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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. His administration has issued new proposed rules that would strip private schools of their tax-exempt status if they enact programs that help minority students. (Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)

Trump aims to revoke tax-exemption from private schools that aid minorities

Georgia colleges and private schools could lose tax-exempt status under proposed Trump administration rules targeting race-based admissions and aid.

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Marietta knocks off McEachern, busts into 7A Top 5 | Maxwell summary

Throughout the 2026 Georgia high school football season, the Maxwell Ratings will rank the 463 teams of the GHSA, GIAA and GAPPS.

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3 apprehended in Cobb after deadly shooting at Buckhead apartments

The gunfire happened around 1:39 a.m. inside the parking deck of the Mezzo apartment homes in the 2100 block of Peachtree Road, police say.

Beltline light rail could generate 4.2 million trips, study says

That projected level of ridership would put a light rail system in Atlanta on par with those in cities such as Baltimore and Charlotte.

Atlanta mayor reduces asking price for city jail, but there’s a catch

Mayor Andre Dickens is offering to sell the city jail to the county for around $68 million, but he also wants $200 million for a new hospital on Atlanta's Southside.

Atlanta police recruit killed in motorcycle crash on way to work, officials say

An Atlanta Police Department employee was killed in a crash on the city’s southeast side early Tuesday, officials said.

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Maxwell summary shows region 2-6A being strongest in the state

Throughout the 2026 Georgia high school football season, the Maxwell Ratings will rank the 463 teams of the GHSA, GIAA and GAPPS.

Dickens seeks $50 million in matching pledges for neighborhood investments

The commitment is contingent on the city’s ability to match that funding with another $50 million in philanthropic donations.

MARTA agrees to $52 million settlement in audit dispute

The settlement is for far less than the city has argued MARTA owed — $70 million. But it’s a lot more than the $865,000 that MARTA officials and its auditor argued was due.

Pedestrian killed, struck by multiple vehicles on I-75/85 North in Atlanta

Parts of the Downtown Connector were closed early Thursday amid the morning commute after a pedestrian was fatally struck, officials say.

Revenue or revitalization: Mayor’s legacy project hinges on school board

The Atlanta Board of Education will cast the deciding vote on Mayor Dickens’ idea to extend taxing districts, sacrificing revenue for revitalization. They are in no hurry.