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Grayson running back Jayvian Allen (16, left) celebrates a rushing touchdown with wide receiver Jamal Haynes in the first half of the Class 7A state high school football final against Collins Hill Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/For the AJC)

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Maxwell 2022 preseason summary

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An Atlanta police officer checks a shooting scene on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW on Saturday, August 13, 2022. (Photo: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Another violent weekend in metro Atlanta claims 4 lives, 11 others injured

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This image from police bodycam video shows Antoine Sims, 24, outside a Cobb County McDonald's. He called 911 about cold fries, but police arrested him after discovering he had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in a homicide case.

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Murder suspect calls cops over cold fries, then arrested on active warrant

A Cobb County police officer stands outside at a shooting scene on Olive Spring Road. (Photo: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Two people found dead outside Cobb home in suspected murder-suicide

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Officers were called to a home on Silvery Way in a development called Tapp Farm after getting reports of the home invasion just after 12:30 a.m. Friday, Powder Springs police said.

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Police ID woman arrested in Powder Springs home invasion

A menu item from Night & Day Cereal Bar.

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A cereal and dessert bar is coming to Atlantic Station and more restaurant news from the...

Flan de Caramelo from the menu of Casa Robles.

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MAP: All the restaurants that have opened so far in metro Atlanta in 2022

The descendants of Charlie Hunter Sr. pose around the home marker on Friday, July 29, 2022. The house is the first in a historic Black neighborhood to receive a home marker. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Marietta shines light on historic Black-owned homes

Joshua Cogan and Isaiah Jones were arrested hours after they shot and robbed an 18-year-old girl in Cobb County on Tuesday, police said.

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Teens arrested after robbing, shooting 18-year-old girl in Cobb, cops say

Elias Bustamente, 24, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting a man during a 2020 Fourth of July party in Smyrna.

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Life with no parole for man who shot himself after 2020 murder in Cobb

A fundraiser for The Davis Direction Foundation and The Zone, based in Marietta, will help the nonprofits "fight addiction and fuel recovery" at 6 p.m. Aug. 14 at Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw. (Courtesy of The Davis Direction Foundation)

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Davis Direction fundraiser is Aug. 14

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Walkers can help raise funds for the Greater Atlanta Heart Walk by the American Heart Association, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 10 at The Battery Atlanta next to Truist Park in Cobb County. (Courtesy of Comcast Business)

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Registration open for Sept. 10 Heart Walk in Cobb

Scalini’s customers share memories of the longtime Smyrna restaurant

14 new places to have dessert in metro Atlanta

Cobb elections board adds Sunday to early voting plan

The eggplant parmigiana at Scalini’s Italian Restaurant is believed by many to help pregnant women go into labor. CONTRIBUTED BY HENRI HOLLIS

Scalini’s Italian Restaurant, home of the ‘Eggplant Baby Club,’ closes after 42 years

Kids, teens across metro Atlanta among 2022 shooting victims

Atlanta Mayor Dickens encourages metro-wide partnership to ‘reimagine public safety’

New I-285 lanes at Ga. 400 open Monday

Rendering of the forthcoming Shake Shack location in West Midtown.

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Shake Shack coming to West Midtown and more restaurant news from the week

Augusta Genealogy Society to host virtual seminar

Clothes, food given monthly at Acworth church

Cobb animal shelter now open after containing ‘strep zoo’ outbreak

Crews with the Georgia Department of Transportation are working to repair a large hole along Austell Road caused by a collapsed storm drain. The road is expected to be closed most of Thursday.

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Busy Cobb road reopens after storm drain collapse

Cobb police seek help with solving July homicide near Smyrna

Metro Atlanta transit board to recommend projects for state funding

Cobb elections board to discuss early voting schedule

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Northside Hospital Gwinnett expanding with new patient tower, adding around 5,000 jobs

These are the best Georgia hospitals in 2022, analysis finds

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Inside City Hall: The mayor goes to Geneva

Mailchimp giving Clayton State University $1 million in three-year deal

Forbes: These are the top cities where African-Americans are doing the...

Charles Stanley steps down as senior pastor at First Baptist

Trial of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill set for September

Education

Students are rising up against dress codes that single out girls and hold them accountable for what boys may think or do. (AJC file photo)

Opinion: Sexist dress codes erode school pledges of equity, excellence

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Students at Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta wait in line before entering their personal lunch numbers on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The school is one of 20 campuses in Atlanta Public Schools where families must once again submit applications to qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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End of universal free lunch at Georgia schools means sign-ups, pressure

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Members of Northview High's Psi Alpha High School National Honor Society in Psychology planned a spring bubble tea sale that raised more than $1,300.

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School Club supports community

Jejna Mujkic, school staff, greets students arriving for the first day of school at Seckinger High School in Buford on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. All Gwinnett County employees were required to wear masks in school buildings to start the year. The requirement was lifted the second week of classes. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Masks are again optional for Gwinnett schools employees

Politics

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., addresses a South Carolina GOP dinner July 29, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

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Judge: Graham must testify before Fulton grand jury2h ago

Mayor Andre Dickens speaks to the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Thursday. (Photo via City of Atlanta)

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Inside City Hall: The mayor goes to Geneva

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Wills listens to Judge Robert McBurney talk to the jurors at Fulton County Court during the selection of the special grand jury to investigate allegations that former President Donald Trump criminally interfered with Georgia’s elections in 2020. Monday, May 2, 2022. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Fulton DA’s Trump probe enters more combative phase

Alternative Energy Southeast employees Aaron Basto, center, and Russell McCune, right, installs one of eighteen solar panels to the roof of a resident Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Ellenwood, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Climate bill could be a game changer for Georgia solar. Here’s why

Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp race for Georgia governor

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Abrams and Kemp chart rival economic strategies in Georgia

U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. House of Representatives for a press conference with the Congressional Progressive Caucus regarding the passage of a health care, tax and climate change measure that's now headed to the desk of President Joe Biden. (Anna Rose Layden/The New York Times).

House passes federal health care, tax and climate change bill

Crime

Five people were shot Saturday night in Clayton County, according to police. One of them died.

NEW DETAILS: Teen killed, 4 others injured in Clayton County weekend shooting

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3 more Dollar General stores in Georgia face fines for OSHA violations

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Atlanta rapper Young Thug is being sued for $150,000 over a canceled performance at State Farm Arena two months ago. The musician, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was arrested in May on gang and racketeering charges. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

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Still in jail, rapper Young Thug sued over canceled Atlanta show

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Atlanta police have blocked off the parking lot of a Texaco station on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive with crime scene tape after a fatal stabbing Monday morning. A related shooting was under investigation at an apartment complex less than a block away.

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APD: Witness shoots suspect after following him from deadly stabbing scene

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An Atlanta police officer checks a shooting scene on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW on Saturday, August 13, 2022. (Photo: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Another violent weekend in metro Atlanta claims 4 lives, 11 others injured

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A father in DeKalb County was robbed at gunpoint and kidnapped last week, according to police. One of two suspects is now in custody.

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1 suspect arrested, 1 at large in armed robbery, kidnapping of DeKalb father

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An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized after being hit by a car while crossing a busy Paulding County road Friday, according to police.

11-year-old boy struck while crossing busy Paulding County road

This image from police bodycam video shows Antoine Sims, 24, outside a Cobb County McDonald's. He called 911 about cold fries, but police arrested him after discovering he had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in a homicide case.

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Murder suspect calls cops over cold fries, then arrested on active warrant

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