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Elected when gas was 39 cents and Nixon was president, he’s still sheriff
17+ hour, 25+ min ago —...Yet Henry Cullen Talton Jr. became the longest-serving sheriff in... ...He took office 20 days before Richard Nixon’s second term began,... ...He first ran for sheriff after a stint as a Houston County commissioner... ...If anyone in the United States has been a sheriff longer than Talton...
ajc.com > education
DeKalb schools considers redistricting, program changes
6+ hour ago —...The next five years in the DeKalb County School District will be... ...Student assignment planning aims to fix all of that.... ...said Sarita Smith, the recently hired executive director of student... ...She previously covered education for The Daytona Beach News-Journal...
ajc.com > education
Better Business Bureau warns parents against SAT/ACT scam calls
6+ hour, 15+ min ago —...The Better Business Bureau office serving Atlanta and Northeast Georgia... ...getting ready to apply to college in the fall.... ...Understand the College Board’s practices.... ...Learn more about the College Board’s policies....
ajc.com > news > atlanta-news
Georgia added 16,200 jobs in March; jobless rate remains at record low
11+ hour, 48+ min ago —...for Georgia in 1976, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics... ...The story “starts with consistency,” said Bruce Thompson, the state... ...Turnover survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.... ...Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Credit: Jenni Girtman...
ajc.com > pulse
Cheers to love! Study suggests couples who drink together live longer
9+ hour, 9+ min ago —...Kira Birditt said to UMICH news.... ...which one drank and the other did not,” gerontologist and study author... ...Birditt said she believes there are other factors to consider about...
ajc.com > things-to-do
Atlanta residents have a retirement ‘magic number’; many are far from it
11+ hour, 18+ min ago —...Wealth Advisors, told Northwestern Mutual in a press release.... ..., private wealth advisor and director of financial planning at Haven... ...Credit: Jenni Girtman for the AJC... ...According to Glassman, meeting expectations can often come down to...
ajc.com > politics
More than 36,000 Georgians claimed “unborn dependents” to reduce income tax under new law
10+ hour, 22+ min ago —...Georgia is the only state known to have that kind of deduction.... ...The new deduction is the result of Georgia’s 2019 abortion law, which... ...Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, said, as a ballpark estimate,... ...Richard Auxier, a principal policy associate in the Washington-based...
ajc.com > politics
Warnock headed to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis
10+ hour, 32+ min ago —...the head of the Roman Catholic Church.... ...He told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he is excited about meeting... ..., and a meeting with Cindy McCain, executive director of the World... ...Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington correspondent....
ajc.com > politics
More members of Georgia’s delegation say Postmaster DeJoy should resign
14+ hour, 57+ min ago —...with the United States Postal Service, said he also believes DeJoy... ...have asked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to explain and address... ...Jenni Girtman for the AJC Credit: Adam Van Brimmer... ...Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island....
ajc.com > politics
‘Lock up your gun’: Savannah mayor champions new firearms storage law
15+ hour, 25+ min ago —...Last week, Johnson and the City Council made Savannah the first city... ...SAVANNAH — Growing up, Van Johnson knew where in the house his father... ...of firearms from vehicles to the Savannah Police Department.... ...He was a Chatham County police officer early in his professional...