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Brian Frank named to The Financial Times’ “Top 400 Financial Advisors”

Brian Frank named to The Financial Times’ “Top 400 Financial Advisors”

 

Atlanta -- Morgan Stanley announced today that, Brian Frank, a Managing Director - Wealth Advisor, with the Premier Wealth Management Group in the Firm’s Atlanta Wealth Management office, has been named to The Financial Times’ inaugural list of America’s Top 400 Advisors.

                                    

The “Financial Times’ Top 400 Advisors” is a select group of individuals who have a minimum of $250 million in assets under management (AUM) and ten years of industry experience. Qualified financial advisors were scored on six attributes: AUM, AUM growth rate, compliance records, experience, industry certifications and online accessibility.  Financial advisors also had to commit to complete anonymous quarterly sentiment surveys for the FT.

 

Police collecting donations for Okla.

Police collecting donations for Okla.

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Magnolia Disaster Relief has partnered with the Peachtree City Police Department to collect items for those devastated by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma.

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Several necessities are needed, including bottled water, non-perishable food, toiletries, new clothes, baby items, camp equipment, tarps, ropes and duct tape.

Items can be dropped off at the police station on Wednesday, May 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; on Thursday, May 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; and on Friday, May 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

School system to hold career expo

School system to hold career expo

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- Fayette County Public Schools will hold a career expo next week.

The fair will be Wednesday, May 29 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lafayette Education Center.

Learn more at fayettechamber.org.

Lafayette Education Center is located at 205 LaFayette Avenue in Fayetteville.

Safe Kids offering free car seat checks

Safe Kids offering free car seat checks

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Peachtree City Police and Fayette County Safe Kids Organization will offer free child seat safety checks this week.

Parents can get their children's car seats checked Wednesday, May 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Picnic Park behind City Hall.

Participants should allow roughly 30 minutes for inspection. They are encouraged to bring their cars and children if possible.

For more information, call Peachtree City Police at 770-487-8866.

Weekend storms result in flooding, mudslide

ATLANTA -- Heavy rain throughout much of metro Atlanta resulted in flooding Sunday morning.

11Alive meteorologist Allison Chinchar said certain areas in northeastern Georgia got between 4 and 6 inches of rain, including Forsyth, Hall and north Fulton counties.

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The Hall County Sheriff's Office said the Atlanta Road area of Flowery Branch should be avoided, as more than 6 inches of rain shut down the street between Spout Springs and Wade Orr roads. The city of Flowery Branch declared a state of emergency Sunday evening.

Fayette County calls in outside help over foul water problem

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- After enduring foul smelling and foul tasting tap water for two weeks, Fayette County residents learned Thursday they'll have to live with it for at least another week.

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Meanwhile, county officials have called in extra help from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Atlanta's water system and an outside consultant.

"We'll be bringing in an independent engineering water operator professional to evaluate our system, to look at the personnel, to evaluate our procedures and make sure everything is good," County Commission Chairman Steve Brown told 11Alive on Thursday.

USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Girls Lacrosse Poll

ATLANTA -- As we head for Championship Weekend, take a look at the latest USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Girls Lacrosse Poll. The birds from North Fulton still lead the way.

The Milton girls are still atop the Super 25 this week, with Walton, Lassiter, Centennial, and Mill Creek in the top 5.

Westminster, McIntosh, Alpharetta, Chattahoochee, and Kell round out the top 10.

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