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George Mathis has worked in the AJC newsroom since 1999 in a variety of roles including editing local news, blogger and columnist.
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Judge rules Atlanta polls will remain open until 8 p.m.
City polling locations will be open an hour longer than planned after Atlanta sucessfully sued Fulton and DeKalb counties over a 7 p.m. closing time.
6 report injuries after MARTA buses collide at DeKalb station
A MARTA spokesperson says six passengers are claiming they were hurt when two buses collided as one was pulling out of a stall at Kensington Station.
1 dead, 2 injured after fight leads to shooting in Carrollton, police say
Police say the shooting early Sunday morning near 6th Street ends in the death of a 26-year-old woman, who died at the scene, and the hospitalization of two others.
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A last request: He asked for water but ended up in a deadly arrest.
Three white former deputies in Central Georgia face a retrial on murder charges after shocking Black pedestrian Eurie Martin with a Taser in 2017.
How two obscure races became a referendum on Georgia Power bills
Georgia Power customers have seen bills rise. Now they get to vote for two members on the state regulatory commission for the first time since 2020.
Spelman College, CAU get $38 million donations from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Since the 2019 announcement of her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Scott has made significant investments in HBCUs across the country.