Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

DeKalb House delegation unable to approve school board redistricting map

Feb 9, 2012 7:16 pm

In a process that has revealed racial and geographic tensions, DeKalb Countys House delegation was unable Thursday to choose new boundaries for seats on the county school board.

FEMA sends Berkeley Lake $723K for dam repairs

Feb 9, 2012 6:31 pm

Berkeley Lake officials announced this week that they received a $723,000 check from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair their flood-battered dam.

Lawrenceville seeks input on downtown corridor study

Feb 9, 2012 6:11 pm

Members of the greater Lawrenceville area are invited to attend the inaugural meeting for the Georgia Gwinnett College-Downtown Lawrenceville corridor study on Feb.

Atlanta Parent Magazine hosts Camp Expo

Feb 9, 2012 4:53 pm

Atlanta Parent Magazine will hold its Camp Expo 2012 on Sunday at Town Center Mall in Kennesaw. The expo will preview camp offerings in the metro area, including special interest camps like equestria...

Cobb Alcohol Taskforce receives health award

Feb 9, 2012 4:45 pm

The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce received the 2012 Health Hero Award this week from the Cobb Chamber of Commerce.

More APS educators barred from classroom

Feb 9, 2012 4:15 pm

Five educators accused of cheating in Atlanta Public Schools have lost the license to work in a classroom, a state ethics committee decided Thursday.

KSU to unveil new fight song

Feb 9, 2012 2:21 pm

Kennesaw State athletic director Vaughn Williams finds himself singing a new tune as he walks around his house.

Albers named to World Chamber board

Feb 9, 2012 2:02 pm

State Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, was elected to the Board of Directors of the World Chamber of Commerce at the group's annual membership meeting and awards dinner Feb.

Missing Cobb boy, 10, found safe

Feb 9, 2012 12:40 pm

A 10-year-old Cobb County boy reported missing Wednesday night was found safe overnight. Gyasi Francis had been missing from his family's Powers Ferry Road apartment since around 8 p.m.

I-85 HOT lane toll equals record high for second straight day

Feb 9, 2012 12:36 pm

The cost of using the I-85 HOT lane on Thursday morning tied the record high that was set 24 hours earlier.

News from Macon and Central Georgia from The Macon News

21st Century Community Learning school grant status clarified

Feb 9, 2012 5:01 pm

A day after Bibb County Superintendent Romain Dallemand told The Telegraph’s editorial board that the school system already had applied for 21st Century Community Learning grant from the Depa...

Bibb school board not likely to vote on Dallemand plan this week

Feb 9, 2012 5:01 pm

Thousands will gather at the Macon Coliseum on Friday to hear school Superintendent Romain Dallemand’s plan to overhaul the school system, but a school board vote on the plan Thursday or Frid...

Warm weather not too peachy for midstate growers

Feb 9, 2012 11:54 am

Middle Georgians have relished the springlike weather of the last few weeks, but peach growers would rather be shivering.

Trio from Macon Symphony Orchestra performs class act

Feb 9, 2012 4:31 am

A Macon Symphony Orchestra trio plays jazz Wednesday during their “Artists in the Classroom” performance at Brookdale Elementary School.

Macon city employees transferring to Bibb may get to keep pension under proposal

Feb 9, 2012 4:30 am

Details emerged Wednesday of how Macon and Bibb County may handle pensions and other benefits for the 142 employees scheduled to transfer July 1 from city to county control.

Legislative Notebook: Bass-fattening tilapia proposed for home ponds

Feb 9, 2012 4:28 am

Three species of tilapia would be legalized for stocking private ponds, under a new state Senate bill, though there is some concern that they could get loose and compete with native species.

State questions Rusty Kidd’s ballot petition

Feb 9, 2012 4:27 am

ATLANTA -- State Rep. Rusty Kidd of Milledgeville is under investigation by the State Election Board for alleged irregularities in a list of more than 1,000 signatures that he needs to return to the 2...

Georgia House rejects charter schools amendment

Feb 9, 2012 4:19 am

ATLANTA -- House lawmakers rejected Wednesday a proposed amendment to the state constitution giving the General Assembly the power to create new charter schools.

Mercer names Vestal to lead new Center for Baptist Leadership

Feb 9, 2012 4:11 am

Mercer University announced Wednesday that Daniel Vestal will lead the college’s new Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership, which is being endowed with a $2.5 million grant fr...

Byron woman critical after crashing SUV into train cars in Jones County

Feb 9, 2012 3:52 am

A Byron woman was critically hurt late Tuesday night when she drove into the side of a train at the Ga. 49 tracks near Peacock Auto Salvage in Jones County.

News from South Georgia from WALB

Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames

Feb 9, 2012 7:37 pm

Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the mas...

APD wants Jay-Woody

Feb 9, 2012 6:45 pm

John Dame Woody III is wanted for Aggravated Assault / Criminal Damage to property 2nd degree.

Innovative deer feeder invented in Albany

Feb 9, 2012 4:56 pm

Albany Tech drafting student Justin Howard was recognized Thursday after designing a new kind of deer feeder. The school's internship program with Albany Sheet Metal allows students to help de...

GOP to battle new Obama birth control policy

Feb 9, 2012 4:55 pm

Congressional Republicans are vowing to roll back the Obama administration's controversial policy that forces religious-affiliated groups to cover contraceptives in their health care plans.

The 29th Annual Farmers Conference starts Friday

Feb 9, 2012 1:18 pm

The conference over the weekend is for black farmers involved in the settlement lawsuit against the USDA.

Oil near $99 as investors eye Greece, US demand

Feb 9, 2012 12:27 pm

By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press Oil prices rose slightly above $99 a barrel on Thursday, supported by investors' faith in a bailout deal for Greece even as U.S. crude demand lagged behind th...

Georgia Quail Hunt back again

Feb 9, 2012 6:27 am

South Georgia is the country's Quail hunting capital. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is using the sport to try to improve the state's economy. Chris Clark the CEO, GA. Chamber of Comm...

10 votes shy: Charter schools hoping for reconsideration

Feb 9, 2012 5:17 am

The resolution would've given the state the right to approve charter schools instead of leaving the decision up to local school boards.

Security cameras rolling on Arlington

Feb 9, 2012 5:05 am

It's a high-tech crime fighting tool in a small south Georgia town. The City of Arlington installed more than a dozen cameras around town. Now police have eyes monitoring businesses and high t...

Albany State University is prepared for severe weather

Feb 9, 2012 1:16 am

The Georgia Statewide Tornado Drill was today, and schools like Albany State are prepared.

Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Senate urges expansion of guest-worker program

Feb 9, 2012 3:59 pm

Congress was urged Thursday to expand the nation's federal guest-worker program under a resolution passed unanimously by the state Senate.

Georgia to receive waiver from No Child Left Behind

Feb 9, 2012 3:56 pm

Georgia is expected today to be released from requirements of a landmark federal education law that some say put too much pressure on students and teachers and contributed to test cheating in Atlanta ...

Georgia to get No Child Left Behind waiver

Feb 9, 2012 2:46 pm

Georgia is expected today to be released from requirements of a landmark federal education law that some say put too much pressure on students and teachers and contributed to test cheating in Atlanta ...

Bill would require OK to redirect bond funds

Feb 9, 2012 10:47 am

State bureaucrats would not be permitted to divert bond funds from one project to another without first getting approval from the General Assembly under legislation filed Wednesday.

Powerball jackpot rolls over to $310 million

Feb 9, 2012 10:35 am

The jackpot for Saturday's Powerball multi-state lottery climbed to $310 million after no players matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's game.

Fort Mac at a glance

Feb 9, 2012 10:32 am

Fort McPherson, a 488-acre site between Atlanta and East Point, was founded by the U.S. Army in 1885.

State aims to invest in Fort McPherson's future

Feb 9, 2012 10:30 am

Gov. Nathan Deal wants to spend about $28 million to help bring new life to Fort McPherson, but there are few details on how the money will be used and what future investments the state will make.

House rejects amendment on charter schools

Feb 8, 2012 11:01 pm

After intense lobbying and lively floor debate, state House members on Wednesday narrowly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would restore the state's power to approve charter schools.

Tax officer discusses IKEA error costly to city

Feb 8, 2012 8:59 pm

A tax officer says the Chatham County Assessor's Office placed an IKEA furniture distribution center in the unincorporated county at the same time it put the center's contents in Port Wentworth.

Cobb legislator's bill seeks delay to regional transportation referendum

Feb 8, 2012 6:07 pm

The chairman of Cobb Countys legislative delegation, Rep. Ed Setzler, filed a bill Tuesday that would cancel the regional transportation referendum set for July, make changes to the process and call f...