Charles Edwards

One of many reactions to the indictment against former Atlanta Public School employees has come Mayor Kasim Reed.

Here's the Mayor's complete statement, which his office just issued:

"The allegations in the indictment against former Atlanta Public School Superintendent Beverly Hall and other administrators and teachers are painful to read," said Mayor Kasim Reed. 

Governor Nathan Deal Monday is scheduled to talk about the recommendation to suspend six DeKalb County school board members.

In an advisory Friday, Deal did not say whether he’ll act on the state education board’s recommendation. However, some DeKalb school board members aren’t taking chances.

The owner of the Atlanta Falcons this weekend sought to clarify his plan for a new stadium location.

Arthur Blank’s statement came after Mayor Kasim Reed Friday expressed disappointment over comments made by the team’s President about possibly building a stadium in suburban Metro Atlanta.

Education and the economy highlight President Obama’s visit to Decatur today.

The trip comes after the President mentioned Georgia in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

A new strain of norovirus has been moving through the country for the past nine months. It’s a gastrointestinal illness.

Since the second week of January, 20 Fulton County residents have contracted the strain. Today, county health officials took steps aimed at preventing further spread.

  Compared to the almost 950,000 people who live in Fulton County, twenty is not a big number.

Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss released a statement announcing he won’t seek re-election to the U.S. Senate next year. Today was the first time Chambliss spoke publicly and went into detail about his decision. Chambliss talked to reporters after he and Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia lectured University of Georgia students and faculty.

The Republican brushed off talk that his willingness to work with Democrats would lead to him losing a primary.

“No, the one thing that I was totally confident is on my re-election,” Chambliss said.

  In a statement today, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss confirmed he will not run for re-election in 2014.

Prior to Chambliss’ statement, a congressional aide told the Associated Press Chambliss would not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate.

Here’s the full statement from Chambliss’ office sent at 11:33 this morning.

Statement from U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., released the following statement:

A national bank with significant Georgia presence will hire 200 people in the state.

Wells Fargo area president Jim Lawrence says the company will hire bankers, loan originators and loan officers.

“Given basically the situation in the economy, by having more bankers, we have more people and more time to spend with our clients to really assess their overall financial picture,” Lawrence said.

With a still tight economy, Lawrence says more people are going to banks to find out how to improve their finances.

How transparent is Atlanta’s city government when it comes to spending? Not very, according to a report released by a consumer advocacy group today.

The Georgia Public Interest Research Group gave Atlanta a failing grade for not making detailed information easily accessible about how the city spends tax dollars.