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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/13/2026 > parenting-coach-tech-limits

Parent coach advises how to reset technology rules for healthier kids

19+ hour, 11+ min ago   (724+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Cari Newman, a certified parent coach, certified life coach, and former classroom teacher in metro Atlanta, says it’s never too late to make a change when it comes to limiting technology. Newman works with parents…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/13/2026 > marcus-autism-aria-grant

Marcus Autism Center awarded $17 million for autism clinical trials network

22+ hour, 18+ min ago   (286+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, along with Emory University School of Medicine, were awarded up to $17.25 million from Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) to join a newly formed international…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/11/2026 > mighty-mary-smooth-sailing

⛵'Mighty Mary' = smooth sailing

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (730+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Friday, Sept. 11 — Happy Friday! We’ve got some huge, Elizabeth Holmes-sized news for you today – Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim have entered the chat. More on film festival speculation in the blocks to come! Without further…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/10/2026 > west-nile-positive-chastain-park

Mosquitoes in Chastain Park test positive for West Nile virus

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (160+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta A mosquito trap in Chastain Park has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Chastain Park Conservancy. The Conservancy said the location is a repeat positive site, meaning positive mosquito pools have previously…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/09/2026 > atlanta-daycare-measles-outbreak

Public health officials in Georgia trace possible measles exposures after outbreak at a daycare

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (236+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Measles infections in an Atlanta-area daycare have been confirmed among eight children who were unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The outbreak, defined by the Centers for Disease…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/09/2026 > fishing-the-good-fight-men-mental-health-therapy

Fishing the Good Fight supports men facing mental health challenges

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (816+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Atlanta native and former University of Alabama inside linebacker Jennings Hester always struggled with his mental health. “I looked like this big macho guy, and I was playing at one of the best programs in…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/08/2026 > marcus-emory-autism-grant

Marcus Autism Center, Emory University receive $17.25 million grant for autism research

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (242+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta Marcus Autism Center, part of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University School of Medicine have been awarded up to $17.25 million for advanced autism research. The grant from Aligning Research to Impact Autism supports a…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/08/2026 > pentagon-mandatory-testosterone-screening

Pentagon expands testosterone screening as trans troops face hormone therapy restrictions

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (649+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Pentagon has announced that new clinical guidance will be released establishing mandatory testosterone deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve cisgender male service members ages 30 and older, advancing a policy that expands hormone-related care for…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/04/2026 > dunwoody-student-brain-cancer-rally

Dunwoody community rallies around 14-year-old freshman with rare brain cancer

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (309+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The Dunwoody community and a newly formed non-profit rallied on Sept. 4 around a 14-year old DHS student recently diagnosed with a rare brain cancer, sending him off to a fun-filled weekend in Gainesville, Fla., before…...

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roughdraftatlanta.com > 09/02/2026 > aids-walk-atlanta-september-26

Kelly Rowland to headline 35th annual AIDS Walk Atlanta

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The 35th Annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run returns to Piedmont Park on Sept. 26 to raise money for HIV and AIDS organizations. AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest nonprofit HIV/AIDS health care organization,…...