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In today's newsletter:

  • What sparked the deadly dispute at this southeast Atlanta store?
  • How an Atlanta-rooted nonprofit is honoring a fallen Louisiana officer
  • How one metro Atlanta woman’s debt relief plan backfired badly

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  • Thursday: Sunny, temps: high: 59, low: 39.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 60 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Argument at southeast Atlanta business ends in deadly gunfire (fox5atlanta.com) — A 26-year-old man died at Grady Memorial Hospital after being shot during a dispute that started inside a southeast Atlanta store on Jonesboro Road SE. Atlanta police say the argument spilled outside before turning deadly and are now reviewing upgraded store cameras and nearby community footage, including from a nearby trailer park, to identify suspects.
   

2. Organization gifts Vivian police, family with keepsakes honoring Marc Brock (ktalnews.com) — Atlanta readers may be interested in how a Georgia-based nonprofit, Point 27, is honoring a fallen Vivian, Louisiana police officer with special keepsake necklaces for his colleagues and family. Founded by Atlanta-area Army veteran David Dodd, the group is sending Thin Blue Line dog tags and folded-flag pendants inscribed with Bible verses to recognize Officer Marc Brock’s service and sacrifice.
   

3. Metro Atlanta woman pays thousands to debt relief law firm (atlantanewsfirst.com) — A metro Atlanta woman says she paid thousands to a debt relief law firm only to see most of it go to fees, raising questions about how such companies operate in Georgia. The story explains the state’s Debt Adjustment Act, the law-firm exemption, and ongoing investigations, while offering safer options for Atlanta-area residents struggling with credit card debt.
   

4. Vernon Jones accuses Secretary of State's office of not doing job right during 2020 election (wsbtv.com) — Atlanta voters are seeing former DeKalb CEO and ex-lawmaker Vernon Jones campaign for Georgia Secretary of State while sharply criticizing how the office handled the 2020 election. Speaking at the state capitol in downtown Atlanta, he focused on Fulton County voting procedures, while a GOP strategist warned that revisiting 2020 could hurt Republicans’ broader appeal in Georgia.
   

5. CDC: Georgia among hardest-hit by the flu, doctors warn of a spike in cases among children (atlantanewsfirst.com) — Metro Atlanta doctors and the CDC say Georgia is among the states hardest hit by flu this season, with a sharp rise in cases among children. Pediatricians and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta report heavier-than-usual illness, blame low vaccination rates, and urge families to get flu shots, practice good hygiene, and keep sick kids home to limit spread.
   

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