Georgia News

ICE announces more than 1,200 Georgia arrests

Houses on Sapelo Island tend to be modest cottages and mobile homes. (Justin Taylor for the AJC)

New zoning, same dissatisfaction over law dictating Sapelo Island home size

Tyler James Feehan, U.S. soldier killed in Jordan, buried Friday in Georgia

Houston County’s Drew Burress wastes no time showing off his power in the pros

Apalachee High School shooter’s father seeks new trial in his novel case

$185M power equipment facility with 1,400 jobs announced for Georgia

Debt and shame: Donors pay so students get more than a cheese sandwich

GUEST COLUMN

Make school lunches free in Georgia so children — and their parents — can eat

Slamdance brings its ‘On the Road’ program to Atlanta

Audiences get the chance to see independent titles.

Georgia lawmakers map out state’s next voting system with eye on 2028

A Republican-dominated panel discussed plans for Georgia's next voting system in time for the 2028 election cycle on Friday.

How Georgia schools are adapting to AI in the classroom

GUEST COLUMN

AI will shape our children’s world. We can help shape how they meet it.

AI will change how children learn, communicate, solve problems and eventually work. There are some lessons AI cannot teach. Parents must be those teachers.

The forces that turned Atlanta into a surveillance hub

Erick Erickson: Farmers in South Georgia 'can get him on the phone'

Residents mapped nearly 500 cameras in one Atlanta neighborhood

Let Me Put U On: The Decatur trivia night that turned strangers into family

FDA advisers back unproven peptides despite safety warnings

Inside DeKalb County's $21 million Real Time Crime Center

Angel Reese gives away 1,000 backpacks, investing in Atlanta's next generation

Super 11: Who's next to join Georgia's elite?

Atlanta has tens of thousands of cameras. Finding them is another story.

Why Atlanta Public Schools created a new tactical response team

Judge in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial resigns to join Atlanta law firm

Chatham County Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley, who handled the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, is joining an Atlanta litigation firm as its first Savannah-based attorney.

Feeding the hungry at First Presbyterian Church in Marietta

Seen at a drive-through food pantry: Lyft tag, landscaping truck, luxury car

Weekly food pantry run by First Presbyterian Church in Marietta gives a glimpse of who might be going hungry in Atlanta suburbs.

8th graders’ math scores dip on Georgia test. See your school’s score.

Many Georgia students are not reaching proficiency in math and social studies on state-administered test results.

As more democratic socialists win, the Georgia GOP looks to capitalize

Republican candidates are warning voters of the dangers of what they say is an extreme left-wing ideology as they seek an advantage in November.

Water service restored after flood damages North Georgia town, officials say

McCaysville, a town of about 1,000 near the Tennessee border, and the surrounding area were hit by heavy weekend rain, damaging the city's water system.

$80 million grant, matched by company, equals electric buses and jobs

Blue Bird electric school bus voted coolest thing made in Georgia

The bus, manufactured in Fort Valley, beat out runner-up TifTuf Drought Tolerant Bermudagrass.

Atlanta TV stations could see changes under new FCC rule

An FCC change marks the first time the rule for local TV stations has been modified in more than two decades.

A meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP 2021)

Perseid meteor shower in Georgia: What to know, where to watch

The Perseid meteor shower will peak Aug. 12-13 and line up with a new moon, providing dark skies for better viewing opportunities.

AJC VARSITY

Lithonia football surged in 2025. Now, they are loaded and hungry for more.

The Bulldogs were 10-3 last season, tied for the second-most wins in school history and the most since the 1982 team went 10-2.

AJC Super 11: Who has been named to the 2026 class?

The 42nd AJC Super 11 team will be revealed this week, starting on Tuesday night.