WABE’s Rose Scott sat down for an exclusive interview with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to discuss the political career that led her to become Atlanta’s 60th mayor and her decision not to seek a second term. The “Closer Look” host joined “Morning Edition” to give a preview of the interview airing at 1 p.m. today and at 8 p.m. on ATL PBA 30.
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A father of five who leads a Gwinnett nonprofit working to combat food insecurity says he started the organization because the county lacked a staple feeding program. “It didn’t make sense to me that in the breadbasket of the world, we had places where there was food insecurity and hunger,” said Tim Turner on
A captain at a Georgia police department, which is already using a new technology that the Atlanta Police Department is testing out, says ShotSpotter is a great investigative tool.
“Conceptually, three things solve crimes: witnesses, evidence and confessions. And ShotSpotter is just one of among many tools that we use in an effort to try to attack that,” said Capt. David Gay with the Savanah Police Department.
Gay, who says his department began using ShotSpotter in 2015, was a guest on Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look.”
Gay told show host Rose Scott that since using the precision policing platform, the department has been able to quickly deploy officers to scenes and, in some cases, has been led to additional evidence and witnesses.
Marietta City Schools is working to empower the next generation of readers through a new literacy initiative.
According to a press release from the district, “Literacy and Justice for All” is a new communitywide initiative aimed at making sure students are proficient readers by the completion of third grade.
Dr. Belinda Walters-Brazile discusses how Marietta City Schools is working to make sure students are proficient readers by the completion of third grade. (Courtesy photo)
Walters-Brazile, a guest on Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” talked with show host Rose Scott about a $2.5 million grant distributed by United Way that will fund resources and training for the new program that will follow kids from birth through third grade.
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