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For years, the location of this city's needle exchange program, in a nondescript strip mall close to highways and bus lines, was seen as a major asset.

As the runoff for Atlanta mayor gears up, state Sen. Kasim Reed is getting a plug from another Democrat whose race went into extra innings.

Beginning next year, patients at Georgia's mental hospitals and inmates in the state's prisons will no longer be able to light up.

Georgia has secured historic low interest rates on the sale of new state bonds. Gov. Sonny Perdue said the cheap rates saved the state $35 million for fiscal year 2010, which began in July.

Georgia's top court has upheld the conviction of a man charged with shooting a 19-year-old Savannah debutante to death during a Christmas Eve mugging.

Comedian Katt Williams was in custody at a Georgia jail. A deputy at the Coweta County jail would not release the charges against Williams but confirmed he was being held there.

"He is not a radical. He is a diplomat." That, Clarence Carr says, makes Edward DuBose an "effective leader." Both Carr and DuBose represent Georgia on the National Board of the NAACP.

Polling places across the peach state will be open for general municipal elections.

With just a little more than one year to go, there are some interesting election law trivia that have suddenly become relevant.

Senior Healthcare Consultants , DBA, owned by RJR Insurance Services, Inc., one of the largest captive-distribution senior insurance marketing firms in the Nation, announces its officers & distribution managers for the 4th Quarter 2009 and 1st Quarter 2010.

As you may know, recent hail and wind storms caused damages to many homes in Georgia. However, some homeowners feel that their homes were not affected by these storms.

The fact is that leaks resulting from these types of storms may not occur until months after the initial damage. If sufficient damage is found on your ROOF your insurance company may replace the entire roof.

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Construction worker Jack Smith operates a high-lift Thursday inside the Georgia Theatre in Athens.

Georgia is open for business and will remain that way as long as we don't raise taxes.

Hunters are generous people. This fact is best showcased in the continued support of the Georgia Hunters for the Hungry program, through which sportsmen and women can donate deer at specific drop-off locations and the meat is processed and donated to Food Banks in the state.

More than a decade ago, Georgia officials developed a plan for deepening the Savannah shipping channel and, for all these years, prepared for growth according to it.

Far from being superficial, black hair and its care goes well beyond the multibillion-dollar industry it has become and is deeply rooted in African-American identity and culture.

In the movie, "Good Hair", Chris Rock visits barbershops in Harlem, salons in Beverly Hills as well as the extravagant Bronner Bros. Hair Show in Atlanta, where stylists wield their shears in intense hair battles.

In the documentary Rock even goes as far as India, which is where the hair from many weaves worn by African-American women actually comes from.

While the movie focuses on the relationship African-Americans have with their hair, dissatisfaction with appearance is an issue that faces broader society. "We live in this crazy world. It's not just weaves, it's boob jobs and Botox and nose jobs," Rock explains.

The movie has a sense of seriousness, but doesn't lose its humor. "It plays as funny as any movie I've ever done," Rock says. "I mean if you just sat there and listened for laughs, it's big bang laughs." However, Mr. Rock's movie falls short of providing alternatives to the situation pertaining to black hair care. One thing that he acknowledges is that today's hair salons are well entrenched in the black community.

As a matter of fact, "Barbershops and beauty salons are perhaps second only to black churches as institutions in the community," said Ingrid Banks, an associate professor of Black Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. Foo Hair Design is such a temple for seeking a good haircare institution in metro Atlanta, Georgia.

The name of this exclusive salon stands for....FAMILY. OWNED. OPERATED. Over four years ago, Shannon Davis along with her husband Anderson Davis decided to start a high quality hair salon that would treat all their clients not only as celebrities, but family, as well.Today, the Stone Mountain, Ga. hair salon is as solid as the mountain that sits outside its doors.

The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding a bank robber investigators have dubbed the "Granddad Bandit." The man, who is believed to be between 50 and 60 years old, is wanted for a string of holdups in at least seven states, including Georgia, dating back to April.

Polk County will be providing the Christmas tree for the Governora s house for the second year in a row.

EDWARD WILLIAM FARLEY, 47, of Hoschton, Georgia, today pleaded guilty in federal district court to committing a mortgage fraud, a real estate investment "Ponzi" scam involving over 150 victims, a check-kiting scheme and a bankruptcy fraud.

A former attorney has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for a real estate investment fraud scheme that took in a dozen victims in Georgia, Florida and Tennessee.