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Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/atlanta-ga News for Atlanta GA - AmericanTowns.com 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/atlanta-ga https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:00:22 -0500 Developers could triple industrial space in rural county south of Atlanta As developers seek out undeveloped plots of land along major interstates for large-scale industrial projects, Butts County could become a target. https://www.americantowns.com/news/developers-could-triple-industrial-space-in-rural-county-south-of-atlanta-31346664-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/developers-could-triple-industrial-space-in-rural-county-south-of-atlanta-31346664-atlanta-ga.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 On Leadership: Georgia Tech athletics director leads with the ‘total person’ in mind (Podcast) When you see Todd Stansbury, it’s likely he will be wearing a white dress shirt, and a tie in Georgia Tech’s colors — gold, navy https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-leadership-georgia-tech-athletics-director-leads-with-the-lsquototal-personrsquo-in-mind-podcast-31346665-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-leadership-georgia-tech-athletics-director-leads-with-the-lsquototal-personrsquo-in-mind-podcast-31346665-atlanta-ga.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Tuesday Newspaper Click on the selected day to download the News section of the The Daily Report in PDF format.  https://www.americantowns.com/news/tuesday-newspaper-31346667-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tuesday-newspaper-31346667-atlanta-ga.html Clubs and Organizations Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Swanky, on-demand shuttle service launches in Buckhead to ease traffic Buckhead residents and workers can now summon a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van to take them around the core of the district for only $3 per trip. 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