In 2008, G. Wayne Clough became the 12th secretary of the Smithsonian. The Douglas native and Georgia Tech president emeritus was the first Southerner...
On most residentially-zoned lots in American neighborhoods, it is illegal to build anything other than a single-family home. In Sandy Springs, 85% of...
Atlanta has one of the highest eviction rates in the country. According to Apartment List , the city ranks third in the nation — with a nearly 6% rise...
Neighbors are still missing their newly retired mailman. Floyd Martin was a beloved mail carrier who worked the same route in Marietta for nearly 35...
June 20 marks World Refugee Day. The United Nations defines refugees as people forced to flee their native countries "because of persecution, war or...
She took her columns for Teen Vogue seriously, and now she’s taking her skills to NPR. On Second Though t met Isabella Sarmiento Gomez, a new NPR Kroc...
Some people read the local paper for news and sports. Others head straight to the columns. That's where you'll find Dick Yarbrough, who has never run...
A legal battle over debt has left a cargo ship and its crew stranded off the coast of Tybee Island for nearly four months. U.S. marshals seized the ship...
The Georgia Department of Education just released its second year of Georgia Milestones test scores. While there were improvements, some students had...
Outrage, protests, and more violence are just some of the expected reactions to killings at the hands of law enforcement officers caught on camera. Some...
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the official end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln...
If you grumble about paying taxes, you might have another reason to complain. A new investigation shows Georgia county tax commissioners are allowed to...
The 2016 film Hidden Figures highlights black female mathematicians who battled racial and gender discrimination to help the National Aeronautics and...
Public health is a topic that is generally overlooked until a community experiences a crisis. The CDC Foundation recently launched the second season of...
