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Flashback Photos: 1884, when the rains last deserted us
Atlanta hasn't had a rain-free spell as long as this since the days surrounding the election of Grover Cleveland to the office of President of the United States. Here are a few more things associated with that year, including a few historic Georgia buildings.
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The building shown is Atlanta's first permanent city hall, built in 1854. It served as city hall until 1882 and was demolished in 1884. LBGPF7-023a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.Check out more of our Flashback Photos, including our look at the North Georgia Mountains that reaches back into the 1930s.
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Photos: Sprayberry hosts Lee County in the first round of the playoffs
Sprayberry hosted Lee County in the first round of the 2025 GHSA football playoffs.
Credit: Oscar Guevara Saenz
Photos: Mill Creek hosts Colquitt County in first round of the playoffs
Mill Creek hosted Colquitt County in first round of the 2025 GHSA football playoffs on Nov. 14, 2025.
Credit: JeffreyMoustache
Photos: Need to ‘grieve out loud’? Atlanta’s wind phones will take your call.
Woodruff Park's latest public art display — “The Space Within” — is designed to inspire reflection and inner peace.
Credit: Ben Gray
'No body' homicide cases in Georgia
A look at some of the Georgia homicide cases that have gone to trial despite investigators not finding a body.
