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GEORGIA DISPATCH

The secret to plucking the perfect Georgia peach is, well, kind of a secret

How to pick the perfect Georgia peach? An expert who grew up in a peach-farming family and has peach juice running "through his veins" shares his method.

Athens Moon Tree

Tree seeds circled the moon. Then were planted here. Now they’re endangered.

A ‘Moon Tree’ in Athens, Georgia faces the axe despite efforts across the U.S. to find and save more trees sprung from seeds carried on Apollo space mission.

Savannah data center planned

Tech giant OpenAI plans to build $20 billion data center near Georgia coast

OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot, plans to build a $20 billion data center in Georgia’s Effingham County to help fuel its artificial intelligence expansion.

Crime & Public Safety
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Political activists seek landmark free-speech ruling in novel case

Political activists urged federal appellate judges in Atlanta to overturn their convictions Wednesday in an effort to protect free-speech rights under the U.S. Constitution.

Motion: Gwinnett man was wrongly convicted in ‘shaken baby’ case

After more than two decades in prison, father granted new trial in son’s death

In 2023, Gwinnett prosecutors offered Danyel Smith the chance to walk out of prison if he admitted killing his son. He rejected the offer.

Gavel

Former police officer sentenced to prison in hit-and-run death in Atlanta

Godreque Newsom was arrested after his sentencing at the courthouse and has been transferred to the Georgia Department of Corrections’ custody, jail records show.

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Rick Jackson pledges an extra $1,000 for Georgia children if elected governor

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner failed to honor prenup, widow says in lawsuit

Ciarre Campbell bond hearing in Fulton County court

NFL player’s brother accused in mother’s Buckhead death to remain in jail

Retrocast TWC

The Weather Channel app leans into ’80s aesthetics for its latest feature

Palmetto Mayor Teresa Thomas-Smith speaks during a meeting of the South Fulton Municipal Regional Jail Authority's board in Union City on Monday, July 20, 2026. The board passed a resolution authorizing the authority to issue bonds for a $1.36 billion Fulton County jail facilities project. Thomas-Smith was one of two members to vote against the resolution. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Jail authority votes to authorize bond issuance for $1.3B Fulton jail project

Office midyear

The scavenger hunt begins to find Atlanta office buildings worth saving

Warner Bros

Judge halts Paramount’s merger with CNN parent company Warner Bros.

New Plane Train cars

Atlanta airport Plane Train employees secure their first union contract

Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire perform
CONCERT REVIEW

Lionel Richie’s recent health scare doesn’t slow him down at Atlanta concert

Atlanta attorney Charley Brown

Atlanta attorney lands leading role at prominent national firm

Smart bassinets

Atlanta becomes first city to offer free smart bassinets to employees