She may only be 14 years old, but Fairburn’s Melanie Doggett is already one of the most electric young athletes in the U.S., with a billboard in Times Square and world records in nearly every age group she’s raced in. The Landmark Christian sprinter broke the 200-meter U-14 girls world record at the GHSA state championships last month and already has an NIL deal with Nike, despite being too young to even be allowed to speak with college coaches. So remember the name – you may just be hearing a lot more of it in two years at the 2028 LA Summer Olympics. 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…
