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Fulton County Information Session Cancelled

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Friday, May 24th, 12:59 pm

The Fulton County information session to help seniors to avoid scams has been cancelled. The session was scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, 2013, from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the Auburn Senior Center located at 300 Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta.

For more information, call (404) 613-7944.

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Fulton County students tackle global economy as Fulton’s ambassadors to Brazil

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Friday, May 24th, 11:06 am

Twenty-two students in the Global Youth Leadership Program leave Monday, May 27, for Brazil, the fifth largest country in the world with the 9th largest economy

Fulton County Commission Chairman John H. Eaves, District 1, At-Large will lead 22 Fulton County students on an adventure that will teach them about the Global Economy and its current challenges on Monday, May 27, 2013. Chairman Eaves and the members of the Global Youth Leadership Program will meet at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport at 4:00 p.m. in the International Terminal to begin a 10-day trip to Brazil that will include stays with host families, visits to Salvador, Recife and Itamaraca Island.

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Workers to Atlanta council: Raises are overdue

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 7:40pm

ATLANTA -- A hundred public safety employees, their families and other backers, started the day outside city hall-loudly making a point about their city salaries.

"He's bringing home less than ever," said Kelly Uhlis, the wife of an Atlanta police sergeant. She and other raise-backers say city workers gave back five percent of their salaries at the start of Mayor Reed's administration in the name of pension reform. Now they want it back-and more than Reed is offering.

"To suggest a one percent pay raise is absolutely infuriating," said Sgt. Carrie Mills, a retired Atlanta police officer who now works part time for the city. "What is a one percent pay raise? It's a happy meal! Every two weeks. A happy meal!"

By midafternoon, many of them were packing into the city council chamber. But it wasn't just public safety employees.

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8 year old shot in her bed, suspect ID'd

Submitted by Gary Franklin, 11Alive Assignment Editor

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 1:09pm

ATLANTA -- Police have identified the man accused of shooting an 8-year-old girl as she slept in her bed.

Investigators plan to charge 33-year-old Jacobe Antoine Gilbert with aggravated assault.

The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday at the Hollywood Shawnee Apartments on Gun Club Road in northwest Atlanta.

Atlanta Police Night Commander Capt. Tim Peek said Gilbert got in an argument with someone in the parking lot outside the child's apartment. He fired a shot with a high-powered rifle. The bullet went through a wooden wall, passed through a drywall and entered the girl's mattress, striking her in the leg.

The girl is reported in stable condition at Children's Healthcare at Egleston. Her name was not released.

Gilbert is described as black, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who sees him or knows his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Atlanta Police at 404-658-6486.

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Home invasion in southwest Atlanta

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 7:15am

ATLANTA -- A home invasion suspect held a homeowner at gunpoint and robbed him early Wednesday.

The incident happened at around 3:45 a.m. at a home on Blayton Circle NW.

Atlanta Police Capt. Tim Peek said a slim black man broke into the home. Despite having a "pretty pleasant" attitude, he pointed a gun at a man inside and made off with a television, computer and cell phone.

Peek said two adults and a young child were home at the time. No one was hurt.

Police do not yet have any leads.

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Weekend storms result in flooding, mudslide

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Sunday, May 19th, 2013, 6:15pm

ATLANTA -- Heavy rain throughout much of metro Atlanta resulted in flooding Sunday morning.

11Alive meteorologist Allison Chinchar said certain areas in northeastern Georgia got between 4 and 6 inches of rain, including Forsyth, Hall and north Fulton counties.

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The Hall County Sheriff's Office said the Atlanta Road area of Flowery Branch should be avoided, as more than 6 inches of rain shut down the street between Spout Springs and Wade Orr roads. The city of Flowery Branch declared a state of emergency Sunday evening.

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Fulton County Commission approves F.R.E.S.H. grants

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Friday, May 17th, 1:10 pm

Fulton County Commissioners approved $1,850,000 in 2013-2014 F.R.E.S.H. (Fulton Roundtable Expanded Services Headquarters) Grant funds for selected non-profit groups to carry out programs and direct services to children ages 0 to 21 from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. The grant recipients were recommended by the F.R.E.S.H. Grant Community Advisory Boards. Commissioners approved the grant awards during the Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Recess Meeting.

The Community Advisory Boards reviewed applications, identified potential program sites and determined funding allocations. All applicants were required to address at least one of the following goals from the Board of Commissioners Health and Human Services Focus Areas, which included developing a network of integrated and effective health and human services that improve health outcomes and promote health equity; and enact policies that promote health equity and environmental justice.

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