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Weekend roadwork: I-285 and other sad stories

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Friday, September 12th, 2014, 2:00pm
Weekend roadwork: I-285 and other sad stories

(WXIA) -- Another weekend, another series of road projects -- it's a familiar tune in metro Atlanta.

Crews will be on Interstate 285 and other highways throughout the weekend. As always, all work is weather permitting.

Scheduled projects include:

Cobb/Fulton counties
* Two southbound lanes of I-285 will be closed between South Cobb Drive and Bolton Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for concrete slab replacement.

DeKalb County
* Two northbound lanes of I-285 will be closed between Glenwood Road and Covington Highway from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for sign work.

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Weekend traffic: Another mess on I-285

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Friday, September 5th, 2014, 2:00pm
Weekend traffic: Another mess on I-285

(WXIA) -- Last week's break from interstate roadwork was short-lived. The Georgia Department of Transportation said crews will be back on the roads this weekend.

Interstate 285, especially the portion above I-20, will be GDOT's main focus, as several projects are scheduled for that corridor.

As always, all work is weather-permitting.

Clayton/Fulton counties
* 1 Outer Loop lane of I-285 will be closed at I-75 south from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for resurfacing
* 1 outside lane of I-285 will be closed at I-85 north from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for bridge repairs

Cobb County
* 2 northbound and 2 southbound lanes of I-285 will be closed between South Cobb Drive and Paces Ferry Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for concrete slab replacement
* Pacing will occur at the I-285 Kennedy Interchange with I-75 overnight Saturday

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Missing Fairburn boy found at Publix

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff
Friday, September 5th, 2014, 10:34am
Missing Fairburn boy found at Publix

FAIRBURN, Ga. -- An 11-year-old Fairburn boy who disappeared Thursday has been found safe.

Ricky Wang was found at around 8 a.m. Friday at the Publix in Tyrone, about four miles from his home. Police said he spent the night in the woods.

Wang had been missing since about 4:30 p.m. Thursday after getting off a school bus outside his neighborhood on Johnson Road in Fairburn.

Witnesses told police that instead of walking into the subdivision where he lived, Ricky began walking down Johnson Road toward Coweta County and the City of Palmetto. Ricky is not known to have friends or relatives in the direction he was last seen walking.

Fairburn Police tweeted early Friday, about three hours before the boy was found, that Wang was spotted on Palmetto-Tyrone Road near Lincoln Road in Tyrone.

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Movie filming in south Peachtree City

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, August 25th, 2014, 10:38am
Movie filming in south Peachtree City

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- A film production crew will close a portion of Redwine Road in Fayette County for three days this week.

The movie is shooting between Robinson Road and Foreston Place Aug. 25-27.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area if possible, as frequent street closures are likely.

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Continue to avoid the Perimeter this weekend

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Friday, August 22nd, 2014, 2:00pm
Continue to avoid the Perimeter this weekend

(WXIA) -- This weekend is expected to be hot, and the Georgia Department of Transportation will take advantage of the weather by using Friday, Saturday and Sunday to work on some much-needed road improvements.

WEATHER | 11Alive meteorologist Chesley McNeil has your weekend forecast

Like last weekend, drivers are asked to avoid Interstate 285 if possible. Lane closures will result in major delays.

Scheduled I-285 projects include:

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Dream Job: Woman becomes Turner Field organist

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff
Friday, August 22nd, 2014, 6:34am
Dream Job: Woman becomes Turner Field organist

ATLANTA -- There is no logo, brand or T-shirt that shows as much excitement as a big ol' smile.

"It's like Christmas Day, only it's hot!" Debbie Rader-Clanton said.

She's smiling not just because she's at a Braves game, but of what she's about to do there.

"It's my lifetime dream to play the organ at a Major League Baseball game," Rader-Clanton said.

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This Fayetteville resident and native of the Midwest has played music nearly everywhere. She grew up in Wichita, Kansas, and spent her early adult years traveling the South with the family band.

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Unemployment climbs again in July

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, August 21st, 2014, 8:44am
Unemployment climbs again in July

(WXIA) -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate was 8.0 percent in July, up from 7.5 percent in June. The rate was 8.3 percent in July 2013.

Fayette County's unemployment rate was 7.5 percent last month.

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said the increase was due to seasonal layoffs in manufacturing and education. Many of those workers have since returned to their jobs.

In addition, metro Atlanta's private sector created 8,900 jobs in July. Most of the positions were in business; trade and transportation; finance and information services; leisure and hospitality; and construction.

Metro Athens had Georgia's lowest July jobless rate at 6.6 percent. The Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region had the highest at 11.4 percent.

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