Winterville, GA schedules a Special Election for November 4 to fill Councilperson Melissa Metzger's seat, with the candidate qualifying starting on August 19.

Georgia Senate committee to discuss college affordability solutions on Monday, including a means-tested scholarship, in an open, live-streamed meeting chaired by Sen. Nan Orrock.

Milton Restaurant Week, September 8-14, will feature special dining deals from local restaurants showcasing diverse culinary offerings at fixed prices.

Atlanta begins the design phase for the Memorial Drive Greenway, aiming to convert a half-mile area into a park connecting the Oakland Cemetery with downtown.

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved funding for children's, seniors', and first responders' services, including a grant for CASA and a new fire training tower. K9 Nitro was honored upon retirement.

Mayor Andre Dickens appoints Cyril Turner as Commissioner and Eugene McKinnie as Deputy Commissioner of Atlanta's DPW to advance a sustainable and clean city agenda.

New details from the Atlanta Police reveal a fatal shooting on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive NW involved an armed robbery. The case is reclassified as a felon killed by a private citizen.

The Atlanta Police seek help to find missing 67-year-old Shelton Turner, last seen on June 28. He is 5'7", 180 lbs, wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans.

The Georgia Senate Study Committee on Recovery Residences will hold its first hearing on August 18, aiming to explore the state's recovery residences.

Georgia's Senate aims to make the state a top tourism destination, holding its first hearing lakeside on August 14.

An exhibition titled "Witness to the Holocaust" at the Marietta History Center showcases W.A. Scott III's photos of Buchenwald's liberation, comparing Jim Crow laws and Nuremberg Race Laws.

Atlanta's forecast includes thunderstorms and rain, with persistent clouds and chances of showers into the weekend.

A shooting in Northwest Atlanta over a financial dispute left one man injured; the suspect has not been arrested. The investigation is active, with police urging witnesses to come forward.