Atlanta parents are questioning whether kindergartners should have their voices analyzed by a state-funded AI dyslexia screener. APS says a paper alternative is being developed.

A southwest Atlanta alley is buried under tires, furniture, food waste and household trash. Residents say the dumping is hurting the neighborhood and making businesses think twice about setting up nearby.

Georgia Tech is cutting its supplemental essay for Fall 2027 applicants, but the admissions bar is staying high. The Atlanta school still expects a rigorous, holistic application.

Atlanta’s new grads are facing fewer entry-level openings and tougher demands for proof. Skills, projects, AI fluency and networking are becoming the new hiring currency.

A Buford seafood wholesaler will pay $265,000 to resolve an EEOC sex discrimination lawsuit involving warehouse hiring. The settlement also mandates training, compliance reports and a two-year workplace notice.

Wellstar is eliminating 761 administrative roles across Georgia while it opens new hospitals and finalizes acquisitions, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. The system says the cuts are meant to cut costs and streamline operations.

Volunteers racing to find storage or a new home for Atlanta's 75-year-old Cathedral Thrift House after a lease that ends Sept. 15 threatens closure.

A boil water advisory is in effect for parts of Ellijay after a ruptured main; residents should boil or use bottled water until tests clear the system.

Parents say a 6‑year‑old with autism was suspended after biting a sandwich into a gun shape, and school records show dozens of prior discipline incidents.

Raw sewage flooded multiple units at Martin Street Plaza in Summerhill, destroying belongings and medical supplies. Atlanta Housing says crews remediated the blockage; tenants demand permanent repairs and compensation.

A five‑day centennial in Atlanta will gather thousands, spotlight HBCU recruitment and generate a major economic boost for downtown.

A Canton family says a lightning strike wrecked their home and destroyed vital medical gear their special‑needs daughter needs. Neighbors and a GoFundMe are helping replace supplies.

FurKids opened an 11,000‑sq‑ft Giaquinto Medical Center on its nine‑acre Cumming campus to expand surgeries, intensive care and shelter‑medicine training.