Jan. 6, but that “I ask all […]
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UPDATE: Arrest made in shooting death of 7-year-old girl in Buckhead
The suspect wanted in the shooting death of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie in Buckhead just before Christmas has been arrested. According to a press release from the Atlanta Police Department, Investigators with APD’s Fugitive Taskforce coordinated with the U.S. Marshals service to arrest Daquan Reed, 24. Reed was located on Jan. 6 in Hampton, VA and […]
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U.S. Senate Runoff: Democrats Warnock and Ossoff win historic election
Democrats will take control of the U.S. Senate after Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won the historic Jan. 5 runoff election in Georgia. Warnock, the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, bested Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler to become the first Black senator from Georgia. Ossoff was declared the winner on Jan. 6 over incumbent Republican […]
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More contagious variant of COVID-19 virus emerges in Georgia
Georgia has its first confirmed case of a new COVID-19 variant that is “significantly more contagious” than the virus that caused the pandemic, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The variant was first discovered in the United Kingdom in November and has spread quickly with England returning to full lockdown mode this week. […]
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City council votes on bond funding for affordable housing, approves pay increase for members and mayor
The Atlanta City Council adopted legislation during its Jan. 4 meeting to ratify an executive order issued by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms directing the investment of $50 million in new bond funding for affordable housing in the city. “The passage of this legislation is a significant step in fulfilling our $1 billion commitment to the […]
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Mayor Bottoms announces plan to address spike in crime
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has released the One Atlanta: One APD Immediate Action Plan to address violent crime in the city. According to a press release issued by Bottoms’ office, the plan is the first part of a broader effort focused on bolstering support for the Atlanta Police Department and reforming policing in the city. […]
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All eyes on Georgia as Jan. 5 runoff election decides control of U.S. Senate
Advertising for the Jan. 5 runoff election in Georgia has been relentless. From the television and radio airwaves to snail mail and email, a reported $500 million has been spent by the candidates and outside groups in just two months. The Georgia runoff election has attracted international attention as the vote will decide which party […]