Happy New Year, Atlanta! The SaportaReport team is looking forward to another year of keeping our readers up-to-date on the most important news around the city and metro area. As we dive into 2023, let’s take a moment to enjoy our top stories from 2022. On to local news from the week: HUB404 park gets […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Falcons’ Warrick Dunn opens up about his journey, Goodwill calls for donations before holiday season, Central State Hospital demolition talks
Happy Thanksgiving, Atlanta! Thank you for being part of our SaportaReport community. Our team sends warm wishes this holiday season. On to local news from the week: Warrick Dunn opens up about his journey at Atlanta Rotary At 18, Warrick Dunn became the head of his household with five younger siblings when his mother, a […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: New BeltLine MarketPlace, Airbnb, Soccer in the Streets expansion
On July 14, 1974, Georgia governor Jimmy Carter announced his run for the presidency. He served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, and even though no candidate from the Deep South had been elected since the Civil War, he was elected in 1976 as the first — and only — president […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Councilmember Norwood’s private election monitoring finds no issues
Let’s take a look at this week in Georgia History. On Jan. 14, 1940, Julian Bond was born. Bond was a leader throughout the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. In 1960, he helped form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and organized voter drives. He was elected to the Georgia House in 1965, but the body […]
