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private girls basketball championship, Hebron Christian vs Holy Innocents’

It was a rematch of 2025. This time, Hebron Christian girls claim the title

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Class 5A girls basketball -- Kell vs. Warner Robins (Thursday, March 9, 2023)

10 days after having a baby, she’ll coach for another state championship

Second state lawmaker pleads guilty to pandemic unemployment fraud

Atlanta TV stations have been dropped from Dish TV. Here’s why.

AJC VARSITY

12 basketball teams chase 1st championships; One seeks 1st title in any sport

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 27

Actor Corey Cott, new on ‘Law & Order: SVU,’ commutes between NYC and Athens

Even in MTG’s backyard, a Democrat gains traction

The impact of the Iran war on gas prices in metro Atlanta

UPDATE

Iran war sends Atlanta fuel prices higher, diesel hits $5

Gas prices are getting higher in metro Atlanta and around Georgia thanks to the conflict in the Middle East.

Sen. Matt Brass, R-Newnan, talks with journalists after the Georgia Senate passed a data center bill during Crossover Day at the Georgia Legislature on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Atlanta. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

GUEST COLUMN

Georgia risks competitive advantage with bills that curb data center growth

Georgia is a leader in data center growth and construction, but those gains could be imperiled if legislative proposals pass to stymie the industry.

Ex-Stonecrest mayor Jason Lary sentenced in federal fraud case

Ex-Stonecrest mayor sent back to prison for mental exam

The former mayor of Stonecrest accused of falsely qualifying for a city election after embezzling federal COVID-19 funds will return to prison for a mental health evaluation.

The Southern vampire lore behind Oscars favorite 'Sinners'

Revisiting W.E.B. Du Bois’ vision through modern Atlanta data

How civil rights icon Andrew Young found his calling in a lifetime of service

How the AJC picks the best-dressed lawmakers under the Gold Dome

Eva Marcille on revisiting 'America’s Next Top Model' in new Netflix docuseries

Atlanta’s first wind phone finds a permanent home at Oakland Cemetery

McBath presses Noem on treatment of Georgia amputee in ICE detention

'I could have done more': Emotional testimony from father of Apalachee shooting suspect

How the largest nuclear plant in the country powers Georgia

GEORGIA DISPATCH

Roadwork killed its business. Can famously misspelled fruit stand rebound?

A legendarily misspelled fruit stand in the Georgia countryside south of Madison and I-20 is primed for a comeback after highway construction made stopping there a chore.

NEDRA RHONE

Move over or speed up? Georgia lawmakers can’t get rid of slow drivers

Georgia lawmakers raced through Crossover Day, but HB 809 never made it to a vote. We need more research to improve road safety — or do we just have a need for speed?

Why is Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’ jet parked on Georgia’s coast?

Jeffrey Epstein's Boeing 727, nicknamed “Lolita Express,” is parked next to a small airport in Georgia. The AJC explains how the plane ended up there and gives a tour inside.

A crowd watches as Imagine Dragons performs on their Mercury Tour in 2022 at Lakewood Amphitheatre. The venue maintains a long-term lease with Live Nation. (Robb Cohen for the AJC 2022)

What the Live Nation antitrust settlement means for Georgia concertgoers

Live Nation, which is the most dominant entity in Atlanta’s live events industry, reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit.

Three state legislative special elections head to runoffs

Three Georgia legislative races head to runoffs in April

Three special elections for seats in the state House and Senate head to runoff elections next month.

PATRICIA MURPHY

The MTG era in Georgia is over — for now

Marjorie Taylor Greene may be done with elected office for now, or forever, but she isn’t going quietly. President Trump should have thought of that before he cut her loose.

Northwest Georgia voters take the first step in finding Greene’s successor

Seventeen candidates are on the ballot in Tuesday's all-party special election in northwest Georgia to pick a successor to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Harris, Fuller headed to runoff in race to replace Greene

Trump-backed Republican emerges from crowded GOP field as Democrats target rare opening in deep-red district.

Cox commits to preserving thousands of acres on Atlantic coast

The deal ensures a 5,600-acre tract called Clarendon Farms in fast-growing Beaufort, S.C., will not be developed.

Fulton may hold the road map for how literacy coaches

House budget would pay for literacy coaches in every elementary school

Efforts to improve literacy among Georgia children could get a big boost if a new state spending plan becomes law.