
Atlanta school board won’t extend Superintendent Lisa Herring’s contract
ajc.com > education...Herring"s current contract with Atlanta Public Schools ends in June 2024. “So long as she is the Superintendent, Dr.... ...The Atlanta school board announced Friday it won't offer Superintendent Lisa Herring a contract extension.... ...APS parent Amy Harward opposed extending Herring"s contract.... ...In the fall of 2019, the board decided not to extend then-Superintendent Meria Carstarphen"s contract....

Airport workers march to Delta headquarters, push for higher pay
ajc.com > news...from the Holiday Inn Atlanta Airport North to Delta"s campus just north of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.... ...The Atlanta airport workers along with other members of the Service Employees International Union walked a nearly mile-long path in the midday sun... ...While Delta is the dominant airline in Atlanta, SEIU Workers United regional director Chris Baumann said “we're going to be doing actions across... ...Airport janitorial workers are employees of companies contracted by an airline cooperative called Atlanta Airlines Terminal Company....

The rise and - possible - fall of David Shafer - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > politics...On the day he steps down as chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, David Shafer will likely take the stage one more time with Donald Trump.... ...For Shafer, it marks a fitting conclusion to a tumultuous -year tenure that has largely been defined by the former president.... ...Senate to Democrats, electing Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in 2021.... ...Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has named Shafer a target in her wide-ranging criminal probe into election meddling....

Georgia Methodists approve reparations plan to support Black congregations
ajc.com > news...What got less focus was Red Oak United Methodist Church, a small historically Black congregation in Griffin that closed earlier that year as membership... ...In 2022 the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church held its annual meeting in Athens with the theme “A Place for You at The Table... ...Ross, the pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta.... ...Abrams, a lay person and member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Smyrna....

Georgia Methodists approve reparations plan to support Black congregations
ajc.com > news...What got less focus was Red Oak United Methodist Church, a small historically Black congregation in Griffin that closed earlier that year as membership... ...In 2022 the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church held its annual meeting in Athens with the theme “A Place for You at The Table... ...Ross, the pastor of Central United Methodist Church in Atlanta.... ...Abrams, a lay person and member of Bethany United Methodist Church in Smyrna....

EXCLUSIVE: Rick Ross is focused on the ‘bigger picture’ with car show
ajc.com > life > arts-culture...Rick Ross talks about cars with the excitement of a kid opening a present on Christmas morning.... ...for residents in the community -- the rapper makes one thing clear: “It just felt great,” Ross said on Thursday about getting approval from the... ...“Traffic was an issue last year, and we heard them loud and clear,” Ross" lawyer Leron Rogers previously told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about... ...Earlier this week, a truck entering the estate clipped power lines for residents in the area, according to Channel 2 Action News....

Georgia's GOP convention is a clash over the party's future - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > politics...The Georgia GOP convention this weekend is more than an important milestone in the race for the White House.... ...Brian Kemp, and many of his mainstream allies will be notably absent from the proceedings even as Trump makes his first campaign stop in Georgia... ...former Vice President Mike Pence, a villain to many Trump supporters, with Kari Lake, who falsely claimed the 2020 election was “stolen” and has... ...“It's the grassroots,” he told Channel 2 Action News, “and I believe you"ve got to have a strong party system to be successful in the long term -...

Atlanta startup gets funding to help make clothes cool — literally - The Atlanta Journal Constitution...
ajc.com > news...Founded in 2014, the company"s home base is in Buckhead, where CEO and Founder Mary-Catheryn Kolb said the city"s muggy weather works to their advantage... ...Courtesy of brrr° Credit: Courtesy of brrr° An Atlanta company that makes fabrics to keep people cool is suddenly hot among investors.... ...DC Designs International is the latest venture by Nautica founder and designer David Chu, whom brrr° is bringing onto its board of directors to assist... ...“It's a really good test lab, that's for sure,” she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution....

North Georgia Methodists allow Augusta churches to leave ... - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > news...A Columbia County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of the churches,.... ...The two churches, Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church and Mann-Mize United Methodist Church, filed a lawsuit to restart the disaffiliation... ...Harold Buckley Jr., conference chancellor, said the conference was required by the court to hold the vote on the Augusta churches, saying not to... ...Delegates to the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted in May to let 193 churches leave the denomination....

35,000-plus Georgians could lose insurance as Friday Health goes ... - The Atlanta Journal Constitution...
ajc.com > news > health-news...The Georgia insurance commissioner has shut down the insurance company Friday Health, which insures more than 35,000 Georgians on the Affordable... ...Georgia announced Wednesday it was placing Friday Health in receivership, joining all six other Friday Health states in saying that they had to take... ...The office of Georgia insurance commissioner John King said policyholders who switch by July 31 should avoid any lapse in coverage.... ...The company raised more than $300 million in venture capital, Modern Healthcare reported, citing Crunchbase data....