Local News:
City of Atlanta bills The Metro Atlanta Task Force $600,000:
The City of Atlanta demanded The Metro Atlanta Task Force, a homeless shelter, to pay $600,000 for overdue water bills Sept. 19 otherwise they risked their water being cut off in one week. This was after rejecting a $100,000 payment, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Stevie Hall, lawyer for the shelter, said Atlanta is looking for a reason to shut the shelter down after raising the bill from $400,000 to the current amount in the past month, according to published reports.
Micheal Geisler, chief operating officer of Atlanta, said the the Task Force is a habitual violator of payment agreements, also according to reports. The shelter proposed a payment plan for the rest of the owed money.
National News:
California boy disciplined for sharing school lunch:
Kyle Bradford, student at Weaverville Elementary School in Weaverville, California was put in detention after sharing his chicken burrito with a friend who didn’t like the cheese sandwich he was given by the cafeteria, according to Fox 5 News. Published reports state Bradford said his friend couldn’t get a normal lunch and he didn’t plan on eating this meal, saying it would have went to waste. The policies set by the district prohibits students from sharing food because students may have allergies others may not be aware of.
International News:
Individuals targeted and slain in Libya:
Over 10 targeted killings in the past two days have occurred east of Libya, according to ABC News. The 10 individuals slain included two activist bloggers: a journalist and four security officers. Three others were targeted but survived the assassination attempts in east Benghazi. The killers have not been identified. Islamic radical militias have been blamed in the past for the slaying of activists, judges and moderate clerics.
