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Aug
09
2021
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By Troy Warren
Atlanta: Secrecy and protests surround Georgia medical marijuana companies

Atlanta: Secrecy and protests surround Georgia medical marijuana companies

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By Mark Niesse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com   Six businesses chosen to produce THC oil in Georgia Few people had heard of Botanical Sciences LLC before it won a coveted license to produce medical marijuana oil in Georgia. The company’s website is empty, displaying a logo on a teal background. The business was formed in January 2020, and it doesn’t operate in other states. But its CEO is an Atlanta doctor specializing in pain management, and its board of directors includes former U.S. Rep. Tom Price, a Republican who voted against medical marijuana bills in Congress and briefly served as President Donald…
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Aug
07
2021
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Atlanta: Dennis Quaid shooting faith-based ‘On A Wing and a Prayer’ in Georgia

Atlanta: Dennis Quaid shooting faith-based ‘On A Wing and a Prayer’ in Georgia

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By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com The shoot is scheduled to start Sept. 13 Dennis Quaid is coming to Georgia next month to star in a faith-based film called “On a Wing and a Prayer.” Production for the modestly budgeted movie by Lightworkers Media is scheduled to begin Sept. 13 and runs through Oct. 19. In the film, a small-town pilot dies unexpectedly while flying a plane, forcing passenger Doug White (Quaid) to land the plane safely in order to save his entire family. The film was written by Brian Egeston, with Roma Downey (”Touched by an Angel”)…
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Aug
02
2021
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Atlanta: Brinks security guard shot during armed robbery near hospital

Atlanta: Brinks security guard shot during armed robbery near hospital

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By Asia Simone Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com The area surrounding a metro Atlanta hospital is closed by police Monday morning after a Brinks security guard was shot during an armed robbery. The security guard was taken to a different hospital after the shooting in Holly Springs, which was the second armed robbery of its kind in the metro area within two days. Officers were sent to Wellstar Cherokee Health Park on Wellstar Way after a report of a shooting came in about 7:45 a.m., Holly Springs police spokeswoman Officer April Van Alstine confirmed. When they arrived, they…
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Aug
02
2021
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Atlanta: Virus surge threatens local back-to-office plans

Atlanta: Virus surge threatens local back-to-office plans

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By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com Many big area companies have been targeting September return date After months of planning, a big wave of metro Atlanta workers was finally slated in the coming weeks to roll back into corporate offices for the first time since the pandemic began. But the the surging delta variant, Georgia’s lagging vaccination rate and new federal guidance and local directives to wear masks indoors are injecting major uncertainty into those plans. Many large employers, including Coca-Cola, UPS and Home Depot, prepped for new September arrivals at their local headquarters, timed to follow…
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Aug
02
2021
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Atlanta: Metro Students Return to Classrooms

Atlanta: Metro Students Return to Classrooms

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By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com Dancer Washington wasn’t sure how his 4-year-old son would react to going to school for the first time on Monday, but it didn’t take long for him to get his answer. “I didn’t think he was going to get up at 6 this morning, but when I talked about school, he jumped out of the bed,” Washington said about Dancer Jr., who began pre-kindergarten at Lake City Elementary School in Morrow. “He was ready.” Students in Clayton, Cobb and DeKalb county schools headed back to classrooms Monday morning, the first districts…
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Aug
01
2021
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Atlanta: Islamic fashion show celebrates modesty, highlights designers’ creativity

Atlanta: Islamic fashion show celebrates modesty, highlights designers’ creativity

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By Paradise Afshar, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com If she had her way, N’aimah Abdullah would have spent her summer island hoping through the Caribbean with her friends, and they’d all be decked out in some of the most unique modest fashion designs out there. Unfortunately, that wasn’t in the cards this year due to the pandemic. But Abdullah did manage to use her role of show coordinator for the recent 35th annual Sealed Nectar Fashion Show to create a cruise-themed Islamic fashion show, complete with beachwear, tropical music and dancing. The show not only serves as a fundraiser for Atlanta Masjid of…
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Jul
31
2021
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Atlanta: Among the country’s best places to live for the weather

Atlanta: Among the country’s best places to live for the weather

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com Despite today being the hottest day of the year, Atlanta has ranked among the top 20 best places to live for the weather. U.S. News analyzed the most populous metro areas that offer sunshine and moderate temperatures. “We looked for places that had the fewest average number of days above 90 degrees and below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as those with the fewest fully cloudy days, based on information from the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information,” it said. Atlanta came in at No. 13 on…
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Jul
30
2021
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Metro Atlanta: Get ready for a decade of road construction

Metro Atlanta: Get ready for a decade of road construction

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By David Wickert, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com The reconstruction of one of metro Atlanta’s busiest highway interchanges will be finished by the end of this year. But a new era of road building has just begun. Metro Atlanta is about to experience the kind of highway construction boom it hasn’t seen since the completion of the Perimeter in 1969. With proceeds from a 2015 gas tax increase, the Georgia Department of Transportation will spend billions of dollars over the next decade to expand the region’s highways. The projects include an expansion of the region’s network of toll lanes, new highway interchanges…
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Jul
30
2021
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Atlanta: ‘This is inhumane’ residents say of apartment complex living conditions

Atlanta: ‘This is inhumane’ residents say of apartment complex living conditions

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By Adrianne Murchison, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com Residents at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex say complaints ranging from extreme mold to rodents and dilapidated building structures have been ignored by property management. Royal Oaks Apartments is now under investigation after residents turned to the code enforcement unit of the Atlanta Police Department. The complex was cited with 185 violations following a July 14 visit by Atlanta Police Department’s Code Enforcement and the Department of Public Works. “The apartments are infested with roaches, rats, mold,” Royal Oaks Apartment resident Tamara Morgan said. “This is inhumane.” Atlanta police department wouldn’t…
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Jul
30
2021
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Atlanta: WSB’s Jovita Moore has an aggressive brain cancer

Atlanta: WSB’s Jovita Moore has an aggressive brain cancer

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By Rodney Ho, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com The award-winning evening anchor had brain tumor surgery in April. Channel 2 Action News anchor Jovita Moore has an aggressive form of brain cancer, WSB-TV reported during its 4 p.m. newscast Thursday. Moore ― who has been with WSB-TV since 1998 and has won numerous Emmy awards ― had brain surgery in April after doctors discovered tumors. At the time, doctors had hoped she could be back on air in eight to 10 weeks, assuming no serious complications. But pathologists discovered Moore had glioblastoma, a serious form of cancer. “It’s not something I…
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