One of the big civic cheerleaders and drivers of progress in the Buckhead commercial section of Atlanta is the Buckhead Coalition. At Wednesday’s 31st annual meeting of the high-powered organization, longtime president and former Atlanta mayor Sam Massell surprised his audience by announcing that he’s stepping down from the presidency later this year. The 92-year-old says he’ll “do more things now” beyond his beloved Buckhead Coalition but that he will still be active in community affairs. Indeed, this politically-savvy Atlanta dynamo continues to RISE…
Fani Willis to skip Senate hearing
Attorneys for Fulton Co. District Attorney Fani Willis say she plans to ignore a pair of subpoenas and skip a scheduled Georgia Senate special committee hearing later today. The move will no doubt enrage GOP lawmakers and set up a courtroom battle, likely in the Georgia Court of Appeals over the legality of Legislature-ordered subpoenas, with Willis’ attorneys arguing they are void because they were issued after the 2024 legislative session. The legal battle leaves Willis and the Georgia Senators investigating her DRIFTING…
