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News from June 2021

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Fulton County COVID-19 Update: 99.86% of infected residents still alive

By Metric Media News Service | Jun 30, 2021

Of the 1,049,631 Fulton County residents estimated to have caught COVID-19 as of June 30, 1,473 (0.14 percent) have died.

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Deadline near to help special needs families 'overcome financial challenges' of pandemic

By Valerie Bonk | Jun 29, 2021

Families who had extra expenses caring for their special needs students while schools were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic have until June 30 to seek financial help from the Georgia Department of Education.

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Warnock tells Georgia official Medicaid expansion is a 'commonsense measure'

By Karla Florez | Jun 27, 2021

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock asked Georgia elected officials to expand Medicaid to diminish racial equalities and promote inclusion of all social groups in the healthcare system.

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Buckhead cityhood supporter says Atlanta's 'leadership vacuum is substantial'

By Timothy Stuckey | Jun 27, 2021

Buckhead residents want to secede from Atlanta and establish their own police as crime spikes in the area, the Daily Mail reported.

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Kemp blames left's 'soft-on-crime agenda' for surge

By David Hutton | Jun 27, 2021

After Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms blamed crime surges on COVID-19 and reopening the state too quickly, Gov. Brian Kemp said he'd back law enforcement in response.

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Georgia senator calls this year's Juneteenth 'extra special'

By Valerie Bonk | Jun 27, 2021

President Joe Biden signing a law to make Juneteenth a federal holiday made this year's holiday particularly important, State Sen. Sonya Halpern said.

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Georgia senator wins Telly Award with 'zero dollar budget'

By Valerie Bonk | Jun 26, 2021

Sen. Sally Harrell, of District 40, recently won a Telly Award for a video that details her efforts to ban single-use plastics and plastic grocery bags in Georgia.

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South Fulton Today area weekly mass times

By South Fulton Today | Jun 26, 2021

The following parishes in the South Fulton Today coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Census Bureau: 2.6% of people in College Park City identified as multi-racial in 2019

By South Fulton Today | Jun 23, 2021

Of the 14,501 citizens living in College Park City in 2019, 97.4 percent said they were only one race, while 2.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Fulton County COVID-19 Update: 99.86% of infected residents still alive

By Metric Media News Service | Jun 23, 2021

Of the 1,049,470 Fulton County residents estimated to have caught COVID-19 as of June 23, 1,464 (0.14 percent) have died.

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Census Bureau: 2.3% of people in Fulton County identified as multi-racial in 2019

By South Fulton Today | Jun 22, 2021

Of the 1,036,200 citizens living in Fulton County in 2019, 97.7 percent said they were only one race, while 2.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 3.6% of people in Palmetto identified as multi-racial in 2019

By South Fulton Today | Jun 21, 2021

Of the 5,095 citizens living in Palmetto in 2019, 96.4 percent said they were only one race, while 3.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Doraville to say goodbye to former GM plant with car show

By John Suayan | Jun 21, 2021

Doraville’s former General Motors plant will receive a huge send-off before its site becomes home to one of Georgia’s largest film production sites.

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Census Bureau: 4.6% of people in Hapeville identified as multi-racial in 2019

By South Fulton Today | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 6,577 citizens living in Hapeville in 2019, 95.4 percent said they were only one race, while 4.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Voting officials in Fulton County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By South Fulton Today | Jun 20, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Fulton County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Paper industry’s Q4 retained earnings down 0.7%

By South Fulton Today | Jun 20, 2021

The paper industry’s retained earnings in the fourth quarter of 2020 were down 0.7 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Census Bureau: 69.5 percent of people in College Park City were old enough to vote in 2019

By South Fulton Today | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 14,501 citizens living in College Park City in 2019, 10,073 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 28, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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FULTON COUNTY LIBRARY: Animal Diversity on June 30

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

Join us for this live, interactive Zoom workshop hosted by the Georgia State BioBus

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FULTON COUNTY LIBRARY: Black Boy Out of Time on June 22

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

The Auburn Avenue Research Library welcomes Hari Ziyad, who in conversation W.J. Lofton, will discuss their latest publication, Black Boy Out of Time

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FULTON COUNTY: Fulton County Public Works Releases 2021 Consumer Confidence Report: From the River to the Tap

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

As of June 1, Fulton County residents now have access to the 2021 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).