(APN) ATLANTA — Fulton County Commissioner Joan Garner (District 3) has resigned from the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA), after being asked to do so by County Commission Chair John Eaves (District 7). “I appreciate the service Commissioner Garner provided to the county on the AFCRA board. However, as all the parties involved head into a deeper discussion about […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — With the proposal for a City of South Fulton, HB 704, moving forward after a favorable feasibility study, a challenge has risen regarding what this area, if incorporated, should be named. State Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Atlanta), who represents Buckhead and Sandy Springs, has an answer: King City, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Alan Tart, the City Councilman in Milton whose election in 2007 was seen as remarkable– given that Tart is an openly homosexual man living in Georgia’s most Republican city–says two robocalls may have led to his recent loss to challenger, Lance Large. Previously, Atlanta Progressive News reported that Tart’s sexual orientation had not become a campaign […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Several North Fulton officials are opposed to the inclusion of 601 million dollars of funding for the Atlanta Beltline in the draft list passed by the Executive Committee for the upcoming penny transportation sales tax vote in July 2012. Under the draft list, the Beltline would receive roughtly ten percent of the total funding from the […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Steve Broadbent, the Republican nominee for Fulton County Chairman in 2010, has announced his candicacy for the City Council of Johns Creek, District 2 seat. Councilman Dan McCabe (Post 2) has decided not to run for reelection. “John [sic] Creek has made significant gains in the five years since its founding. We have great schools, a thriving […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on The Beacon website at: http://www.beaconcastmedia.com/news/-Rev-Lowery-Sues-over-North-Fulton-Cities-Claims-Black-Vote-Dilution-2887 (APN) ATLANTA — Rev. Joseph Lowery, one of the few remaining veterans of the Civil Rights Movement who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, has joined with the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and several Black residents of North Fulton and Dekalb Counties, to challenge what has been the creation of […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Beacon, a far right-wing newspaper that primarily served North Fulton County, but also had a statewide audience, has ceased print publication as of today, April 25, 2011, amidst a Chapter Seven bankruptcy filing. The print news industry is struggling, with the Sunday Paper ceasing publication earlier this year. What is surprising is the Beacon’s difficult financial […]
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