As any local driver can tell you, potholes are a major issue throughout Atlanta. They can damage cars and cause wrecks, and many have gone unfixed for years. Under Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the city is working to correct that issue, launching the ‘Fix-It ATL’ initiative in October aimed at fixing potholes around the city. By using the ATL311 app, Atlantans can send in the locations of potholes and crews will swing by to fill them in as soon as possible. Since the program’s launch in October, the city has filled in more than 2,400 holes and is working on more every day. So if you’ve got a pesky pothole on your commute send it in now – Atlanta’s redoubled efforts to improve the city’s road condition has its ship RISING…
City has entire police force resign
The small town of Milner (population 1,000) in Lamar County, about 45 minutes southeast of Atlanta, saw its police chief and all five officers resign due to a a “lack of trust in the city council and mayor.” Chief Lamar Bunn accused Mayor Craig Timmons of placing a tracker on his personal truck as part of an odd saga that led to the resignations. Milner city officials say they’ll likely push to unincorporate, since the police were about the only service the county didn’t provide. The odd circumstances have Milner and its residents SINKING…
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