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Atlanta News First’s ‘Books to Kids’ visits Lee Street Elementary in Jonesboro

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JONESBORO, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A good book can open us up to the world. That’s why Atlanta News First is on a mission to distribute as many books as possible to metro Atlanta children.

Students at Lee Street Elementary School are on the receiving end of free books. On Friday, each student in grades PreK through 5th will receive a goodie backpack stuffed with five books – for a total of 2,680 books donated.

Since ANF started the “Books to Kids” program in 2018, the station, along with its many partners, has distributed more than 75,000 books to more than 15,000 children throughout metro Atlanta.

During Friday’s book giveaway in Clayton County, students will have the opportunity to participate in storytime with ANF anchors, reporters, and meteorologists – as well as Georgia State University athletes and cheerleaders.

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Statistics show if kids are not reading proficiently by 3rd grade, they most likely will never catch up. Third grade is when children make the shift from learning to read to reading to learn.

Atlanta News First partners with several organizations and businesses throughout the metro including – Ken Nugent – attorneys at law, Troncalli Subaru and Subaru of Kennesaw, Delta Community Credit Union, McDonald’s, Page Turners Make Great Learners, Two Men and a Truck, Georgia State University, and the Georgia Department of Education.



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Atlanta Dream host undefeated Connecticut Sun on PeachtreeTV

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Atlanta Dream (3-2, 1-0 Eastern Conference) take on the Connecticut Sun (7-0, 4-0 Eastern Conference) on Sunday on PeachtreeTV.

Where/When: College Park, Georgia; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT

WATCH ON TV: PeachtreeTV, which is channel 17.1 over the air. If you are on the Dish Network or DirecTV, tune into channel 17. If you have Xfinity or Spectrum, find us on channel 7. Here’s how to watch it LIVE on PeachtreeTV. It will also air on Peachtree Sports Network across Georgia (Channel 17.2, Comcast Spectrum or YouTubeTV).

BOTTOM LINE: Connecticut Sun visits the Atlanta Dream after Brionna Jones scored 22 points in the Sun’s 74-72 victory over the Dallas Wings.

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Atlanta went 19-21 overall and 11-9 in Eastern Conference action a season ago. The Dream gave up 84.0 points per game while committing 19.3 fouls last season.

Connecticut went 14-6 in Eastern Conference play and 27-13 overall during the 2023-24 season. The Sun averaged 82.7 points per game while shooting 44.5% from the field and 36.0% from 3-point distance last season.

INJURIES: Dream: None listed.

Sun: None listed.

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Minico baseball player to represent his Native American heritage in Atlanta

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RUPERT, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — While high school sports are over and done with for the year, one Minico baseball player will be heading to Atlanta, Georgia to represent his heritage on the diamond.

Cole Huff is set to be a senior at Minico High School this next year and he was selected as one of 50 players nationwide of to compete in the third annual Atlanta Braves Native American All-Star Showcase next week.

The event, as its name suggests, only takes kids of Native American descent. Huff will be representing his mother Michelle’s tribe, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, based in North Dakota.

He will also be representing Idaho at the showcase.

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The event includes pro-style drills and practices with college and professional coaches on day one leading into events for players and their families that night including the final game on Sunday afternoon.

Huff spoke about what this opportunity means to him.

“I’m super excited. I know that not very many kids get to go and I’m grateful for the opportunity. By no means will I be the best kid there, but I’m super excited for the opportunity to represent my grandparents and great-grandparents and their mothers and fathers and grandparents too, just all my ancestors,” Huff said.

Huff will head to Atlanta with his family in a little less than a week to represent both the tribe and the state.

The game will be played next Sunday afternoon at Truist Park, the home of the Atlanta Braves.

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Downtown Atlanta water service disrupted, forcing business closings and water boil notice

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(AP) — Atlanta officials were slowly repressuring the city’s water system Saturday after corroding water pipes burst in downtown and Midtown, forcing many businesses and attractions to close and affecting water service in area homes.

The city was handing out cases of water and setting up portable toilets at several fire stations and first responders were checking high rise residences to see if the elderly or other vulnerable residents were OK.

“Water is a valuable, critical resource and cities can’t function and lives can’t function without it,” Mayor Andre Dickens said during a news conference Saturday. “It’s absolutely at the top of our list.”

The problems began Friday morning when water gushed into the street where three large water mains intersect downtown, causing water problems at two hospitals, a city jail, a county jail and local shelters. A separate break occurred later in Midtown, adding to the problem.

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Officials were widely criticized for being slow to update citizens on the situation. The city and its water management department sent out an update after 8 p.m. Friday and waited more than 12 hours to update residents again. Dickens didn’t address the media until 2 p.m. Saturday and explained he was in Memphis when the problem began.

Someone in the affected area posted flyers around the neighborhood asking “Don’t have water?” and “Help us find our mayor.”

Dickens promised updates every two hours until the situation is resolved.

“Overnight, we did not do the best job of communicating. We could have done a better job over the past day, and for that, I apologize,” he said.

A boil-water order was still in effect Saturday for a large swath of metro Atlanta. Residents were asked to restrict water usage to allow the pressure in the system to rebuild.

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“Certainly we understand the urgency of getting water service restored, but we also want to make sure we do it in a manner that does not cause any further regression of our work,” Atlanta Department of Watershed Management Commissioner Al Wiggins Jr. said during a Saturday news conference. “Any water utility, it’s a fragile setup.”

He said he hoped service would be fully restored Saturday, but he could not guarantee it.

Some attractions and businesses, including the Georgia Aquarium, remained closed Saturday.

“The city-wide water issue is still affecting the Aquarium and many others in the area. This is not affecting our animals, but it is affecting our guest areas like restrooms,” the aquarium posted on X.

The city urged people to check on elderly or sick neighbors and relatives.

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“The entire City Government is mobilized to address this issue,” the water department said Friday.

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s concert was moved from Friday to Sunday. She was also scheduled to perform at the State Farm Arena on Saturday. That performance was scheduled to go on as of Saturday morning, but was still questionable a few hours before it was supposed to begin.

“I’m extremely disappointed because I had a huge surprise for the Hotties tonight, but we will follow the Mayor’s protocol,” she posted on X. “Praying for the people who lost access to water due to this situation.”



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