What do Peyton Manning, Steve Spurrier and Fran Tarkenton have in common? None of them threw as many touchdown passes in their Southeastern Conference football careers as current Georgia quarter- back Aaron Murray. On Nov. 9, the senior from Tampa lit up the score- board through the air for the 115th time, a conference record. Murray has been also a model leader on the field and a good scholar to boot. Pass it on. RISING
Atlanta, Fulton Co. square off in tax fight
The City of Atlanta has long used tax allocation districts (TADs) as an economic development tool, leveraging property tax increases to pay for local infrastructure projects. But the Fulton County Commission has slammed on the brakes, voting 4-1 to reject a proposed 30-year extension of Atlanta’s TADs. That sets up a major budgetary clash, as the Fulton TADs would be expected to generate over a billion dollars over that period. Now the county will vote on TADs on a case by case basis, with stricter oversight and enforcement, leaving Atlanta’s money faucet DRIFTING…
