Chrisette Michele to perform at Chastain Park Amphitheatre

Submitted by ReinChild, By ReinChild, NBC 11Alive! Blogger

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 7:58am

Chrisette Michele to perform at Chastain Park Amphitheatre

ATLANTA -- Chrisette Michele is one artist that you see on videos, see at awards, see in magazines but don't know too much about her personal life. Although she is very interactive with fans on social networks, fans can now stay in tuned with her day to day schedule. Rather that allow gossip blogs to create their own image of what Chrisette Michelle is really like, she has decided to record her life in a documentary that she is releasing virally.

This up close and personal view will allow fans to understand her engaging persona and her style that she simply calls "My Own!" This in-depth look isn't scripted and will also show the genuineness of her style. She is the type of chic that will rock a Forever 21 shirt with an exclusive pair of Giuseppe Zanotti stilettos. She is shopaholic and fans will get a chance to see her in her favorite fashions from Paris to NYC.

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Merrell, Life Time Fitness invite Georgians to free fitness classes

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Monday, May 20th, 2013, 1:28pm

Merrell, Life Time Fitness invite Georgians to free fitness classes

(WXIA) -- Shoe and clothing brand Merrell, along with national fitness center Life Time Fitness are holding upcoming fitness classes around Atlanta, free of charge for anyone who attends.

All classes, "Outisde Fitness Powered by Merrell," are held at various Life Time Fitness locations. As a spokesperson said, the classes are taught by certified personal trainers, and follow a boot camp format.

Participating Life Time locations include Alpharetta, north Atlanta, Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, Sugarloaf and Woodstock Mountain Brook. Classes are held three times per week, and run from June 1 - August 30.

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Weekend storms result in flooding, mudslide

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Sunday, May 19th, 2013, 6:15pm

ATLANTA -- Heavy rain throughout much of metro Atlanta resulted in flooding Sunday morning.

11Alive meteorologist Allison Chinchar said certain areas in northeastern Georgia got between 4 and 6 inches of rain, including Forsyth, Hall and north Fulton counties.

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The Hall County Sheriff's Office said the Atlanta Road area of Flowery Branch should be avoided, as more than 6 inches of rain shut down the street between Spout Springs and Wade Orr roads. The city of Flowery Branch declared a state of emergency Sunday evening.

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Fulton County to host session to teach seniors how to guard against scams

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Friday, May 17th, 12:59 pm

Fulton County is hosting another information session to help seniors to avoid scams. The session will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the Auburn Senior Center located at 300 Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta. The Fulton County Housing and Human Services Department, Office of Housing and Community Development sponsors the program.

Scams that often target seniors include but are not limited to telemarketing, reverse mortgages, healthcare/health insurance, home and auto repair. This session will provide information to help seniors to identify, prevent and report fraudulent and deceptive schemes.

Citizens in need of reasonable accommodations due to a disability including communications in an alternative format, please contact Deborah Porcher in the Department of Housing and Human Services at (404) 613-7944. for Georgia Relay Access: Dial 711.

For more information, call 404-613-7944.

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Murder victim's daughter: 'I never really knew my dad'

Submitted by Kevin Rowson, 11Alive Reporter

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 3:25am

ATLANTA -- Fifteen years after one of the most ruthless killings in metro Atlanta, the case is cold, still unsolved.

The victim, William Hill, left behind a wife and two daughters. He is gone but not forgotten.

"We know a lot about the case, we don't know a lot about who did it," said FBI Special Agent Stephen Emmett.

William Hill was 52 years old when he was killed on May 6, 1998. He left behind a wife, Rita, and two daughters, Jasmine, 2 and Jaime, 4.

Now Jasmine is 17 and she said it bothers her that she never really knew her father.

"A lot of kids are kind of ungrateful nowadays," she said. "They hate their parents and I'm like, well, I never really knew my dad so it's kind of hard for me."

Jasmine said she and her sister Jaime, who is in college, got more curious about their father's death as they grew older.

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Fulton Co. Board names new Director of Registration & Elections

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 6:03pm

Fulton Co. Board names new Director of Registration & Elections

ATLANTA -- The Fulton County Board of Commissioners named Richard Barron as the new Director of Registration & Elections at their meeting on Wednesday.

Barron, an official for Fulton County reported, comes from Williamson County, Texas, where is served as Elections Administrator. There, he supervised 30 election cycles. Since 1999, Barron has put in work in several areas of the public and private sector with services related to elections.

Barron attended the University of Oregon, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree, followed by a Master of Arts degree at Antioch University.

"I am confident that Mr. Barron will serve the citizens of Fulton County with integrity and professionalism," Mary Carole Cooney, Chair of the Fulton County Board of Registration & Elections said.

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Fulton County seeks public comment

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Wednesday, May 15th, 4:30 pm

Fulton County Housing and Human Services Department wants public comment on the draft proposed FY2013 Substantial Amendments. The amendments are part of the 2010 – 2014 Consolidated Plan and Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 Annual Action Plan. HUD requires each jurisdiction to conduct a citizen participation process regarding Substantial Amendments in accordance with the jurisdiction’s citizen participation plan.

The Substantial Amendments cover the funding of projects such as Public Services, Housing Rehabilitation, Emergency Shelter, Public Facilities and Infrastructures. Additionally, the plan covers Slum and Blight, Economic Development, Program Administration, and Acquisition and Rehabilitation of foreclosed/Abandoned/Blighted properties.

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