Month: September 2015
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Chattanooga Lookouts claim first Southern League championship since 1988
The Chattanooga Lookouts on Monday claimed the Southern League title with a 4-0 win over the Biloxi Shuckers. Lookouts pitchers D.J. Baxendale and Jason Wheeler combined for five-hit shutout. The victory sealed Chattanooga’s first Southern League championship since 1988. “All these guys believed that no matter who we get we were going to win,” the…
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More than 20 Restaurants Confirmed for September’s Taste of Buckhead
More than 20 restaurants are now confirmed for this month’s Taste of Buckhead. Sponsored by the Buckhead Business Association(BBA), Taste of Buckhead runs from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the historic Buckhead Theatre; general admission tickets are $50 and a limited number of VIP tickets are available for $75. Confirmed restaurants…
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CARE President and CEO Michelle Nunn to address humanitarian crisis during Atlanta Press Club appearance
Nunn will share insights about the people, the challenges and the needs in Syria and neighboring countries CARE President and CEO Michelle Nunn will offer her perspective on the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, during an exclusive appearance before the Atlanta Press Club on Oct. 1. Nunn…
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Biloxi shuts out Chattanooga 2-0 in Southern League championship series
Tyler Wagner tossed 6.2 innings of six-hit ball to help lead the Biloxi Shuckers to a 2-0 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts in the Southern League championship series.
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Condemned Georgia woman faces new execution date
The only woman on death row in Georgia is set to be executed between Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, Patch.com reported.
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CARE President and CEO Michelle Nunn to address humanitarian crisis during Atlanta Press Club appearance
CARE President and CEO Michelle Nunn will offer her perspective on the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, during an exclusive appearance before the Atlanta Press Club on Oct. 1.
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Comcast celebrates opening of new XFINITY store with Atlanta BeltLine donation
Comcast today donated $5,000 to the Atlanta BeltLine during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its new XFINITY Customer Center in Midtown/Poncey-Highland.
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Cobb launches text to 911 service
Wireless customers in Cobb County can now send a short text message to 911 for emergency help when unable to make a 911 voice call, the county announced.
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Jessie Tuggle meets fans at new Xfinity store in Atlanta
ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Falcons legend Jessie Tuggle today greeted fans at the new Xfinity store on Ponce de Leon in Midtown/Poncey-Highland.
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Kentucky police looking for man who killed trooper
Kentucky State Police are searching for a 25-year-old man they say shot and killed a state trooper following a traffic stop.