Early voting for the midterms to begin in Georgia

In Georgia, early voting begins on Tuesday for the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Here’s what to know before heading to the polls.

WATCH

Where Georgia governor candidates stand on abortion

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson have starkly different views on Georgia's abortion law.

VOICES SPOTLIGHT

Do candidate debates matter anymore?

Insights, debates and conversations as Election Day nears.

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ICYMI

Airport MARTA station

MARTA blew fiscal year budget by nearly 17%, officials say

Overtime expenses, which include $613K ‘mistaken’ payment, are largest driver of cost overruns.

Romance books stores and their patrons
BILL TORPY

Virtue signaling, a social media pile-on and a canceling in Decatur

Kiss and Tale Romance Bookshop quickly gets banned from book festival after accusations of racism go viral.

Death Row

2 girls walked into the woods in 1976. The kidnapper is still on death row.

After killing Lori Ann Smith, Virgil Presnell became Georgia’s longest-serving death row inmate. The other victim lives with the consequences.

Cornell Investigation
GET SCHOOLED

The oversexualization of boys

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GUEST COLUMN

Cornell rape investigation lesson: Teaching children about character matters

Where was the one good man? The Good Samaritan who looked at this young woman and saw her as a human being.

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OPINION

Mike Luckovich: Side switcher

The AJC's award-winning editorial cartoonist gives his take on the latest news.

Oct 8, 2026
AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Mike Collins does not seem to notice or care about the company he keeps

I do not believe Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate nominee is a Klansman, but his record and staffing decisions do not help.

Oct 9, 2026
LETTERS TO EDITOR

Readers write

Readers say data centers create harmful "heat islands" and that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth continues to degrade the military.

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Photo

Atlanta Pride Parade

PHOTOS: Atlanta Pride Parade 2026

While Saturday's Atlanta Pride events were canceled because of the impact of Hurricane Isaias, the annual parade went on as planned Sunday.

Alabama hosts Georgia in an SEC football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa

PHOTOS: Georgia defeats Alabama, remains undefeated

The Bulldogs won their first game at Bryant-Denny Stadium since 2007.

Alabama hosts Georgia in an SEC football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa

PHOTOS: UGA arrives at Bryant-Denny Stadium to face Alabama

Pregame scenes as the Bulldogs arrive to play Alabama.