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At press time, opponents of the controversial “Cop City” public safety training center were racing to collect 70,000 signatures by mid-August to put a referendum on the November ballot in a last-ditch effort to stop the project. Be sure to visit roughdraftatlanta.com for updates on this developing story.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to announce indictments this month against former president Donald Trump and his associates for alleged meddling in the 2020 presidential election. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled against Trump after his lawyers tried to quash the grand jury probe into the allegations.

More than 51,000 students are headed back to class as Atlanta Public Schools kicks off the 2023-24 academic year on Aug. 1. Fulton County Schools and DeKalb County Schools resume Aug. 7 and Decatur City Schools on Aug. 2.

Atlanta said farewell to two of its most prominent citizens in July: Christine King Farris, the last surviving sibling of Martin Luther King Jr. and noted educator, died at age 95, and Marvin Arrington Sr., former Atlanta City Council president and judge, died at 82.