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Routine road work could slow travel near northeast Atlanta

Routine road work could slow travel near northeast Atlanta

(WXIA) -- Georgia Department of Transportation crews will be working on routine maintenance over the week of March 25 - March 29 that could slow traffic flow in some couties. 

Those that may be affected include Forsyth, Gwinnett and Hall counties. Although most road work will only require crews to close the shoulder or median lane, drivers are reminded to be cautious when travelling through work areas.

The schedule from GDOT is tentative, and may be slightly adjusted if emergency response is needed for an accident, or if any emergency repairs are required. 

Teri Pope of GDOT released the schedule for road work. In Forsyth County, crews will patch damaged asphalt on SR 53 and the Forsyth Hall County line. The will mow SR 20, SR 371 and SR 9.

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Fired for being female?

CUMMING, Ga. -- As a marketing manager with CorFire, Andrea Ariza loved her job. She says during her nearly two years with the company, she developed much of their marketing strategy and received positive reviews.

So when she was fired last April, Ariza believed it didn't have anything to do with her performance, but stemmed directly from a human resources complaint she launched two months earlier.

According to her lawsuit, Ariza's former company, SK C&C (parent company of CorFire, a Korean mobile technology company) had announced plans to restructure. She and other marketing employees were called into a manager's office to discuss the change.

"He was clear in that he no longer wanted us to focus on strategy, that he wanted us to leave that to higher level people in the company who happened to be men," she said.

"And then he said, it's because 'you are women and you are perceived as weak.'"

Healthy and unhealthy: A tale of two Georgia counties

GRIFFIN, Ga. -- In metro Atlanta, one cannot find a less healthy county than Spalding County, according to a new ranking compiled by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

RELATED | How healthy are Georgia's counties?

Forsyth County is a prosperous suburban Atlanta county with a median household income of $85,137. It's also the healthiest county in Georgia, according to the University of Wisconsin study.

USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Boys Lacrosse Poll

USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Boys Lacrosse Poll

ATLANTA-- This week's USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Boys Lacrosse Poll is ready for your inspection. There are changes in the top 10 this week, but no changes in the top spot.

The Milton Eagles continue to soar above the rest this week. Northview, Lambert, Lassiter, and Centennial make up the top 5.

Westminster, Decatur, Walton, Roswell and Allatoona complete the top 10.

The Metro Atlanta Super 25 Polls are computer generated and produced exclusively for 11 Alive News. 

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USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Girls Lacrosse Poll

USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Girls Lacrosse Poll

ATLANTA -- The latest USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Girls Lacrosse Poll is here and the name at the top remains from last week.

The Milton High girls top the charts again this week and Lassiter, Walton, Centennial, and Roswell make up the first five.

Westminster, Alpharetta, Chattahoochee, Mill Creek and McIntosh round out the Top 10.

The Metro Atlanta Super 25 polls are computer generated and produced exclusively by USA Today High School Sports for 11 Alive News.

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                                 Milton High in Alpharetta

How healthy are Georgia's counties?

ATLANTA (USA Today) -- Residents of the nation's least healthy counties die at twice the rate of those living in their states' healthiest counties, despite a major improvement in the rate of premature deaths, according to a national survey of county health statistics released Wednesday.

In Georgia, Forsyth County ranked the "healthiest" while Clay County ranked dead last.

INTERACTIVE | Georgia County by County Comparisons

The full implementation next year of the 2010 health care law could improve health statistics overall, experts say, but real change in health statistics can come only if Americans start eating better and exercising more.

MORE | Georgia key health findings

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