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<strong>Atlanta mayoral</strong> hopefuls <strong>Mary Norwood</strong> and <strong>Kasim Reed</strong> attacked each other's records Sunday night during their final <strong>debate</strong> before <strong>Tuesday's runoff election</strong>.<!--more-->

<strong>Sweet potatoes</strong> are New World tubers that were adopted by <strong>enslaved Africans</strong> on the American continent. They could be grown in the temperate climates; they could be stored in mounds and used as needed to supplement meager rations.<!--more-->

<strong>Joblessness</strong> for 16-to-24-year-old <strong>black men</strong> has reached <strong>Great Depression</strong> proportions -- 34.5 percent in October, more than three times the rate for the general U.S. population.<!--more-->

For the people gathered at <strong>Lindsay Street Baptist Church</strong> for a <strong>town hall meeting</strong> marking the <strong>third anniversary</strong> of the killing of <strong>Kathryn Johnston</strong>, nothing much has changed in their neighborhood, widely known simply as <strong>English Avenue</strong>.<!--more-->

<strong>Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin</strong> will begin a <strong>one-year professorship</strong> at <strong>Spelman College</strong> starting in January, college officials announced Monday.<!--more-->

<strong>Early voting</strong> in <strong>Fulton</strong> and <strong>DeKalb</strong> starts <strong>Wednesday, November 18</strong> and continues until <strong>November 20</strong>. <strong>Advanced Voting</strong>, which will include more voting locations, starts next <strong>Monday, November 23</strong> until <strong>November 25</strong>. For a list of <strong>county offices</strong> where you can <strong>vote</strong>, click below.<!--more-->

<strong>Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders</strong> endorsed <strong>Kasim Reed</strong> for mayor Wednesday, saying he was the best candidate to improve the city's finances. Reed, a former state lawmaker, is in a <strong>Dec. 1 runoff</strong> with <strong>Councilwoman Mary Norwood</strong>.<!--more-->

The <strong>driver</strong> of the <strong>bus</strong> that crashed last month carrying <strong>Morehouse College</strong> band students has <strong>died</strong>, authorities said. <!--more-->

The path to victory for <strong>Atlanta’s next mayor</strong> is clear, even if the candidates don’t want to say it. It’s about <strong>race</strong>. Candidates <strong>Kasim Reed</strong> and <strong>Mary Norwood</strong> will face each other in a runoff on <strong>December 1</strong>. <!--more-->

Atlanta has one more month and one more election to go before it chooses <strong>the city’s next mayor</strong>: <strong>Councilwoman Mary Norwood</strong> and <strong>former state Sen. Kasim Reed</strong> will face each other in a <strong>runoff Dec. 1</strong>.<!--more-->

                                                          Precincts Reporting                  Votes   Percentages City of Atlanta Mayor Mary Norwood                    69% Reporting               21,429         46% Kasim Reed                                                                17,120        36% Lisa Borders                                                                6,757         14% Jessie Spikes                                                                1,142          2% Kyle Keyser                                                                    408          1% Peter Brownlowe                                                             73         1%                         Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell         68% Reporting                     17,225         49% Clair Muller                                                                 14,523        41% Dave Walker                            […]

The polls are closed and the <strong>election</strong> results are rolling in. Who will be <strong>Atlanta's next mayor</strong>?