Crowds fill Hartsfield-Jackson terminal ahead of Fourth of July
ajc.com > news...Atlanta airport General Manager Balram Bheodari said "we have prepared for the onslaught," but advised travelers to get to the airport early and to check their flight status with airlines.... ...Traveler Deedee Moore said traffic to Hartsfield-Jackson from Knoxville, Tenn., on Friday was "horrendous," but she was pleased to see her flight was on time for a trip to Hawaii. "We're kind of wondering what it"ll be like coming back. We"ll see if it's on time," she said....
Judge will decide on statewide Public Service Commission elections - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > politics...Just one Black candidate has ever won an election to the Public Service Commission in its 143-year history, when Democrat David Burgess won in 2000 after being appointed to the post. A five-day trial concluded Friday after U.S.... ...Black candidates can win statewide elections in Georgia, Tyson said, though they haven't been successful when running for the Public Service Commission....
Black Tech Week Announces Serena Williams As Keynote Presenter for July conference
atlantadailyworld.com...Black Tech Week Announces Serena Williams As Keynote Presenter for July conference. The team at Black Tech Week confirmed cultural icon Serena Williams, representing her investment firm Serena Ventures, as keynote speaker for the conference's inaugural year in Cincinnati, Ohio.... ...In addition to Serena Williams, featured speakers include Kimberly Bryant, Founder of Black Girls Code, Arlan Hamilton, Founder of Hire Runner and Backstage Capital, Janeen Uzzell, CEO of National Black Society of Engineers -- --and more -- --sharing their experience and guidance around tech...
Judge says prison system should turn over documents to federal investigators - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > news > georgia-news...The Georgia Department of Corrections should comply with a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking a multitude of records related to the government's investigation of violence within the state prison system, a federal judge says in a lengthy report.... ...One of the prisons drawing scrutiny from the DOJ is Pulaski State Prison, the state's second largest facility for women, where the AJC's reports of gang violence and extortion have prompted U.S. Jon Ossoff to call for a separate FBI investigation....
Cops: 80-year-old Villa Rica man fatally shoots wife of 55 years
ajc.com > news > crime...Donald Staley, of Villa Rica, was arrested just after midday after surrendering to Carroll deputies and a Georgia State Patrol trooper who responded to the 911 call, the sheriff's office said in a news release.... ...She was flown to Grady Memorial Hospital, where she later died from her injuries. According to the sheriff's office, the Staleys had been married for 55 years....
Spiller Park to open fourth location and more restaurant news from the week
ajc.com > things-to-do > atlanta-restaurant-blog...The coffee shop will offer a selection of coffee drinks, breakfast bites and toasts, pop-ups and a cooler grab-and-go food and drink items. The 838-square-foot South Downtown location will join Spiller Park locations at Ponce City Market and in Toco Hills and West Midtown.... ...Owner Ozzy Llanes launched the first Cubanos ATL in Sandy Springs in August 2020, with locations following in Cumming, inside Chattahoochee Food Works, and a Marietta location inside Belen De La Cruz Empanadas & Pastries. The Alpharetta locations opening hours are 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m....
Trump probe: Fulton judge hears from lawmakers challenging subpoenas
ajc.com > news > crime...But the judge suggested that prosecutors will be significantly limited in what they can ask. Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney did not come to a final decision about what exactly the District Attorney's office can ask Lt. Geoff Duncan, former state Sen.... ...The legislators" attorneys, Don Samuel and Amanda Clark Palmer, argued the state Constitution grants members of the General Assembly immunity from being questioned about their legislative activities....
Rufus and Jenny Triplett Reveal How Couples Can Stay Together Through the Love of Culinary
atlantadailyworld.com...Jenny Triplett: It all happened during the start of the pandemic.... ...My husband went to culinary art school and the Marine Corps, so he is a chef by trade. He would cook for the soldiers. A lot of his meals were heavily requested, so we went back to some of those recipes and realized that it would make a good book....
Black Tech Week Announces Serena Williams as Keynote Presenter for July Conference
atlantadailyworld.com...Serena Williams will serve as the keynote speaker to Black Tech Week which will be held in Cincinnati July 18-22.... ...In addition to Serena Williams, featured speakers include Kimberly Bryant, Founder of Black Girls Code, Arlan Hamilton, Founder of Hire Runner and Backstage Capital, Janeen Uzzell, CEO of National Black Society of Engineers -- --and more -- --sharing their experience and guidance around tech...
Delta to pay $10.5 million to settle probe into mail delivery times - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > news...Justice Department said Thursday it has reached a settlement for Delta Air Lines to pay $10.5 million to resolve an investigation into alleged false reporting of international mail delivery times that were reported to the U.S. Postal Service.... ..."The United States expects the air carriers with which the USPS contracts to accurately report the services they provide," Brian M. Boynton, principal deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's civil division, said in a written statement....