Atlanta’s skyline is about to get a major new addition. The Signia Hilton hotel is slated for construction later this year on the site of the old Georgia Dome, hosting 1,000 rooms and 75,000 square feet of meeting space in its 30 stories. The hotel would be connected to the Georgia World Congress Center, and play a key role in the GWCCA’s 2020 Vision master plan. Some major upgrades are in the GWCCA’s future, and with the Signia Atlanta as its new crown jewel its ship is 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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