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Clayton County Public Schools healthcare tech Glissa Nash takes a COVID-19 testing swab from G.P. Babb Middle School teacher Ruth Caine during a vaccination and testing drive in Forest Park Tuesday, Sept. 21. (Alyssa Pointer/The Atlanta-Journal Constitution)
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Georgia fans enter Mercedes-Benz Stadium prior to the SEC Championship game between Georgia and Alabama on Saturday, December 4, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Georgia fans arrive in Atlanta confident, leave disappointed
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A sign of COVID-19 testing site is seen near Grand Central Terminal on Friday in New York. The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, has now been discovered in at least five states including Georgia. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
First case of COVID omicron variant in Georgia resident detected
People opposed to Fulton County Schools' mask mandate protest outside a board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. VANESSA McCRAY/AJC
Georgia’s school boards association breaks with national after Biden letter to...
211120-Atlanta-Atlanta Mayoral candidate Felicia Moore takes a quiet moment while waiting for her staff to craft remarks before she spoke to a women’s rally Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Why has the city council presidency been a roadblock to becoming mayor?
Atlanta mayoral candidate Andre Dickens campaigns across from Park Tavern as voters cast their ballots in the city of Atlanta runoff election Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dickens wins runoff election, will become Atlanta’s 61st mayor
Andre Dickens and Felicia Moore participate in the Atlanta Regional Mayoral Forum, moderated by Bill Bolling, and centered around Atlanta's housing challenges and takes place in two parts Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
AJC Voter Guide: Information about Tuesday runoff elections
Brian Kemp speaks during the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's Congressional Luncheon. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
No longer on sidelines, Georgia Chamber backs Kemp’s reelection
Hanging it up after 31 years, Putnam County Deputy Sgt. John Harper gathers the police uniforms from the closet of his home preparing to turn them in at week's end on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Hillsboro. Harper had a sudden epiphany recently that it was time to go, in part because of the current climate involving law enforcement. Once he made his decision, he was ready to go immediately. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
Georgia police agencies struggle to fill their ranks
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08/25/2020 - Cumming, Georgia - Members of the Otwell Middle School band practice in the cafeteria at Otwell Middle School in Cumming, Tuesday, August 25, 2020. A new audit tries to calculate the toll of COVID-19 on learning. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Georgia teachers weigh in on pandemic’s toll on students
Boutique hotel announced as part of huge mixed-use project in Dunwoody
How Andre Dickens became Atlanta’s next mayor in a landslide
Saturday Buford Highway Christmas market to feature Latina entrepreneurs
During a City Council work session Monday, City Attorney David Davidson said city staff has regularly negotiated with property owners and overpaid for land because Roswell has been opposed to exercising eminent domain since around 2008. (Courtesy City of Roswell)
Roswell considers eminent domain after overbudget Oxbo Road project
OPINION: Story of transracial adoption offers lessons for all families
East Point to boost downtown destination appeal with $111 million project
Marietta’s newest council member promotes inclusiveness
Atlanta mayor's race
Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens gives a victory speech on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at the Gathering Spot in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com
How Andre Dickens became Atlanta’s next mayor in a landslide
Former mayors Kasim Reed, Andrew Young congratulate Mayor-elect Andre Dickens
Longtime Atlanta City Council members ousted in runoffs
Atlanta Mayor-Elect Andre Dickens begins fight to prevent Buckhead cityhood
December 1, 2021 Atlanta - Mayor-elect Andre Dickens talks on the phone at his campaign headquarters on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Andre Dickens, the Atlanta native who first beat an incumbent eight years ago for a spot on the City Council, defeated Felicia Moore in TuesdayÕs runoff election to become AtlantaÕs 61st mayor. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Politically Georgia: Andre Dickens won the race for mayor. Now what?
Dickens wins runoff election, will become Atlanta’s 61st mayor
Decision day: Voters head to the polls Tuesday to select Atlanta’s next leaders
Metro Atlanta runoff elections Tuesday: Who is on the ballot?
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The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the search for the child had ended Thursday morning, canceling the Amber Alert.
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Dunwoody police shut down the Ashford Dunwoody Road bridge over Interstate 285 after a car crashed into a power pole Thursday morning. Authorities reopened the bridge Thursday afternoon.
I-285 bridge in Dunwoody reopens hours after crash
Georgia Power continues to face challenges on its expansion of Plant Vogtle south of Augusta, where it is building two nuclear reactors in addition to the two existing ones. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Still more Vogtle nuclear delays and costs likely, state monitors say
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The GBI has been asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Clayton County on Sunday.
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Gwinnett County restaurant inspection scores
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A sign of COVID-19 testing site is seen near Grand Central Terminal on Friday in New York. The omicron variant of COVID-19, which had been undetected in the U.S. before the middle of this week, has now been discovered in at least five states including Georgia. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
First case of COVID omicron variant in Georgia resident detected
Johns Creek recently approved $289,922 for the third and final phase of the city's Enterprise Resource Planning implementation. (Courtesy Tyler Technologies)
Johns Creek approves final contract for planning system
Cobb County restaurant inspection scores
A patient receives a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Swaminarayan School vaccination centre, in London, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Britain says it will offer all adults a booster dose of vaccine within two months to bolster the nation's immunity as the new omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads. New measures to combat variant came into force in England on Tuesday, with face coverings again compulsory in shops and on public transport. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
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Crime
The GBI has been asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Clayton County on Sunday.
Cops: Man shot, killed by officers in Clayton County after fight between neighbors
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At least four people were injured in two separate Saturday shootings in Atlanta.
Man charged in triple shooting outside downtown Atlanta lounge
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Alhaji Sow was shot and killed by police on his Florida college campus Saturday, police said. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
Cops: Metro Atlanta teen killed by police in Florida campus incident
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A Mississippi driver died on a Monroe County roadway Saturday afternoon. (Credit: Monroe County Emergency Services)
Mississippi driver dies in I-75 hit-and-run in Monroe County
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Recruiting Atlanta police officers is easier said than done
Man found shot in Ansley Mall area
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Fayetteville suspect shares details on fatal shooting at Macon hotel, police say
Ronald Vincent Loehrke, 30 of Gainesville, was arrested Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, for charges related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Credit: U.S. Department of Justice
Gainesville man arrested in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Traffic delays are expected throughout the weekend on I-75 South in Cartersville after a bridge was damaged in a crash involving a piece of heavy equipment.
TRAFFIC ALERT: I-75 South in Bartow closed for emergency bridge repair
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