People tour a home at Beacon Point at New Hampstead near Savannah on Aug. 1, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Housing construction spreads like wildfire on Georgia coast

Supply pipeline is now keeping pace with demand in a metro area in need of 41,000 new units between 2024 and 2030.

Georgia Power deal to serve $20B OpenAI data center goes under the microscope

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At Georgia Square Mall, back to square one after major redevelopment fizzles

Politics

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff waves to a supporter after delivering a speech at a campaign rally at the Center Stage Theater on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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Jon Ossoff wants more than a win against Mike Collins

The Democrat is exploiting his rival’s controversies while some prominent Republicans begin to distance themselves from the GOP nominee.

Georgia passed on election upgrades. A Princeton researcher exploited weakness in system.

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Communism, Shariah and executions: Georgia GOP push politics of the past.

Georgia Democrats talk property taxes as they eye a possible House takeover

AJC Investigation

John E. Jones was the leader of the local NAACP during a federal lawsuit that toppled Fayette County's at-large voting system. The suit helped increase Black political voting power in the county. Now Jones worries that those gains could be at risk of eroding. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

A voting rights suit transformed Fayette County. Could it now slide back?

A recent Supreme Court decision raises fresh questions about the county’s political future and whether recent gains by Black voters will hold.

AJC Sports

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MLB

Olson’s three-run shot lifts Braves to win over Diamondbacks

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Georgia’s freshman class already has several Bulldogs turning heads

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Reclassification reset GHSA’s 57 regions. Here are the 10 best.

WNBA

Short-handed Dream suffer heartbreak in overtime loss to Fever

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A family member holds a framed photograph of Messiah Harris, a 2-year-old boy found dead in Marietta, during a news conference in Marietta Square on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Mother’s boyfriend charged with murder after missing boy found dead

The family of 2-year-old Messiah Harris is planning his funeral for Aug. 22, the day he would have turned 3.

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Empty suits aren’t welcome at Atlanta’s new bank HQ, CEO says

Bank’s post-merger plan centers on aggressive hiring while growing its stature in Midtown with new high-rise HQ.

30 years ago, Sanford Stadium helped launch a soccer boom. Now it’s back.

The University of Georgia women’s soccer team will host James Madison University in iconic Athens football venue to commemorate 1996 Olympic gold medal victory.

After more than 60 years, a Buckhead pharmacy is evolving

Wender & Roberts will relocate and shrink in a popular shopping center along tony West Paces Ferry Road.

Opinion and Voices

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