Peachtree City residents are no longer required to get building permits for routine replacement of home doors and windows. The City Council voted unanimously on June 17 to revise Chapter 18 of its buildings and construction code related to non-structural repairs and alterations. The ordinance change allows minor home repairs costing less than $5,000 to be made without a building permit, provided the repairs comply with other existing construction codes. The previous repair limit of $2,500 was...| ajc
The money was for airport restroom rehabilitation, taxiway pavement replacement, grants related to sustainability and lowering emissions, and other projects.| ajc
Doug Turnbull covers the traffic/transportation beat for WXIA-TV (11Alive). His reports appear on the 11Alive Morning News from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and on 11Alive.com. Email Doug at dturnbull@11alive.com.| ajc
A trip on July 1, 2002 to the lake on a small rural road for Jenny Harty and her family of four helped bring the issue of child passenger seat safety in Georgia to the forefront.| ajc
Gen Z discuss the importance of creating boundaries between work and life to avoid being stuck with jobs they hate, as older generations have been.| ajc
Nearly three years after Georgia’s Court of Appeals ruled that Atlanta’s annexation of the south Fulton County neighborhood Loch Lomond was illegal, the city is finally letting go.| ajc
Savannah Bananas' ticketing snafu prompted the team to offer free seats for future games to fans mistakenly notified they could buy seats for games in Savannah.| ajc
Text messages and emails obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reveal how Public Service Commission Chairman Tricia Pridemore and Commissioner Tim Echols discussed district boundaries and the address of Echols' potential Democratic opponent.| ajc
Weeks after a defendant was stabbed in Fulton County’s troubled jail, the high-profile gang and racketeering case against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and five of his alleged associates will resume next week.| ajc
Today marks one year since jury selection began in the sweeping Fulton County gang and racketeering trial against Grammy winning rapper Young Thug and several of his alleged accomplices.| ajc
A defense attorney in the Young Slime Life gang case was arrested Thursday morning when he tried to enter the courtroom with some of his prescription medication, his colleagues said.| ajc
Elections for the Georgia Public Service Commission are being canceled because federal courts haven't resolved a lawsuit over whether districts discriminate against Black voters.| ajc
A federal judge ruled Friday that Georgia must end statewide elections for the Public Service Commission because they discriminate against Black voters, a decision that could bar state officials from holding a November election to fill two seats.| ajc
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will decide whether to sign or veto a bill that would extend the terms of all five Republican members of the Public Service Commission.| ajc
Large investment firms are pushing homeownership out of reach for many first-time buyers, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation has found. Single-family houses have been snatched up in the thousands by private equity firms and publicly traded companies, converted into rental properties and bundled into complex investment vehicles.| ajc
