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The Atlanta metropolitan area, commonly referred to as Metro Atlanta or the Metro area in Georgia, is the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and consists of 28 counties in Georgia. According to the 2000 census, the metropolitan area had a population of 4,247,981, though the 2006 Census estimate shows 5,138,223 people living in the area. Also according to the 2006 population estimates, the 28 county Atlanta metropolitan area is currently the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta proper is only the 35th-largest city in the country, largely due to Atlanta's patterns of urban sprawl, and the city's inability to annex as have such cities as Charlotte, San Diego, and Phoenix. Atlanta's combined statistical area or CSA had a population in 2000 of 4,584,234. As of July 1, 2006 the CSA is estimated to be at 5,478,667.
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Staying Safe in a Scary World
Many of today's seniors enjoyed an era where they weren't overly concerned about locking their doors and windows. They were even farther away from a time where they had to exercise genuine caution when talking on the phone or reading their email. Even the Read more...
Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nearly 360 students, staff to get TB test Friday in Gwinnett Schools
Mar 16, 2010 12:06 am
Gwinnett County Schools officials on Monday asked more than 300 Lilburn Middle students to be screened for tuberculosis after two sixth graders tested positive for the disease.
Charge filed against owner of dogs that attacked 8-year-old
Mar 15, 2010 10:12 pm
As 8-year-old Erin Ingram approaches her second week in intensive care, the owner of the dogs that attacked her has been charged with reckless conduct, a misdemeanor.
Pope files for annulment during DeKalb school construction probe
Mar 15, 2010 10:02 pm
A DeKalb County schools employee under criminal investigation for possibly steering construction contracts to her architect husband has filed for an annulment.
Lanes reopen on Lawrenceville Highway
Mar 15, 2010 10:00 pm
State Environmental Protection Division representatives have moved off the site of an underground methane explosion which occurred March 7 on Lawrenceville Highway near Mountain Industrial Boulevard.
School closure meeting set for Tues.
Mar 15, 2010 8:34 pm
DeKalb County parents will have another opportunity to give their input about pending school closures.
Gwinnett school board to review district finances
Mar 15, 2010 8:19 pm
The Gwinnett school board will take a detailed look at finances during its Thursday work session as part of its annual oversight of district operations.
Council passes new guidelines for pawn shops
Mar 15, 2010 8:18 pm
The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to add new regulations concerning where new pawn shops can operate.
Students are not ATMs'; college students protest budget cuts
Mar 15, 2010 7:51 pm
College students carried signs warning Georgia's lawmakers that they vote. They reminded budget writers that today's college students are tomorrow's leaders.
Audit: Risky lending spelled doom for First Coweta Bank
Mar 15, 2010 7:28 pm
A federal audit of the August 2009 failure of First Coweta Bank in Newnan says the bank succumbed to the same problem as most of the states other failed institutions: too many residential real estate ...
Sandy Springs, Roswell eyeing new bridge
Mar 15, 2010 7:20 pm
A literal connection between Sandy Springs and Roswell is in the works, much to the delight of cyclists in both north Fulton County cities.
Local News from WSB-TV 2 Atlanta via Yahoo! News
Convictions Reinstated Against 'Pantyhose Rapist'
Mar 15, 2010 2:37 pm
Georgia's top court has reinstated rape convictions of a man accused of making women don pantyhose with a hole and then raping them.
Sandy Springs Mansion Goes Up In Flames
Mar 15, 2010 10:51 am
A 6,648-square-foot mansion in north Fulton County caught fire early Monday morning.
Taxpayers Foot Bill On Canceled Hall Of Fame
Mar 14, 2010 10:11 pm
State government agencies operate more than 20,000 vehicles across Georgia, and sometimes, state drivers are involved in accidents. Full Story Citizens of a small north Georgia community are learning...
Taxpayers Foot Bill On Canceled Hall Of Fame
Mar 14, 2010 9:56 pm
ATLANTA -- During the state's major budget crisis, taxpayers may be surprised to learn they've spent millions of dollars on a golf hall of fame that will never be built.
Atlanta Marks 2-Year Anniversary Of Tornado
Mar 14, 2010 9:41 pm
Sunday marked the second anniversary of the tornado that hit downtown Atlanta.
Duke Outlasts Ga. Tech For ACC Title
Mar 14, 2010 7:41 pm
One seed Duke outlasts 7-seed Georgia Tech for the ACC Tournament Title.
Former Ga. Tech Player Turns Himself In
Mar 14, 2010 2:26 pm
Reuben Houston gained fame as a defensive back with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from 2002 to 2005.
Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Students are not ATMs'; college students protest budget cuts
Mar 15, 2010 7:51 pm
College students carried signs warning Georgia's lawmakers that they vote. They reminded budget writers that today's college students are tomorrow's leaders.
Ga. Supreme Court upholds ER statute
Mar 15, 2010 7:33 pm
A narrowly split Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a controversial provision of the state's tort reform law that makes it extremely difficult for patients to recover damages in cases involving em...
Internet child predator gets 10 years
Mar 15, 2010 3:16 pm
A man who traveled from Kentucky to Paulding County intending to have sex with a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
Airport traffic slips; recovery likely in 2014
Mar 15, 2010 2:22 pm
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the worlds busiest airport, may not be quite so busy for the next few years.
Smith tries to cut off 2nd government check
Mar 15, 2010 9:42 am
Rep. Bob Smith may be the Maytag repairman of the Georgia General Assembly. Hes taken on the lonely task of trying to cut off the second government paycheck collected by some of his colleagues.
Legislator suffers mystery illness
Mar 15, 2010 9:40 am
Rep. Calvin Hill (R-Canton) is back in the General Assembly, pushing harder than his doctors would probably like after his latest bout with a mystery illness.
Library text messaging latest trend on campuses
Mar 15, 2010 9:38 am
Haley Russell was visiting family in Kennesaw when she tried to get some work done. But the Agnes Scott College student couldnt remember the password to one of the librarys databases.
Phone towers at school prompt unease
Mar 15, 2010 9:37 am
Parental concern over the possible negative health effects on students has Forsyth County Schools debating whether to allow the construction of cellular phone towers on school property in return for $...
Lobbying pays off for rural phone providers
Mar 15, 2010 9:30 am
A rural phone company partly subsidized by metro Atlanta phone and cable customers spent $8,000 on a trip to Alaska and a $1,300 trip to the Virgin Islands.
Perdue, Cox to pitch for state schools
Mar 15, 2010 9:16 am
Gov. Sonny Perdue and state schools Superintendent Kathy Cox will lead a delegation Wednesday to Washington to make their pitch for a piece of the Obama administrations Race to the Top education fund.
