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• Casting Calls In Atlanta: These Scripted Shows Need Talent
• Two More Teens Arrested For Loganville Shooting
• Roswell Settles Lawsuit Filed By Mayor Jere Wood
• ‘Friend’ Convicted In Atlanta Body Shop Slaying

KKK Sign In Dahlonega Incites Raw Emotions And Controversy
Local politics appears to have been the reason behind the pro-Ku Klux Klan sign planted atop a downtown Dahlonega building last week, but the move has cast the entire north Georgia city in an unfavorable light while potentially exacerbating racial tensions bubbling underneath the surface. And it doesn’t appear to be going away any time soon.>>>Read more.

Happy Pi Day! Now, Make It A 'Pie Day'
Happy Pi Day, everybody. March 14 is the yearly celebration of everybody's favorite mathematical constant — Pi — which begins with the numbers 3.14. There are plenty of ways to celebrate. But the best way is with pie. So here's a look at 10 of the Atlanta area's top pie shops on Pi Day courtesy of Yelp.>>>Read more.

History In Atlanta: Raphael Bostic Named First African-American Head Of A Fed Bank
In a historic first, an African-American has been tapped to lead the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, one of the 12 regional banks in the Fed system. As president of the Atlanta Fed, Raphael Bostic, 50, will have a hand in setting national monetary policy and supervising several banking organizations in the South.>>>Read more.

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• Ossoff Calls Proposed CDC Cuts ‘A National Security Issue’
• Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Tractor-Trailer In East Cobb
• Boulevard East Brings 1,000 Jobs, Hotel, Conference Center To Avalon
• Armed Robbery Suspect To Employees: "Don't Move Or I Will Shoot You"
• Bartow Educator Named Middle School Teacher Of The Year
• Funeral On Tuesday For Canton Man Killed In Crash
• Police: More Bones Found Near Unidentified Remains in Buford

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