Major expansion in the works at Georgia railroad museum

Georgia voters passed a statewide referendum that raises the tangible personal property tax exemption for small businesses.

ATLANTA — Interstate 20 roars in the background, but McPherson Avenue is otherwise a quiet road. It’s hard to imagine what this land was like 145 years ago — completely undeveloped and ravaged by war. Commercial and residential development has replaced trenches and battlefields over time, but at the intersection of McPherson and Monument avenues stands a reminder of the war that once raged here. On July 22, 1864, during the battle of Atlanta, Union Gen. James

A popular fire museum north of Atlanta is closing “for a highly anticipated remodeling project,” city officials said.