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Atlanta church says thieves stole their air conditioning unit

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1 year ago

August 23, 2023

Atlanta church says thieves stole their air conditioning unit

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – “Who would do this to a church? Who would do this,” said Michael Sutton, pastor at Dixie Hills First Baptist Church.

Pastor Michael Sutton and his southwest Atlanta congregation are braving record-high temperatures this week without air conditioning on the lower level of their church.

It’s all thanks to thieves, who they say stole one of their AC units.

“You really have no decency or respect for the house of God to come in and tamper [with] God’s house,” said Pastor Michael Sutton.

Pastor Sutton says the thieves broke into a security cage on the property in early August and cut through pad locks and chains to take the AC unit.

The thieves also cut the wires to two other units they were hoping to steal before making a run for it.

“They were trying to hurt us. And I guess they saw an opportunity for more money,” said Sutton.

Pastor Sutton says the church already used emergency funds to repair the AC unit for the sanctuary costing them over $7,000.

Now, they’re struggling to repair the unit on the floor below and need it for Sunday school, fellowship, and the church’s 91st anniversary celebration, which is just a few weeks away.

With congregation numbers dwindling after the pandemic, Pastor Sutton isn’t afraid to admit the church is struggling financially. He says the majority of their members are seniors with a fixed income and donations won’t be easy to come by.

Still, he’s keeping faith.

“We just pray and ask God. And he comes through every time. Somehow, someway, I can’t explain it,” he said.

You can donate to the church here.

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Bulls fall to Atlanta Hawks, lose for 4th time in 5 games

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4 hours ago

January 16, 2025

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Bulls fall to Atlanta Hawks, lose for 4th time in 5 games

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CHICAGO (AP) — Keaton Wallace had a career-high 27 points and the short-handed Atlanta Hawks beat the Chicago Bulls 110-94 on Wednesday night.

Wallace nearly doubled his previous high of 14. He made four 3-pointers and had six assists.

Daeqwon Plowden scored 19 points in his NBA debut after being called up from the G League’s College Park Skyhawks.

Dyson Daniels scored 18 points, and Onyeka Okongwu added 14 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to help the Hawks win for the third time in four games even though Trae Young sat out due to a bruised right rib. The three-time All-Star was hurt against Phoenix on Tuesday night when he scored a season-high 43 points in a 122-117 win.

Coby White scored 16 points for Chicago. Zach LaVine had 15, and Nikola Vucevic added 14 points and 16 rebounds.

Takeaways

Hawks: Young, averaging 23.1 points and a league-leading 11.9 assists, was part of a lengthy list of sidelined Hawks. It included Jalen Johnson (right shoulder inflammation), De’Andre Hunter (left foot soreness), Larry Nance Jr. (right hand) and rookie Zaccharie Risacher (left adductor irritation).

Bulls: The Bulls simply couldn’t find much of a rhythm and lost for the fourth time in five games.

Key moment

Wallace scored 18 in the first half as the Hawks built a 61-47 lead.

The 6-foot-3 guard had eight points in a 15-0 run early in the second quarter that gave Atlanta a 42-27 lead. The Bulls got within four late in the half before the Hawks scored 13 straight, capped by Okongwu’s alley-oop dunk to make it 59-42 with 1:30 left. Okongwu also put back Bogdan Bogdanovic’s missed 3 in the closing seconds to send Atlanta to the locker room up by 14.

The Bulls went on a 12-2 run in the third to pull within 72-67 with about five minutes left in the quarter. The Hawks led by eight going into the fourth and remained in control from there.

Key stat

Both teams struggled from 3-point range, with the Hawks making 13 of 43 and the Bulls going 6 for 27.

Up next

The Hawks visit Boston on Saturday night, and the Bulls host Charlotte on Friday night.

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Biden shares Eisenhower's concern about military-industrial complex

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12 hours ago

January 15, 2025

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Biden shares Eisenhower's concern about military-industrial complex

During President Biden’s farewell address, he quoted former President Eisenhower’s farewell address from 1961, and said he was equally concerned decades later about the dangers of the military-industrial complex and misplaced power.

Posted January 15, 2025 8:41pm EST

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Frankie Mulinix brings Butoh dance to Atlanta

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20 hours ago

January 15, 2025

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Frankie Mulinix brings Butoh dance to Atlanta

Atlanta’s dance scene is vibrant and eclectic, and we are honored to highlight some of the many local dancers who move us with their movements in our ongoing series “Speaking of Dance.”

This edition highlights Atlanta performer, Frankie Mulinix, the founder and artistic director of Burning Bones Physical Theatre. She specializes in the evocative Butoh, a 1950s-era Japanese dance-theater art form that blends German expressionism, mime, and European philosophy to explore taboo subjects through dance.

For Mulinix, discovering Butoh during her undergraduate studies was transformative. “My body said, this is home,” she shared.

As an artist-in-residence at Windmill Arts, Mulinix is dedicated to building Atlanta’s Butoh community from the ground up, educating audiences about its history and global significance. Her work aims to transform emotion into experience, creating visceral performances that resonate deeply with performers and audiences alike.

Burning Bones Physical Theatre has an exciting 2025 season planned, with more information at Frankie Mulinix’s website here.

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