Atlanta/ Community & Society
Published on October 23, 2019
Top Atlanta news: Jimmy Carter hospitalized; public meeting set for feedback on high-speed rail planPhoto: Joshua Peacock/Unsplash

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Atlanta.

Jimmy Carter hospitalized after fall at Georgia home

Former President Jimmy Carter is in the hospital again after falling and fracturing his pelvis at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter Center spokeswoman Deanne Congileo described the fracture as minor.

Read the full story on FOX40.

President Trump is coming to Atlanta next month

The president will be in the area on Nov. 8, the Georgia Republican Party said.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

Public meeting set for feedback on high-speed rail plan

A public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening to hear feedback on an ambitious high-speed rail plan connecting Atlanta and Charlotte.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

Construction could begin soon on Underground Atlanta

It’s been more than two years since developer WRS purchased the aging retail district.

Read the full story on Curbed Atlanta.

Records related to Atlanta mob lynching in 1946 raise issue of grand jury secrecy

A historian's quest for the truth about a gruesome mob lynching of two black couples is prompting a U.S. appeals court to consider whether federal judges can order grand jury records unsealed in decades-old cases with historical significance.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.


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