First Slice 8/31/15: Glades Reservoir boosters push ahead, despite new population estimates showing reduced demand
Plus, witness the beauty of Mechanicsville’s Railroad Shops
New population estimates say Hall County’s growth is slowing. That’s not stopping the county and state from moving forward with the 350-acre Glades Reservoir.
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? Mechanicsville’s old railroad shops appear to have a bright future.
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?Georgia activists are working on a multiyear effort to boost Korean-American turnout in state and local elections.
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?Clayton County police officers are driving temporary vehicles after “dozens” of squad cars were recalled for airbag repairs.
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? Cobb County taxpayers can sleep easy knowing they paid the cost of Chairman Tim Lee’s legal bills in an ethics case related to the new Atlanta Braves stadium.
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? President Obama is expected to announce the U.S. Department of the Interior is restoring Mount McKinley’s name to the Native American name “Denali.” As expected, some right-wingers are losing their minds.
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? Why was a Texas sheriff’s deputy shot and killed “execution-style” after pumping gas?
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? R.I.P., horror film master Wes Craven and brilliant neurologist Oliver Sacks.