AJC logo
  • News
    News
  • Georgia Politics
    Georgia Politics
  • County by County
    County by County
  • Coronavirus
    Coronavirus
  • Things To Do
    Things To Do
  • Life
    Life
  • Sports
    Sports
  • ePaper
    • X
    Georgia Tech mathematical modeling professor Eva Lee. (Bob Andres/bandres@ajc.com)
    NewsJudge thanks and sentences acclaimed Tech coronavirus researcher
    In a recent visit to Hall County, Emory epidemiologist Jodie Guest and graduate students from the Rollins School of Public Health provided COVID-19 tests to some 450 poultry plant workers, family members and others. Photo by Jack Kearse at Emory University.
    News
    TOP LOCAL STORY: Georgia records two days of 100-plus virus deaths
    Joseph Andrews, one of a small group with the Rock Stone Mountain rally, waves a confederate battle flag towards a mass of counter-protesters more than 100 yards away at Stone Mountain Park on Saturday afternoon April 23, 2016 where a white power protest and two counter protests were scheduled. Ben Gray / AJC
    News
    UPDATE: Black militia not coming to Stone Mountain, leader says
    08/12/2020 -Atlanta, Georgia - Newly elected Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis talks about her victory over her former boss, outgoing Fulton County District Attorney Paul D. Howard, at her private practice office in Atlanta, Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Willis will be the first woman to serve as district attorney in Fulton County. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
    Crime & Public Safety
    Willis reflects on election blowout, embraces mandate on DA's office
    The Cherokee County School District has closed Woodstock High School until Aug. 31 after confirming 14 positive cases of COVID-19.
    News
    Woodstock High School closes due to coronavirus cases
    ajc.com
    National & World News
    Florida woman killed by ex during daughter’s first day of online school
    A driver of a box truck reportedly has died after rear-ending a school bus (not pictured) on U.S. 1 south of Alma, according to news outlet WTOC, citing the Georgia State Patrol. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
    Georgia News
    UPDATE: Truck driver reportedly dies after crash with Ga. school bus
    Life
    Atlanta Beltline Parade 2020 adapts with new format amid pandemic
    This is a screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department as Rayshard Brooks (right) speaks with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant.
    News
    Bond not revoked for officer accused in Rayshard Brooks’ death
    Federal agents displayed seized drugs, cash and firearms during a Wednesday news conference to discuss a massive heroin bust that recently took place in Atlanta.
    Crime & Public Safety
    Feds tout $8M heroin bust as ‘significant crush’ to Atlanta’s drug trade
    Life
    Kroger to offer savings on supplies for teachers, parents
    Top News
    Bassist Xavier Foley will return to the ASO stage this fall as a guest soloist. Courtesy of Rafterman
    Atlanta Living & Arts
    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plans for a different kind of season
    An Atlanta-based home lender last week asked Marjorie Taylor Greene, who won Tuesday's GOP runoff in the 14th Congressional District, to retract and apologize for comments she made on social media claiming that the termination of one of its employees was politically motivated. When that didn’t happen, the company moved forward with a defamation suit. (John Bailey/Rome News-Tribune via AP, File)
    Georgia Politics
    Atlanta company files defamation suit against candidate Greene
    The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday gave an update on the investigation into the fatal shooting of Andres Guardado, a Hispanic security guard who was shot in the back five times by police in June. Authorities provided few new details but suggested the community of Gardena where Guardado died was rife with criminal activity.
    News
    Police reveal criminal activity before shooting of security guard
    ajc.com
    Life
    Troopers keep promise to friend and escort his daughter to school
    The Three Ravinia office building in Dunwoody.
    DeKalb County
    Real estate site Zillow bringing 200 jobs to ’Southeastern hub’ in...
    Coronavirus: Alabama sock company donates 40,000 masks
    Coronavirus
    New study looks at the most (and least) effective face masks
    'I'm a Georgia Voter' stickers are available for people to cast their ballots during a special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election at St. Bede's Episcopal Church on June 20, 2017
    Georgia Politics
    COMPLETE COVERAGE: Expanded AJC election results
    FILE - In this June 26, 2019 file photo, R&B singer R. Kelly, center, arrives at the Leighton Criminal Court building for an arraignment on sex-related felonies in Chicago. Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)
    News
    R. Kelly’s associates charged with threatening his accusers
    AJC subscribers go directly to today's edition.
    READ NOW
    Local Politics
    Political Insider Blog| 27m ago
    Top Georgia Republicans: Let’s play college football this season
    News
    Georgia records two days of 100-plus virus deaths
    National Politics
    Biden, Harris make first appearance since announcement
    Georgia Politics
    Atlanta company files defamation suit against candidate Greene
    Georgia Politics
    2 longtime Georgia House incumbents appear to be defeated
    Education
    Students at North Paulding High will return part-time in hybrid plan
    Political Insider Blog
    Rep. Buddy Carter attends human trafficking rally with QAnon ties
    Georgia Politics
    How to pronounce vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ name
    Political Insider Blog
    The Jolt: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s scorched-earth victory party
    Political Insider Blog
    Bypassed by Biden, Abrams likely to focus on 2022 rematch against Kemp
    Coronavirus
    Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 500,000
    Coronavirus
    Coronavirus: How many people have died from the virus in the U.S.?
    In a recent visit to Hall County, Emory epidemiologist Jodie Guest and graduate students from the Rollins School of Public Health provided COVID-19 tests to some 450 poultry plant workers, family members and others. Photo by Jack Kearse at Emory University.
    News
    Georgia records two days of 100-plus virus deaths
    Georgia Tech mathematical modeling professor Eva Lee. (Bob Andres/bandres@ajc.com)
    News
    Judge thanks and sentences acclaimed GA Tech coronavirus researcher
    This Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 photo shows Stein Mart in St. Petersburg, Fla. National discount department store chain Stein Mart is filing for bankruptcy and will close most, if not all, of its stores. The 112-year-old Florida-based company said in a news release that it filed for Chapter 11 protection on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)
    News
    Stein Mart files for bankruptcy, to close most stores
    Investigations
    Dan Goerke waves at his wife Denise to get her attention and hopefully a smile by temporarily removing his mask while social distancing from outside during a doorway visit at the Mann House, an Alzheimer's care facility that provides assisted living services on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Sandy Springs. (Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com)
    News
    Financial crisis looms for senior care homes
    The GBI search the home of Erik Sparre in the southeast area of Waynesville, Georgia, on Aug. 6, 2020. The GBI said the search was part of an effort to determine if Sparre was involved in the 1985 murders of Harold and Thelma Swain. (Tyson Horne / Tyson.Horne@ajc.com)
    Crime & Public Safety
    GBI searches property of man tied to Ga. church murders investigation
    Registered nurses Jesslyn Lewis (center) and Sasha Stewart (Right) conduct COVID-19 tests outside the Glynn County Health Department in Brunswick on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. RYON HORNE / RHORNE@AJC.COM
    Coronavirus
    AJC’s new charts track virus’ impact in Georgia
    In a single day in mid-July, the state’s public report on the Dunwoody Health and Rehabilitation Center shot up from zero cases among residents, to 63 residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19 and six deaths. And the numbers kept climbing. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
    News
    Deadly outbreak at Dunwoody Health nursing home raises questions about...
    County by County
    Local News
    Gwinnett election results: Incumbent judge ousted
    Local News
    Results for metro Atlanta’s local runoff elections
    Local News
    Following retirements, Gwinnett adds more female leaders
    News
    Woodstock High School becomes second in Cherokee County to close due...
    Local News
    Fulton receives $760K in COVID-19 relief money to feed seniors
    Local News
    Two southside school board incumbents fall in runoff
    ATL Buzz
    Bindi Irwin marries Chandler Powell at Australia Zoo
    Celebrity Buzz
    Bindi Irwin announces she’s pregnant with first child
    Trailer for Clint Eastwood's 'Richard Jewell' released
    Celebrity Buzz
    ‘Richard Jewell’ movie now streaming
    FIE - In this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, Simon Cowell arrives at the "America's Got Talent" Season 13 Week 3 red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Cowell broke his back Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
    Radio & TV Talk Blog
    American Idol notes: Simon Cowell, ‘Idol’ auditions, Kelly Clarkson,...
    Things to Do
    Bassist Xavier Foley will return to the ASO stage this fall as a guest soloist. Courtesy of Rafterman
    Atlanta Living & Arts
    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plans for a different kind of season
    John Lock and Alex Krause of Birichino Vineyards.
    Atlanta Restaurant Blog
    Learn to make antipasti, try new wines and more at these virtual food...
    KISS played their first "farewell" Atlanta date in 2019 at State Farm Arena.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    KISS reschedules tour for 2021, including Atlanta concert at Lakewood
    Atlanta-based Lecrae will release a new album and book in 2020.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Lecrae plans virtual album release party for ‘Restoration'
    Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan co-wrote the music and lyrics to the new musical, "Diana," about Princess Diana.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    David Bryan’s new ‘Diana’ musical will receive Netflix debut ahead of...
    The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival returns in September.
    Atlanta Restaurant Blog
    A reimagined Atlanta Food & Wine Festival returns next month
    Special Features
    AJC Top Workplaces
    2020’s Top Workplaces in Atlanta
    In The Game with Harrah's
    In the Game with Harrah’s
    Private Quarters
    AJC Private Quarters
    Pulse
    AJC Pulse Magazine
    Celebrating Nurses
    Celebrating Nurses
    My Atlanta
    Best of Atlanta
    Aging in Atlanta
    Aging in Atlanta
    AJC Cup
    AJC Cup
    Multimedia
    Local News
    Gwinnett woman charged with animal cruelty
    Atlanta Falcons
    Falcons’ Dan Quinn on the college football landscape
    News
    COVID-19 may be held down by previous vaccines and masks
    News
    Troopers escort girl to school
    News
    COVID-19 Pandemic Officially Crosses 20 Million Cases Worldwide
    Private Quarters
    Photos: Inspiration for your at-home bar
    Georgia Politics
    Biden Announces Sen Kamala Harris as VP Running Mate
    News
    Kamala Harris is Biden's pick for running mate
    Sports
    Braves batter Ronald Acuna reacts to striking out on Monday, August 3, 2020 in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
    Atlanta Braves
    Ronald Acuna will miss Braves’ series in Miami due to wrist soreness
    New York Yankees' DJ LeMahieu, left, scores on Aaron Hick's fourth-inning double as Atlanta Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud (16) is late with the tag in a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
    Atlanta Braves
    Braves swept by Yankees, go 11-9 through one-third of season
    Georgia Bulldogs running back Zamir White (3) looks for running room. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
    Georgia Bulldogs
    Georgia football players express desire to play ball this fall
    Memorial Stadium is the home field to several Savannah public schools. The Savannah-Chatham Schools 10 football-playing schools will play a schedule among themselves beginning no sooner than Oct. 1, according to news reports. Photo: Savannah-Chatham Parks and Recreation.
    High School Sports Blog
    Savannah schools suspends sports, to play intra-district only
    Atlanta Braves center fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. fields a line out by Philadelphia Phillies' J.T. Realmuto during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 5-0. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
    Atlanta Braves
    Ronald Acuna out of lineup again, undergoes testing on wrist
    High school football
    High School Sports Blog
    Class 1A Calhoun County cancels fall sports
    (Geoff Crimmins/Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)
    High School Sports Blog
    High school football start date could change, GHSA’s Hines says
    ajc.com
    High School Sports Blog
    Week 1 Volleyball Rankings
    View Gallery
    1 /
    © 2020 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Learn about Careers at Cox Enterprises.