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The ladies of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” are leaving South Africa! Packing is a big ordeal for some of the women. Marlo has specific needs for packing her precious shoes. Thank goodness she has help from one of the staff members.

Kandi and Cynthia are still discussing how awkward the last dinner was. Sheree had brought up at that dinner once again that Kandi could not see Kim in Africa holding little black babies. Kandi did not specifically say that she did agree with Cynthia, but Kandi did say that she could not envision Kim coming at all.

Metro Atlanta home prices fell to the lowest point since 1998 as a mass of foreclosures and short sales continued to batter the market, new data released Tuesday showed. More >

Allison Batson has given a whole new meaning to “the gift of life.” Going above and beyond her duties as a nurse helping to save patients’ lives, she donated her kidney to one last week.

The recipient is Clay Taber, whose kidneys failed nearly two years ago. The Auburn University graduate was being treated at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta in the summer of 2010 when he met the 48-year-old transplantation nurse.

Average retail gasoline prices in Atlanta have risen 4.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.21/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.29/g, according to gasoline price website AtlantaGasPrices.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Atlanta during the past week, prices yesterday were 39.1 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 10.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 13.9 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 35.5 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.

Atlanta Board of Education members will be able to keep their seats at least until November, the State Board of Education decided Tuesday.

The state board called the hearing Tuesday at Twin Towers East downtown to determine action is merited under Senate Bill 79, a law, passed in April, More >