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Lowndes, with 3 shutouts, leads state in fewest points allowed per game

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Georgia’s Democratic Socialists are getting harder to ignore

DAVID PLAZAS

Patricia Murphy’s take on Democratic Socialists of America galvanizes readers

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As GOP weighs Senate map, Mike Collins fights to stay in the mix

Chatham County changes election leaders weeks ahead of midterms

Columbia’s Top 10 win earns AJC Varsity Team of the Week honor

Italian tiremaker plans $1.2B plant expansion with 1,000 jobs in Georgia

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8 new teams take lead in Improvement Tracker

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Class 7A Carrollton leads state in scoring average through Week 5

Class 7A schools Carrollton, Valdosta and Newton lead the state in scoring average through Week 5 of the regular season.

Rick Jackson drops lawsuits against Burt Jones as he seeks rival’s endorsement

Jackson and Jones filed lawsuits against each other amid a bitter primary battle as both sought the Republican nomination for Georgia governor.

TAYLOR CROFT

I reported on the Apalachee school shooting. Here’s why I felt conflicted.

The AJC reporter who covered the Apalachee High School shooting trial reflects on balancing the public service aspect of her role and the humanity of the tragedy.

Can Democratic Socialism expand beyond metro Atlanta?

Ask Atlanta: Does ‘Made in America’ still matter to shoppers?

Only true Hillman scholars will ace this ‘A Different World’ quiz

Georgia governor’s race: Where Bottoms and Jackson stand on data centers

Can the South bring denim manufacturing back?

Why ICE arrests are rising across Georgia

The last looms weaving selvedge denim in America

Mike Collins and Rick Jackson are running two very different Republican campaigns

Let Me Put U On: The ‘Jesus Saves’ sign watching over Atlanta

How public records can help uncover Flock misuse

2-way players, kicker lead the way in AJC Varsity top performances from Week 5

Action from two-way players who piled up yardage and tackles, and a kicker who hit five field goals in one game lead the AJC Varsity top performances from Week 5.

These Georgia schools ace U.S. News college rankings

Several Georgia colleges and universities rank first in some U.S. News & World Report college rankings.

Georgia Power nuclear reactors to get huge face-lift, paid partly by Google

Google, a major data center operator, has agreed to pay a premium for that new electricity as part of a new program to upgrade four nuclear reactors in Georgia.

Black, gay and young, Everton Blair finds a warm welcome in Washington

U.S. Rep. Everton Blair Jr., D-Lilburn, has been celebrated for being Georgia's first openly gay member of Congress. He is also the delegation's youngest member.

Westlake’s offensive line paves path for 751 yards in high-scoring victory

Westlake is 5-0, averaging 50.4 points per game, 323.8 yards rushing, 250.2 yards passing. Westlake's offensive line is the AJC Varsity/GHSF Daily Offensive Line of the Week.

OpenAI’s massive Georgia data center project faces legal challenges

The Southern Environmental Law Center, a large nonprofit, filed a lawsuit challenging OpenAI's giant planned data center in coastal Georgia's Effingham County.

Paramount antitrust settlement: What it means for Warner deal and Atlanta

The settlement removes a major obstacle for a multibillion-dollar deal that will stitch together two of Hollywood’s largest studios.

GUEST COLUMN

Georgia’s Meta settlement should go to nurturing and healing children

The $17 billion Meta settlement should be spent on mental health support for children and paying for aftershool and summer school programs to create community for children.

A patient has their blood drawn at a medical facility in Miami, Jan. 8, 2026. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/The New York Times)

A1C explained: What’s behind the number and why it matters

More than one-third of Georgia adults have prediabetes, and most don’t know it. Here’s what your A1C number means and why it matters.

Military drone boat maker moves at ‘speed of war’ with Georgia facility

Blue Ops' Georgia presence is quickly growing as demand increases for its autonomous boats amid global conflicts and skyrocketing military budgets for cutting-edge drones.