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    TUESDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Afternoon storms to greet voters at the polls
    August 11, 2020 Atlanta: Stickers await voters on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Park Tavern located at 500 10th St NE in Atlanta. A heated race for Fulton County district attorney saw a light turnout at the polls on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Incumbent Paul Howard faces his former chief deputy, Fani Willis, in a closely watched contest to become the countyÕs top prosecutor. Election officials said they learned lessons from the June 9 primary to avoid the kind of extreme lines that some voters encountered last time. Poll workers have been retrained. Technicians were on hand at every voting location in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties. Voting machines were delivered well in advance of election day. Still, some voters experienced problems and long waits at the polls. Nearly 377,000 Georgians already voted in advance of election day, most of them casting absentee ballots. About 60% of early votes were absentee; the rest were cast in person during three weeks of early voting. With so many voters using absentee ballots, election results might be slow to come in Tuesday night. Absentee ballots will be counted if theyÕre received by county election officials before 7 p.m., but each ballot has to be fed through a scanner to be counted, a process that can take days. Election officials say itÕs normal for absentee vote-counting to take some time. But that means close races might not be settled on election night. The winners of TuesdayÕs runoffs will advance to the general election in November, when turnout is expected to break records and exceed 5 million voters. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
    Local News| 3h ago
    Results for local runoff elections in metro Atlanta
    Students listen to their chemistry teacher at Clayton State University on the first day students returned to school Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
    Education
    Georgia college students return to changed campuses
    More Clayton news
    Clayton County students can pick up breakfast and lunch at bus stops this week.
    Local News
    Clayton County Schools set up meal delivery at bus stops
    Peachtree Corners holds its first concert of the 2020 Town Green Concert Series with Electric Avenue performing live on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Groups of 6 and 4 people pods enjoyed food and drinks without masks during the show and were spaces 6 feet apart. Masks were required when moving to vendors, between bathrooms and to cars; dancing was allowed within your designated space. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
    Local News
    Aiming for normalcy, cities hold concerts and events despite pandemic
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    Atlanta Weather
    MONDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: A hot and humid week with stormy afternoons
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    SUNDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Sunshine, mostly dry conditions to close...
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    News
    SATURDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: First half of weekend will be hot, dry
    The World of Prom show, held at AmericasMart Friday, Aug 7, 2020, features this year's new trends. Designer Johnathan Kayne, left, points out details on a dress worn by model Bailey Towle, right, in his showroom for potential buyers despite low attendance. (Jenni Girtman for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
    Georgia News
    Prom shop owners gather in Atlanta, face gamble on pandemic’s future
    040316 ROSWELL, GA: Names and dates line the voluminous records at the Church of Latter Day Saints Family History Center, where people come to research their family's genealogy. Family History Center at 500 Norcross Street in Roswell. For Helen Cauley feature on Geneaology - Family Trees. (Parker C. Smith/Special)
    Life
    Got extra time? Update genealogy files stored on your computer
    Clayton County may soon offer municipal trash pickup. File Photo
    Local News
    Clayton County exploring municipal trash pickup
    200728-Jonesboro- Dr. Morcease J. Beasley, superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools, kicks off a Facebook live update for parents, students, staff and other stakeholders from a conference room at school headquarters Tuesday afternoon July 28, 2020. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Local News
    Clayton County superintendent tries to lead in turbulent times
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    Atlanta Weather
    FRIDAY’S WEATHER TRAFFIC: Nice day expected ahead of even better weekend
    A regional board has developed a list of nine projects that could be candidates for state transit funding. Among them: rehabilitation of MARTA stations and tracks. (AJC FILE PHOTO)
    Georgia State Legislature
    Board mulls metro Atlanta transit projects for state funding
    Gwinnett County residents cast their votes during the Georgia primary elections at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in Duluth on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
    Local News
    Metro Atlanta elections: A look at local runoff races
    Atlanta Weather
    THURSDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Dry start, but afternoon showers possible
    Local News
    Georgia surpasses 200,000 coronavirus cases, nears 4,000 deaths
    News
    Clayton police searching for suspects’ SUV in fatal road-rage shooting
    Local News
    Stockbridge to celebrate 100th birthday Thursday with singalong
    Local News
    Clayton State University seeking COVID-19 stories
    News
    WEDNESDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Heat, storms in the forecast
    The state's Xpress bus service suspended fares for nearly four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. But this week it resumed fare collections. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL
    Commuting Blog
    Metro Atlanta’s Xpress bus service resumes fare collection
    A monthslong child pornography investigation led to the arrests of 10 people in Clayton County last week, including two suspects who were accused of child molestation in the past.
    Crime & Public Safety
    10 charged in Clayton County child pornography sting
    College Park firefighters put out a fire on a small tanker truck in the southbound lanes of I-85 near Camp Creek Parkway.
    News
    Tanker truck fire near Atlanta airport shuts down interstate
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    Atlanta Weather
    TUESDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Drier conditions in the forecast
    Germaine Appel (left), the school’s garden educator, and teacher Danielle Brown help kids plant seeds in the school garden on Sept. 11, 2019. Little Ones Learning Center in Forest Park is one of 18 state farm to school demonstration projects: Students grow and harvest food, and the school sells it to their parents and to the surrounding neighborhood. BOB ANDRES / ROBERT.ANDRES@AJC.COM
    Local News
    Forest Park preschool farm stand clears final hurdle to sell produce
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    Atlanta Weather
    Flash flood warning continues after damaging storms, flight delays,...
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    SUNDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Sunny day on tap to round out weekend
    Local News
    Metro Atlanta stores apply soft touch on mask mandates, with success
    News
    SATURDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Weekend will be sunny, warm
    Coronavirus
    Georgia camp outbreak shows rapid virus spread among children
    Local News
    Schools in bucolic North Georgia town opened Friday, masks optional
    Life
    It’s a good time to collect family stories on women’s right to vote
    Atlanta Weather
    FRIDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Drier weekend ahead after showers, storms
    News
    Road rage shooting leaves woman dead in Clayton County
    Georgia News
    Georgia Power forecasts increased costs for Vogtle nuclear expansion
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