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Published September 28Just Another Day at City Hall
For nearly 24 years, William B. Hartsfield was the face of Atlanta. And being the face of a growing city apparently required a mayor who would do just about anything. Fortunately, photographers were there to capture it. This week, Stories of Atlanta steps away from the usual…
Two pandas arrive at Atlanta Zoo
At a White House summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the pandas would be coming.
WVIA Public Media
Published September 28Two pandas arrive at Atlanta Zoo
At a White House summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the pandas would be coming.
Cobb County Courier
Published September 28Top U.S. Senate Republican stumps with Collins in Georgia as seat appears to slip out of reach
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 25, 2026 U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune came to Atlanta to keep...
Giant pandas, icons of China’s soft diplomacy, arrive in Atlanta
ATLANTA — A special delivery landed in Atlanta on Sunday, three days after Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said his country would soon dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
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Published September 27Scrubs, simulations and science: Inside Atlanta’s Academy for Innovation in Medicine
A pig’s lungs were inflated in front of a group of Atlanta ninth graders. For Kylah, a student at the Academy for Innovation in Medicine (AIM), touching the lung and watching it expand was only the beginning. On that Wednesday, Sept. 23, students also learned how to intubate a…
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Published September 27$164 million verdict puts spotlight on child sex trafficking in Atlanta-area hotels
TRIGGER WARNING: This story discusses child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. If you or someone you know may be experiencing human trafficking, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888 or text 233733. In an emergency, call 911. At 15 years old, J.R.…
University of Mississippi confirms names of two dead students
The University of Mississippi confirmed the names of the two students who died earlier this week in an email sent to the student body on Thursday, Sept. 24. The email confirmed the students as freshman Aidan Hamilton and junior Robert Strang. Hamilton was from Englewood, Colo.,…
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Published September 25Documentary revisits Atlanta’s 1906 race massacre with a warning for today
Filmmaker Trent Frank posed the question to the audience following the screening of his documentary, “Never Again: The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre:” Could this happen again? His film recounts the cultural and political climate in September 1906 that led to four days of violent…
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Published September 25Wingate leaders take on ‘hairy projects’ — Trestletree Village is the latest
“The worse the problem, the more likely that I’m sitting in the chair.” This is the approach of Wingate Companies Senior Vice President John Tatum. And now, he’s in the chair at Atlanta’s Trestletree Village Section 8 Community, steps from the Beltline trail. Wingate, a national…
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Published September 25Senate Majority Leader John Thune campaigns for Mike Collins
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune campaigned with Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins in Atlanta this week.
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Published September 25Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive at Atlanta's zoo in the coming days
Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days.