JAN. 20 - FEB. 2, 2017 • VOL. 11 — NO. 2
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A ‘Freedom Ride’ for King Day
New Zone 2 police commander boosts anti-crime measures BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
Atlanta History Center interpreters, from left, Kate Kovach and Felicia Wheeler conduct a “Freedom Ride simulation,” a demonstration of the famous Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) bus ride to Alabama. The was held to test new laws banning segregation on interstate buses. More photos, page 15.►
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With valuable input from the community, we are creating a plan to increase connectivity and ensure that Buckhead is a place where people want to live, work and play for decades to come. DENISE STARLING Executive Director of Livable Buckhead
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With a new police chief heading up the Atlanta Police Department, changes in command staff recently were made, including the assignment of a new officer to head up Zone 2, which includes Buckhead. Major Barry Shaw replaces Major Van Hobbs as Zone 2 commander. Hobbs had headed up the zone since 2012. Shaw, a 27year veteran of the APD, was in code enforcement for three years before being moved to his current post. Hobbs has been moved to code enforcement. Chief Erika Shields, who took over the top spot of the APD after Chief George Turner’s retirement in December, made the command staff change announcements effective Dec. 29. “When you get a new chief, people change seats and I was honored to be asked to serve in this position,” Shaw said. Shaw said heading up Zone 2 will “definitely be a challenge” as officers face an See NEW on page 23
Sanders YMCA celebrates major expansion
BY JOHN RUCH
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Seventeen years — almost to the day — since the Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA opened in Buckhead, the facility celebrated a major expansion and renovation intended to serve a booming and diverse membership. The $7 million rehabilitation touched every part of the Y at 1160 Moores Mill Road, Executive Director Kristin McEwen said on a recent tour. “We tried to give each area a little bit of love,” she said. That includes everything from its wellSee YMCA on page 14