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One of three coffins is removed from a hearse and taken to an area where a short service is held at Lakeside Memorial Gardens in Palmetto on Monday. (Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
CoronavirusPauper burials on the rise in parts of Georgia
Customers wait their turn to fill up at an Atlanta Sam's Club on Clairmont road on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Despite reports of gasoline shortages scattered throughout the Southeast on Tuesday morning because of a cybertattack involving Colonial Pipeline, industry analysts and experts are warning against panic buying and hoarding of gasoline. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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Gas shortages start surfacing around metro Atlanta
Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, is charged with murder in the case of three separate shootings that left eight people dead.
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Spa shootings suspect indicted in 2 counties; Fulton to pursue hate crime charges
A lawsuit filed Monday accuses Atlanta police Officer Garrett Rolfe (left) of breaking a man's clavicle three weeks before fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy's parking lot.
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Lawsuit: Atlanta officer broke man’s collarbone weeks before shooting Rayshard Brooks
The mission will study how energy and momentum are transported between different regions of space that are magnetically connected, according to NASA. (Source: NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility)
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UPDATE: NASA scrubs rocket launch again
Georgia Department of Labor to extend unemployment benefits for 13 weeks
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Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard speaks during a news conference on June 17, 2020, at Fulton County Superior Courthouse, where he announced the charges against Garrett Rolfe, the now-fired police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks twice as Brooks ran during an attempted arrest in an Atlanta Wendy’s parking lot. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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The owner of a Canton pizza restaurant and his two sons were arrested last week after authorities said they attacked a customer during an argument.
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Canton restaurant owner, 2 sons charged in pizza parlor brawl
Maggie Fehrman has been named as the new superintendent for City Schools of Decatur. Credit: City Schools of Decatur
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UPDATE: Woman faces multiple charges after shooting mother, kidnapping twins
The appliance that exploded was a piece of commercial kitchen equipment made to cook meat in large quantities, officials said.
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NEW DETAILS: Employee killed in kitchen explosion at DeKalb restaurant
Leilani Billingsley was killed Monday by her boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself, according to family and police. Billingsley is survived by a 6-year-old daughter.
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Family: Cobb mother killed by live-in boyfriend in murder-suicide
Spencer LeGrande's upcoming book is “Foursaken: The Long Road to Forgiveness.” (Contributed)
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Eddie Long accuser Spencer LeGrande finds his voice with new book
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University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley, seated, gets a standing ovation from state Board of Regents members and staff during his final scheduled meeting as chancellor on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Wrigley plans to retire at the end of June. ERIC STIRGUS/ESTIRGUS@AJC.COM.
EducationGeorgia Board of Regents to restart chancellor search process
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks at the Brownwood Hotel and Spa in The Villages, Florida, on Friday, May 7, 2021. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)
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Fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction Tank Farm on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Alpharetta, Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, which has the largest fuel pipeline, was forced to shut down its oil and gas pipeline system on Friday after a ransomware attack that has slowed down the transportation of oil in the eastern U.S. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/TNS)
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Georgia suspends state gas tax amid Colonial Pipeline outage
Attorney General of Georgia Chris Carr Speaks at a press conference at the Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Political InsiderGeorgia 2022: AG Chris Carr will run for re-election -- not US Senate
Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Rome, GA continues conducting classes, including precision machining and manufacturing labs, with smaller groups to allow for COVID-19 social distancing and with remote learning when possible Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021. Instructor Bart Jenkins demonstrates a few basics for a class of new students including Trey Prater, right. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Business groups warn about Georgia’s ‘growing labor crisis’
Gov. Brian Kemp talks to the press before signing HB 479, which repeals Georgia's citizen's arrest law at the State Capital Monday, May 10, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
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Kemp vetoes ‘state labor officer’ measure aimed at speeding jobless claims
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National Politics2 Catholic bishops at odds over Biden receiving Communion
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AP-NORC poll: Biden approval buoyed by his pandemic response
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New White House panel aims to separate science, politics
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Maggie Fehrman has been named as the new superintendent for City Schools of Decatur. Credit: City Schools of Decatur
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City Schools of Decatur taps Fehrman to replace ousted superintendent
Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed a law that prevents Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner Tiffany Porter from collecting fees from cities for collecting their taxes. (Courtesy of Gwinnett County) AJC FILE PHOTO
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Governor signs law to keep Gwinnett tax commissioner from raising fees
Stockbridge City Councilmembers John Blount, right, and Lakeisha Grant called on Mayor Pro Tem Elton Alexander to resign during an April press conference. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Insurance company files lawsuit in Stockbridge harassment settlement
Kim McGrady (left) and his family were honored during Monday's City Council meeting in Dunwoody.
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Dunwoody family honored after ‘hero’ drowned rescuing swimmers from riptide
This is a screenshot of the new interactive crime map for Brookhaven. It shows incidents over the past month in the southern half of the city.
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03/15/2021 —Doraville, Georgia — Brookhaven resident Jordan Ricketts, 21, receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a DeKalb Board of Health COVID-19 vaccination site located at the Doraville MARTA transit station in Doraville, Monday, March 15, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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DeKalb will use new $9M grant to increase vaccine accessibility
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Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Cameron Webb address Georgia’s vaccine hesitancy
Little Five Points pharmacist Ira Katz asks every patient when he fills a prescription whether they've been vaccinated against COVID-19. Here, he prepares to give Charlie Boone a Johnson & Johnson vaccination outside the pharmacy. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Georgia campaign to end the pandemic faces toughest phase
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In Georgia agency, police train to shoot, not kill
Atlanta VA Health Care System records show a growing backlog of veterans waiting for appointments through its Community Care Program, which was created to cut wait times for veterans seeking care.
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Backlog of military veterans awaiting medical care grows in Atlanta
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Family members react during the funeral for Andrew Brown Jr. on May 3 at Fountain of Life Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Brown was fatally shot by Pasquotank County Sheriff deputies trying to serve a search warrant. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Lawyers: Black man didn’t drive into NC deputies who shot him
Besides bills, you never know what you will find in your mailbox. If you find a dryer sheet inside your mailbox, it’s not a prank, according to multiple news outlets. (Flickr screenshot)
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Freddy Marquez kisses the head of his wife, Nubia Marquez, near the scene where her mother and other family members were killed in a mass shooting early Sunday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The suspected shooter was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
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Man killed 6, self at Colorado party after not being invited
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Evanescence (left) and Chris Stapleton are two tours confirmed to take place in 2021.
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Music Notes: summer breeds a return to concerts
"A Night Feeling Guilty" oil on canvas by Atlanta-based artist Inkyoung Chun. Courtesy of Inkyoung Chun
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Virtual art exhibit aims to counter anti-Asian hate
Phish will be back on the road in 2021. Photo: Rene Huemer
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Phish returns to the road this summer with a couple of Atlanta dates
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Midtown Garden Stroll is back with a new market for 2021
Atlanta's new concert venue, The Eastern, opens in September 2021.
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New Atlanta concert venue, The Eastern, opens in September with Big Boi
Kris Bagwell, EUE/Screen Gems Studios' Atlanta outgoing executive vice president, is relocating to New York to run Silvercup Studios Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Georgia Tech mascot Buzz carries a graduate off the stage after he received his diploma during the Georgia Tech 2021 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Two ceremonies were held Saturday for bachelor’s degree recipients, and master's and doctoral graduates' ceremonies were held Friday. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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01/04/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms makes remarks during a Georgia Democrat U.S. Senate campaign rally in Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood, Monday, January 4, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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After Georgia State University graduation at Center Parc Stadium, Rebekah Brodbeck is headed to graduate school after receiving her marketing degree Thursday, May 6, 2021. The school adjusted for the pandemic with graduates placed in pods where they celebrate with friends and family as their names are read, rather than walking the stage. GSU graduated 5000 students this year. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal - Constitution)
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Atlanta fire crews work to cut away a fallen tree on New Britain Drive near Beaver Falls Place after a severe thunderstorm swept through the city Monday morning.
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Lucas Arnett watches his son Wyatt play on a John Deere tractor at the Buford Corn Maze May Fair on Sunday, May 2, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Family and friends of Normisha “MiMi” Monroe gather Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Club Drive Park in Lawrenceville to celebrate the life of the 38-year-old who died along with five other women in a passenger van crash a week earlier. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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PHOTOS: Vigil for van crash victim Normisha 'MiMi' Monroe
Liz Stine of Tin Lizzy's Studio talks to a young customer during the Big Shanty Festival on Saturday, April 17, 2021, in downtown Kennesaw. The annual event, which continues Sunday, is co-sponsored by the Kennesaw Business Association and the city of Kennesaw. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
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PHOTOS: Big Shanty Festival 2021 in Kennesaw
Kamilah Aisha Moon is a Pushcart Prize winning poet and professor at Agnes Scott College
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Podcast: Atlanta poets share their work for National Poetry Month
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Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna can't catch a double by Toronto Blue Jays' Jonathan Davis during the 8th inning on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Atlanta. Toronto scored three runs in the inning on the way to beating the Braves 5-3. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”
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Braves give up three runs in eighth, lose to Blue Jays
Hawks guard Trae Young (left) and center Clint Capela celebrate during a win earlier in the season. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Hawks have clinched a top-six playoff spot
Kyle Wright is 0-2 at Gwinnett. AJC file photo
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Chris Martin records scoreless inning in Gwinnett outing
Georgia basketball player K.D. Johnson (0) goes up for to score two of his 12 points in Wednesday night's 91-86 win over Auburn at Auburn Arena. Johnson was one of six Bulldogs to score in double figures. (Shanna Lockwood/AU Athletics)
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K.D. Johnson becomes 9th player to leave Georgia this year
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Falcons’ Emanuel ready to get his hands on the defensive line
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer reacts to a call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Hawks shouldn’t fear the deer if they draw Bucks in NBA playoffs
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan (15) leaves a closed practice session at their training facility in Metairie, La., Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. Hawaii will play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl football game on Jan. 1, 2008, in the Louisiana Superdome. (Bill Haber/AP)
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Colt Brennan, a star at University of Hawaii, dead at 37
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Shane Greene delivers against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the ninth inning in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. The Braves won, 10-2, for a 3-1 series lead. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
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Braves have no timetable for Shane Greene’s arrival
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