Around Town paid a call on the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame member this week, finding him in good spirits, though concerned about such things as the future of the free press in this country and the leftward march of the Democratic Party.

Cumberland-based Pope & Land Real Estate announced on that it has acquired 150 acres in the City of Emerson in Bartow County.

Kennesaw-based DiversityHiringExpos.com , celebrating 20 years in Atlanta, announced that it will have the 86th Greater Atlanta Professional, Veteran, Collegiate Career Fair on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cobb Galleria Centre, 2 Galleria Parkway SE in the Cumberland area.

Young Ves Butler, 9, comes from a long line of golfers that includes his father Rob who played at UGA.

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Hundreds of young people gathered in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles Tuesday night to remember a rapper killed during an apparent robbery this week, prompting police to declare it an unlawful assembly. Fans of deceased rapper XXXTentacion descended on trendy Melrose Avenue near Fairfax, shutting down traffic as they danced and lit candles on the street for an artist many said was an inspiration to them.