East Point News

The Philadelphia company, which has more than 200 locations nationwide, sells clothes, video games, toys, crafts and other items for $5 or less.

A truck leaking chemicals onto the pavement shut down all southbound lanes of I-285 near Washington Road at the height of the Wednesday afternoon rush hour.

Troup County Sheriff's Deputies made two arrests for suspected drug possession at a traffic stop on Fuller Road Tuesday.

Changes could soon be on the way for one of the biggest tourist destinations in our area.

East Point residents are set to sound off on a budget dispute focusing on potential cutbacks for the police department.

EAST POINT, Ga. -- The city council in an Atlanta suburb is considering cuts to the community's police department.

The Fulton County Board of Education will vote June 5 on a final fiscal 2013 budget, approved 7-0 in its tentative form after a public hearing Thursday at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School in Sandy Springs with no speakers in support or opposition.

EAST POINT, Ga. - Mothers, fathers and community members gathered in Tri-Cities High School Thursday night to answer one question: how do we keep our young black men safe? The panel included families of five young, black men who were recently killed in various acts of violence.

The Yellow Jackets picked up a big-time offensive line commitment on Wednesday night when East Point junior Shamire Devine became the third verbal of Paul Johnson 's 2013 recruiting class.

Ed Note: TBuzz only beat me by 20 min this time....Nate and I are working on a post concerning our two recent commitments.

An effort being led by Atlanta faith-based organization Action Ministries and partners, including Gas South, will deliver meals to hundreds of needy children this summer, reports WABE Action Ministries president John Moeller says during the summer many children who qualify for free and reduced lunch at school are in need of food during the summer.

East Point Mayor Earnestine Pittman warns that her city needs higher taxes to fix cash shortfalls, but she still thinks her street ought to be repaved -- even though it didn't make the city staff's list.

With the new Banneker High School ready to open this fall plus additions to other south Fulton schools, the area is carving its name deeper in Fulton County's education achievement spotlight.

Wednesday administrators and student-athletes met with students at Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School in East Point for an event called "UGA Day: Learn, Play and Excel." Holmes Elementary is named for Dr.

The petite firefighter who was lowered down a storm drain to save a toddler was honored on Monday.

It took a few months of investigation but Peachtree City has made two arrests in connection with a series of daytime apartment burglaries in the city.

A Georgia couple and a Pittsburgh-area man are jailed on charges they used the identities of prison inmates to collect fraudulent refunds sent to phony western Pennsylvania addresses.

We are blessed to be one of the hottest cities in the world for top-notch concerts, festivals , clubs and all sorts of activities for the entire family to enjoy.A I love the weekend and when I have a FREE day to do me, I'm out and about in this beautiful city.

Prosecutors are charging three people with stealing personal information from prison inmates and using it to claim more than $70,000 worth of illegal tax refunds from the state of Pennsylvania.

Maj. Gen. Stuart Dyer, U.S. Army Reserve, has been named chief integration officer at the Army's Office of the Chief Information Officer/G-6 in Washington, D.C. Previously, Dyer served as commander of the 335th Signal Command at East Point, Ga.