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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit District Attorney Susan K. Treadaway announced a new indictment in Cherokee County charging six people who allegedly worked together to operate an organized retail crime scheme targeting T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods locations in Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and Mississippi.

After last week’s special election, two Cobb County Commission seats will soon be officially filled.

State and local officials will begin a comprehensive closure and clearing of the encampment located along Pryor Street near the Interstate 75/85 corridor. Officials said the closure will follow the recommendations of the 2025 Task Force on Homelessness Response, which established new procedures for how the City safely manages encampment closures. The Georgia Department of Transportation is partnering with the city of Atlanta on today’s closure. “Living in these encampments is not safe for the