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Organizers expect largest Mayfest turnout yet

Organizers expect largest Mayfest turnout yet

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- Promoters are hoping this year’s 28th annual Mayfest will bring more than 10,000 visitors to downtown Carrollton from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday to enjoy the crafts, entertainment and a chance..... Read More

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One Tank Trips: Historic Banning Mills

WHITESBURG, Ga. -- Chances are, you've never heard of Southern Living's Best Weekend Getaway in Atlanta.

Historic Banning Mills is located 52 miles southwest of Atlanta in Carroll County. It's definitely a "who knew that was here?" spot -- a hidden gem in the little town of Whitesburg.

Every year, 30,000 visitors come to Banning Mills' main lodge -- school groups, families on vacation and corporations on retreats. Couples visit for romantic weekends in the hot tub suites; Banning Mills can handle 100 guests a night in its cabins.

But the main draw zips overhead. Tucked away in the west Georgia hillside is an adventure fantasy land -- the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world and the longest zip line in the continental U.S.

The zip line canopy trail is nine miles long. To ride the entire thing would take two days.

No tax hikes or fee increases for Carrollton

No tax hikes or fee increases for Carrollton

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- The city of Carrollton is planning no tax rate increase or fee hikes as it begins the budgeting process for the fiscal year starting in July.

City Manager Casey Coleman said that the fiscal year 2..... Read More

National Drug Take-Back Day

National Drug Take-Back Day

 

It's an opportunity for those who have accumulated unwanted and unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of them.

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Take-Back Initiative takes place Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in various locations throughout the state.

Find a drop off spot nearest you here.

In the five previous Take-Back events, the Drug Enforcement Administration, along with state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners, have collected more than two million pounds (1,018 tons) of prescription medication from circulation.  The National Prescription Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of these medications.

Running around Metro Atlanta this weekend

ATLANTA - This weekend's race calendar includes runs in Norcross, Woodstock, Sandy Springs and Inman Park.

For the last weekend in April, runners can lace up their shoes starting Friday night.

The Atlanta edition of the Vampire 5K kicks off - for both vampires and citizens - Friday night at 7:45 at Six Flags Over Georgia. Racers will be able to pick up packets inside the pavilions underneath the Great American Scream Machine from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Race Day Registration is available for $55 per team or $60 per individual. The race course runs through service roads and parking lots, but also takes a jog through the amusement park itself. For more information, visit Vampire5k.com.

Aimee Copeland takes first steps

ATLANTA -- Aimee Copeland's story gripped metro Atlanta last summer.

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Copeland, the young Georgia woman, who contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while zip-lining and found herself fighting for her life took her first steps with her new prosthetic limbs. During her accident she lost her left leg and right foot.

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Jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent

Jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in March, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in February.

In Carroll County, the jobless rate was 9.7 percent in March.

State labor officials said Thursday the rate declined because of an increase in the number of jobs and fewer new layoffs.

Metro Athens had the state's lowest jobless rate at 5.9 percent.

The Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region had the highest at 10.4 percent.