News Nearby: Funeral for Usher's Stepson Held Friday

- Buckhead Patch

Family and friends gathered for the funeral of 11-year-old Kyle Glover on Friday at Wieuca Road Baptist Church in Buckhead. Glover is the son of Tameka Foster, who was married to Grammy-winning pop star Usher.

A volunteer with , 3626 Peachtree Road NE, told Buckhead Patch that while they are not directly involved with funeral preparations, it has been their goal to take care of and protect the family — who began arriving at the church around 9:15 a.m.

The funeral was set to begin at 11 a.m. and Atlanta police were on the scene directing traffic. At around 10:30 a.m., funeral attendees lined the front of the church as a precession of limousines and SUVs arrived at the church.

– Northeast Cobb Patch

One person was killed in a fiery accident on Interstate 575 at Hawkins Store Road on Friday morning, according to the .

According to information reported by the Marietta Daily Journal, a Ford Expedition was traveling southbound on I-575 at 3:45 a.m. Friday when the car left the roadway, struck part of the Hawkins Store Road Bridge, and burst into flames under the bridge. The driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was killed in the accident.

– Roswell Patch

Thomas Tolbert, a Roswell resident and Santa Claus impersonator, was recently told by park officials at Disney World to tone down his "jolly" look, report several media outlets.

Tolbert, who once owned a local formal wear store and now works at Summer's Landing senior living community, committed to his look a long time ago, according to an interview with 11 Alive News, telling them although he doesn't always put on the suit, he does stay in character wearing "Santa-casual."

Even without the suit, families requested pictures and autographs throughout his vacation with family at the park. After several days, Disney officials pulled Tolbert aside and told him to change, although he refused.

– Canton-Sixes Patch

Now that a federal appeals court has ruled that two Wisconsin high schools violated the U.S. Constitution when they held graduations in a church, a group that threatened to sue the for doing the same thing said local officials "must stop this anti-liberty and repressive practice."

, the president of the North Metro Atlanta Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said Wednesday that he, along with the leaders of Georgia's two other AU affiliates, "unequivocally renew the call to stop the inappropriate use of religious venues for public school graduations.

It was 2010 when . At the time, Selman said the group intervened after "a member of the community asked AU for help in stopping this constitutional violation."

The request, and the potential for litigation, sparked community uproar in Cherokee, which had held commencement exercises at since 2005.