The body of Headland native Sammy Jackson, a former men's coach at Fort Valley State University and Savannah State University, was located Wednesday in a wooded area in northwest Atlanta with ...

Former Savannah State University head basketball coach Sammy Jackson was found dead in Atlanta Wednesday. Jackson, who was reported missing by family members on Sunday, was 59-years-old.

In 1973, Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. was elected the first Black mayor of Atlanta with 60 percent of the vote. At just 35 years old, Jackson unseated incumbent Sam Massell and changed the course ...