Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of October.
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Decatur resident Eve Gidion will display more than 100 intricately hand-carved pumpkins at dusk on Halloween in the Lantern Ridge neighborhood, creating an annual illuminated walk-through for neighbors (foam and real pumpkins).
Kennesaw State will waive undergraduate and graduate application fees throughout November, excluding Community and Professional Education courses and certificates.
The university will host an Apply to College event on Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. (Kennesaw Campus); attendees must register in advance.
Fans lined up early outside State Farm Arena as the Atlanta Dream prepared for a must-win Game 6 of the Finals, including one fan who arrived on MARTA around 9:15 a.m.
Clarke Central High celebrated a 7-1 season with a pep rally on Oct.
29 after being named High Five Sports' Team of the Week, featuring cheerleaders, the drumline, and the JROTC color guard at the school.
Channel 2's Karyn Greer sat down with former Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders to mark the Atlanta Dream's 18th anniversary and hear how Borders helped bring the WNBA to the city for the Dream's 2008 debut and later served as WNBA president.
She also discussed her family's civil rights legacy (her grandfather, the Rev. William Holmes Borders, led Wheat Street Baptist).
A Consumer Affairs report published Oct.
29 ranked Ronald Reagan Washington National as the least-reliable major U.S. airport in 2026, citing a 2.8% cancellation rate (nearly half of delays traced to late-arriving flights), while Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta was named among the most reliable big airports.
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