Union City Daily Brief: Election Hub Footage and Placemaking Milestone

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Union City, GA — February 7, 2026 — Election hub raid footage surfaces and city earns placemaking honors as redevelopment planning continues.


Election hub raid footage keeps Union City in statewide spotlight

Body camera video released this week shows more of what happened when federal agents searched Fulton County’s Election Hub and Operations Center on January 28. The warehouse, on Campbellton Fairburn Road in Union City, is the county’s main storage and operations site for election records.

The newly released footage, obtained through open records requests, shows county officers and federal agents inside the building as they carry out a court-approved search for materials tied to the 2020 election. Local and national outlets report that agents seized boxes of ballots and other records for review, deepening an already high profile investigation into how the election was administered.

Union City residents are not the focus of the investigation, but the facility’s location means the city continues to be the backdrop for a politically charged legal fight. County leaders have already asked a federal judge to return the documents and to unseal key records explaining why the search was granted, arguing that transparency is critical for voter confidence going into the next election cycle.

Union City earns recognition for placemaking work

Union City is also making news for a very different reason. The city was named one of four Georgia communities to complete the Georgia Economic Placemaking Collaborative, a two year program that helps local governments strengthen downtowns and neighborhood centers through design, events, and economic development projects.

Through the collaborative, Union City has been working with state level partners and consultants on projects that aim to make public spaces more welcoming and economically vibrant. The program emphasizes local leadership teams, partnerships with small businesses, and strategies that encourage people to spend more time in their own community instead of driving elsewhere.

This recognition lines up with work already underway in Union City, including the Reimagine Park Project near the old Shannon Mall site and the city’s broader R3 Master Plan to “reclaim, renew and reimagine” key corridors. City materials highlight new greenspace, an amphitheater and upgraded infrastructure as tools to support growth while still creating places for neighbors to gather.

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What it means for today

Together, the election hub developments and the placemaking recognition show two sides of Union City’s regional role. On one hand, a local warehouse is at the center of a closely watched federal investigation. On the other, the city is being recognized statewide for investing in public spaces and long term quality of life.

For residents, that means more attention on Campbellton Fairburn Road in the short term, and continued changes around Shannon Parkway and other corridors as construction and planning efforts move forward into the spring.

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