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News Articles: Fulton County

Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. in 2014. The DA is being investigated by the GBI, officials said Tuesday.

GBI Launches Criminal Investigation Into Allegations Against Fulton County DA

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard and his use of a nonprofit to funnel at least $140,000...

May 05, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Fulton County Government employees process stacks of absentee ballot applications.

Fulton County Elections Employee Dies Of COVID-19

An employee in Fulton County’s election office has died from COVID-19 and another was hospitalized, underscoring safety concerns local elections...

April 29, 2020
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By:
  • Nicole Sadek
The inside of Cobb County jail.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Jails Risk Becoming Georgia's Next Hotspot

Monday on Political Rewind , Fulton County Jail reported over a dozen COVID-19 cases in the span of a week, worrying public health officials and...

April 06, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

Georgia’s Largest County Encourages Early Voting With Record Turnout Expected In 2020

As election workers across the state begin final preparations for the new ballot-marking device system being used for the March 24 presidential primary...

February 12, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Residents in Fulton County told police they were called by a member of Jackson's "senior command staff" and even one county employee fielded a phony call.

Scammers Claim To Call From Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Officials Warn

It's a new take on an old scam, officials say. Send money for a fine or you'll be put in the Fulton County jail. But this time, scammers are using...

January 27, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Shachar Oren with Georgia Music Partners, joing Sherri McConnell with Sound Mobility, and Fulton County Chairman Rob Pitts to announce a study of the economic impact of the county's music industry.

Fulton County Launches Study To Determine Music Industry's Economic Impact

Fulton County officials want to know more about the impact the music industry has on the county's economy. County officials along with Georgia Music...

July 26, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
Michael Owens

Cobb Democrat Wants A Congressional Rematch

Michael Owens, past chairman of the Cobb County Democrats and cyber security expert, announced his bid for U.S. House of Representatives Monday morning....

May 06, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison

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  • Economy

Homelessness In Atlanta Declines, But Fulton County Remains Near Top Nationally

Millions of Americans are teetering on the brink of poverty, according to a new report from Prosperity Now that says 40 percent of all U.S. households –...

February 18, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Leighton Rowell
In September, a federal judge denied a request to move the midterm elections to paper ballots, citing a tight timeline that could be rife with confusion.

Between Uploads, Downloads And Hand Delivery, How Secure Is Georgia Voting?

A record 6.9 million Georgians are registered to vote in the midterm elections. Some will start voting Monday, as in-person early voting officially...

October 15, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
More than 500 Georgia jail inmates have died over the last 10 years.

Mental Illness Factored Into 1 In 10 Georgia Jail Deaths Since 2008

The United States Department of Justice estimates nearly two-thirds of all jail inmates have mental health problems. In Georgia, a new investigation...

May 21, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Adam Ragusea

Pearl Cleage: 30 Years Later

Pearl Cleage has returned to one of her earliest works in 1983’s "Hospice," the story of a woman named Jenny facing her mother’s rapidly approaching death.

March 22, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers and
  • Adam Ragusea

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Friday December 15, 2017

New Senate President Pro Tewmpore Norwood Files Lawsuit Fulton County Transportation Plan

December 15, 2017
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

Fulton County Faces Allegations Of Voter Suppression

50,000 Fulton County voters received letters saying they may be declared inactive, because they didn’t update the address on their voter registration...

July 31, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Ryan McFadin

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