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• Spelman College celebrates filmmaker Spike Lee's Family ties to the college

  30-11-2022 20:37 via cbsnews.com
  ATLANTA, Ga. (WUPA) – Acclaimed film director Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, joined Spelman College for a celebration connecting the college's history with his own family heritage.On November 28, 2022, the college dedicated the Admissions Office in Packard Hall to Lee's grandmother, Zimmie Reatha Shelton, and his mother, Jacquelyn Shelton Lee. Following the dedication, they unveiled banners outside of the building showcasing iconic black and white photos of the matriarchs, who gr
  
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• Feeding GA Families manager holds armed suspect at gunpoint

  30-11-2022 20:18 via cbsnews.com
  ATLANTA, Ga. (WUPA) -- A suspect running from police was looking to hide out at a local food pantry, but a manager took action. Feeding GA Families Chief Operations Manager William Joyner reflected on the chain of events that took place following a nearby police chase."One of the volunteers came in screaming, asking if I had my gun," Joyner said. "She was telling me there was a gentleman running from police that had just come on the property. He had a gun on him, and he went around back," he sai
  
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• Powerful storms rumble into Georgia

  30-11-2022 17:31 via cbsnews.com
  ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta Now News/AP/CNN) — A storm that killed at least two people, damaged homes and destroyed a fire station moved into Georgia Wednesday morning.  A tornado threat remains in the region through Wednesday morning, forecasters said.  The "threat for supercells capable of all severe hazards continues" near the Gulf Coast in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Georgia after multiple tornado warnings were issued starting Tuesday afternoon and continued through the night
  
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