News from Patch sites in the area.
- POLICE & FIRE
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Amanda Davis, Emmy Award-winning news anchor for FOX 5 in Atlanta, is facing DUI and other charges after a head-on accident early Sunday, according to reports. According to an Atlanta police report, Davis allegedly was driving her vehicle north in the southbound lanes of Piedmont before hitting another car just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Neither driver was injured. For more on this story, visit Midtown Patch.
The F0X 5 morning show will broadcast from White Street Park.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Steve Burns
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Friday, April 13, 2012
White Street Park in Suwanee will add another feature soon: outdoor television studio. "Good Day Atlanta," the popular weekday morning show on FOX 5, will broadcast from the park Monday, April 16, according to Jessica Roth, assistant to the Suwanee city manager. Roth said Thursday that the show will be live from the park in the 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. hours. A film crew for the show already has shot footage at the park, featuring Rosalie Tubre of Suwanee, one of the leading volunteers at the park's community garden. "They loved what they saw," Roth said. It has been called a "wikipedia of a park" by City Manager Marty Allen, because of the additions that have been made. Just in the past few weeks, students from North Gwinnett High installed an …
Steve Burns
8:20 am on Friday, April 13, 2012
Thanks, Jenny. I feel that this particular park most embodies the community spirit that city officials are emphasizing. more ›