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Help Desk: Protecting Yourself From Telephone Scams

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 4:42pm

Though creditable telemarketers follow the rules, scammers do not and the 11Alive Help Desk wants you to be aware of these scams.

Telephone scams are becoming more and more common these days. Do not depend on your caller ID for the legitimacy of a phone call. New technology now makes it easier for telephone numbers to be faked. Be careful not to do business with a company that is calling at inappropriate times. When faced with a telemarketer's phone call, the Consumer Federation of America suggests to be sure that they are first calling between the hours of 8:00 a.m- 9:00 p.m. Any sales calls before or after those times are not allowed. 

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Sexual assault center joins Pinwheels for Prevention

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, April 1st, 2013, 11:19am
Sexual assault center joins Pinwheels for Prevention

HAMPTON, Ga. -- The Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center has joined the Pinwheels for Prevention movement.

Volunteers and staff members placed 455 pinwheels on the center's front lawn in recognition of Prevent Child Abuse Month.

Learn more about Pinwheels for Prevention at pinwheelsforprevention.org.

The Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center has been helping victims of sexual violence in Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Pike and Spalding counties since 1994.

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Church leader recovers from cardiac arrest on pulpit

Submitted by Matt Pearl, 11Alive Reporter
Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:43pm

MCDONOUGH, Ga. -- Two years ago, a local congregation saw its faith tested in the place where faith matters most.

One of its leaders collapsed on the pulpit during an Easter Sunday service.

Sean Peacock does not remember the day well, but he has heard all about it. While leading the congregation in a song at Faith Tabernacle Church in Conyers, the McDonough native suffered cardiac arrest and fell to the ground.

Peacock's heart stopped beating for 22 minutes. His sister did CPR until emergency personnel arrived, and he was rushed to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.

He spent two days in a coma and then three weeks in the hospital. When Peacock got out, he pushed forward on a new cause.

The church in Conyers didn't have defibrillators. "Once you're attached to a defibrillator," Peacock learned, "your chances of survival go up 30%."

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Hudson Self Storage hosts firefighters' luncheon

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Friday, March 29th, 2013, 1:14pm
Hudson Self Storage hosts firefighters' luncheon

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- When the Hudson Self Storage building caught fire last year, a team of brave Henry County firefighters helped put out the blaze.

Employees of the Stockbridge storage facility recently got a chance to show their gratitude.

RELATED | 1 injured in Hudson Self Storage fire

Hudson Self Storage, which reopened for business last month after a series of post-fire renovations, held a firefighters' appreciation luncheon on Mar. 26.

More than 60 firefighters attended the event, as did Stockbridge Mayor Mark Alarcon, Mayor Pro Tem Richard Steinberg and City Manager David Milliron.

Several local restaurants donated food to the luncheon, including Classique Banquet Hall, Mellow Mushroom, Outback Steakhouse and Shane's Rib Shack.

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USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Baseball Poll

Submitted by Sam Crenshaw, 11Alive Sports Anchor
Thursday, March 28th, 2013, 8:29pm

ATLANTA -- The latest edition of the USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 High School Baseball Poll is ready for inspection. This week's list has teams from throughout the metro area with a new name at the top.

 The East Coweta Indians are the new number one team, with Loganville, East Paulding, Lambert and Eagle's Landing Christian making up the top 5.

Lovett is next with Gainesville, Walton, Dunwoody, and McIntosh completing the top 10.

The Metro Atlanta Super 25 Baseball Poll is computer generated and produced by USA Today exclusively for 11Alive News and 11Alive.com

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USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Boys Lacrosse Poll

Submitted by Sam Crenshaw, 11Alive Sports Anchor
Thursday, March 28th, 2013, 8:26pm

ATLANTA -- The new USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Boys Lacrosse Poll is here. Look for changes in the top 10, but no change at the top this week.

The Milton Eagles continue to soar above the rest. Lassiter, Centennial, Northview, Westminster in the top 5.

Decatur, Lambert, Chattahoochee, Roswell and Walton complete this week's top 10.

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

 

 

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Metro jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent

Submitted by Associated Press
Thursday, March 28th, 2013, 10:24am
Metro jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 8.3 percent in Februray.

That's down from 8.7 percent in January and well under the jobless rate of 9.3 percent from February a year ago.

Henry County's unemployment rate was 8.4 percent in February.

The new numbers were released early Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor.

Officials say the rate declined because the number of jobs increased and there were fewer new layoffs.

The number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by 6,400, climbing to 2.37 million from 2.36 million in January.

Most of the growth was in professional and business services, and education and health care. Some seasonal jobs were lost in trade, transportation and warehousing.

The metro Atlanta unemployment data is not seasonally adjusted.

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