Jermaine Dupri confirmed Wednesday (October 25) that he has voluntarily resigned as president of Urban Music at Virgin Records. The producer and So So Def CEO reportedly left the label after poor promotional efforts of his girlfriend Janet Jackson’s latest album, 20 Y.O, which was executive produced by Dupri. Despite appearing on the cover of nearly every magazine and an appearance on Oprah, Jackson’s album sales fell below expectations following the commercial failure of her last album, Damita Jo. “Since there are so many rumors running rampant about my position at Virgin Records, I feel that it is necessary to set the record straight,” Dupri said via a statement. “I was not forced out of the company, I made a decision that it was in my best interest to leave.” ...

I have heard that this has been practiced for thousands of years and this could be the first to go to trial.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.—The trial of an Atlanta-area father accused of circumcising his 2-year-old daughter with scissors is focusing attention on an African practice experts say is becoming more common in the United States.

 

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Khalid Adem, a 30-year-old immigrant from Ethiopia, is charged with aggravated battery and cruelty to children. Human rights observers said they think this is the first criminal case in the United States involving the practice.  Read On

Police is stepping up it’s presense in the metro highways. Be warned all you party goers.

 One of the least-known facts about America’s scariest celebration has transformed it into one of the most truly terrifying nights on the town: Georgians who drive drunk have morphed this festive weekend into one of the year’s most dangerous and deadly holidays due to alcohol-related crashes.

   On Halloween, more than half of all fatal crashes on our nation’s highways are alcohol-related. “We’re not talking kids’-stuff anymore,” says Director Bob Dallas of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. “Just like on Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s Day, impaired adults behaving badly have mutated this weekend meant for kids, candy and costume parties into another deadly drinking and driving weekend on the Atlanta social calendar.” Read On

The Clayton County School System is facing some tough questions after police said an elementary school student was groped. The girl’s parents said they want to know how the man got on campus and why police weren’t contacted sooner.   See the Video

I’m for whatever it takes to get as much vehicles off the busy roads.  It’s crazy how it can take 1 hour to drive 12 miles.

with a team led by Goldman Sachs to build toll lanes along the western quadrant of I-285. The deadline is 10 a.m. Monday

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The DOT refused to release the Skanska proposal’s summary, saying it needed to protect Skanska from allowing its competitors to view it over the weekend. However, the Goldman Sachs summary —- not its whole proposal, which is still protected —- has been pored over by the media and its competitors since its submission in May.  Read On

Mother Nature put a damper on NASCAR Nextel Cup series qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday. A steady and persistent rain forced the cancellation after it became clear there would be no weather window to allow time trials to commence and finish.

As is the procedure for NASCAR, the field will be set according to points putting Matt Kenseth on the pole alongside Kevin Harvick. Read On

Bad news for the people that use to work at the Ford Motor plant in South Atlanta.

It was a dark and rainy morning when the last Taurus rolled off the Ford assembly line in Hapeville Friday, effectively ending 1,950 jobs at the plant, which has been in continuous operation for more than half a century.

The Atlanta assembly plant had been producing cars since 1947 and in the last five years it was ranked as one of the top 10 most productive assembly lines in North America. Read On

Some 2000 employees will be out of work. Most of the employees had an option of choosing 1 to 8 different severance packages. One lucky man decided to play the lottery before coming into his last day of work. He won $225,000 from a $5 scratch off.

Geez can this guy stay healthy,  I can see why he was traded.  Falcons gave up a 1st rounder for him. I’d be surprise if the Falcons can get him to play 3 more games this year.

Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham will miss three to four weeks following surgery Tuesday to repair a torn lower abdominal muscle.

The Falcons did not release details on the procedure, but coach Jim Mora said the torn muscle “is related to but not solely linked to” the groin injury that has limited the oft-injured three-time Pro Bowler to only two games this season.  Read On

This is such a sad story.  The question of the story is why wasn’t a two year old in a car seat?

A 2-year-old Norcross boy died Sunday evening after he fell out of the pickup truck his mother was driving and was struck by the car his father was driving.  Rest of story

Just posted from LoneWacko’s Blog It’s like the 2nd time in 3 years.  It’s one of those He said She said type of case.  But I guess it was enough for Clear Channel to give them the boot. That’s pretty how it is nowadays.  Shoot first ask questions later, especially when it deals with being Politically Correct.