For the first time since 1996 Atlanta’s Olympic flame will be lit, as the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials return to Georgia. The Olympic Cauldron, near what is now Georgia State Stadium, (formerly Turner Field) will be lit up as the marathon kicks off on Saturday, with the top three men and women finishers to represent the U.S.A. in Tokyo next Summer. Atlanta back on the Olympic scene has the city RISING…
Proposed Fulton Co. property tax hike
Fulton County homeowners let out a collective groan Monday following the announcement that property taxes will be increasing by more than 12% over the rollback millage rate. The hike, per the over the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, is to increase funding for the 2025 General Fund. The county will host three public meetings to discuss the plan with the public before the millage rate is set, but the likely tax hike has Fulton homeowners SINKING…
