Last week, city officials and others celebrated Shirley Clarke Franklin’s more than 30 years of public service to Atlanta in ceremonies that renamed part of Central Avenue and the city’s new ...

The film features commentary from Olympic gold medalists Dan O’Brien, Janet Evans and Johann Olav Koss, along with local voices including Martin Luther King III, former Mayor Shirley Franklin ...

Saxby Chambliss and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief. In this role, she writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns ...

Elaine is another title of Scottish origin meaning "bright, shining light" that made it into the ranking. Next, the ...

Former Mayor Shirley C. Franklin is being honored by the city of Atlanta. Shirley C. Franklin, Atlanta’s first Black woman mayor, was celebrated with a street and park named in her honor.

Shirley Elizabeth Franklin, a beacon of love and kindness, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2025, in Salisbury, MD, at the age of 86. Born on August 26, 1938, in Richmond, VA, Shirley grew up in ...

Born and raised in Ephrata, Franklin was a son of the late Franklin E. & Shirley A. (Brubaker) Weaver, and the loving husband of Sandra L. (Kochel) Weaver of over 50 years. A graduate of Ephrata ...

She also leaves behind great-grandchildren Garen Gilbreath of San Marcos, TX; Ivy Gilbreath of Addison, AL; and Melanie Gilbreath of Franklin, TN. Shirley’s sister Kay (Morris) Blauvelt of ...

She was preceded in death by her husband Franklin Blaine Kreps in 2003. Shirley was employed with the Williamsport Nursing Home for 25 years. She attended Blue Mountain Church of God in Smithsburg ...