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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/13/2026 > georgia-voter-rolls-felon-registration

More than 200 registered voters pulled off rolls for being felons still serving sentences

1+ day, 12+ min ago   (139+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Secretary of State’s Office confirmed more than 200 people on voter rolls in a west Georgia county were registered to vote when they should not have been. The Sec. of State’s Office said 226 convicted felons…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/09/2026 > stand-for-peace

Upcoming local pride festivals and queer cinema

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (363+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Here are a few more news headlines: 🏛️ Georgia made history last week when Everton Blair, Jr., was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the state’s first openly LGBTQ+ member of Congress. ⚖️ Two…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/05/2026 > lindsay-clancy-mistrial

⚖️ Lindsay Clancy mistrial

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (747+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Saturday, Sept. 5 —The price of diesel reached an all-time high on Friday, with prices in Atlanta hitting $5.62 a gallon, just shy of the state average at $5.64 a gallon. The national average is $5.85 per gallon. 🌤️ Light…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/03/2026 > dragon-con-2

Gloria Steinem dies at 92, pioneer of modern feminism

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (884+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta 🥵 Sunny and hot with a high of 93° today. It will feel like it’s 103°. 💰 Fulton County continues negotiations to purchase the Atlanta City Detention Center after Commission Chair Rob Pitts said Wednesday that the parties have…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/01/2026 > discover-dunwoody-signs-high-street-lease

Discover Dunwoody signs new lease at High Street in Perimeter

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (301+ words) Discover Dunwoody, the official destination marketing organization for the city, has signed a new lease for office space at High Street, a mixed-use development in the heart of the Perimeter. The move places the organization alongside the restaurants, retail, and…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/01/2026 > jackson-bottoms-election-debates

Bottoms ups the ante in feud over debates in race for Georgia governor

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (486+ words) Months after the campaigns of Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms first issued challenges to the other over when, where and how to debate ahead of the November elections, there’s still little agreement on how voters will hear…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/28/2026 > peach-state-post-courier-georgia-politics

Experts warn of ‘pink slime’ tactics from new Georgia news websites

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1180+ words) In late July, a new website popped online carrying local news stories from Georgia. There was an article about a disgraced former Atlanta City Council member, another about President Donald Trump’s visit to Cobb County, and one about Georgia coach…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/25/2026 > georgia-senator-investigates-plate-readers

Lawmakers weigh privacy concerns as more cities reject Flock license plate cameras

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (568+ words) Growing public concern about license plate reader systems has led a key state senator to consider legislation to limit abuses by police. After nearly weekly news reports of law enforcement officers accused of misusing license plate reader data for personal…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/25/2026 > georgia-chamber-data-center-campaign

Georgia Chamber to counter ‘misinformation, disinformation’ about data centers

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1174+ words) Data centers are a financial boon to communities, according to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing back on concerns about their impact on the environment, on utility bills and on their neighbors. The pro-business organization is launching a…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 08/24/2026 > log-cabin-republicans-drop-trans-rights

Log Cabin Republicans remove transgender rights from mission

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) Log Cabin Republicans, an organization that formerly represented LGBTQ conservatives, has removed advocating for transgender and queer rights from its “renewed” national advocacy focus. In an opinion piece written by Log Cabin Republicans President Ross Hemminger for the conservative media…...