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Friday night recap: 22 top-10 teams lose; Newton, Sandy Creek post big wins

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East Paulding defense keeps it close, late score secures win vs. ranked 7A team

GUEST COLUMN

Patchwork Dollywood bear reminds me of Dolly Parton’s faith, grit and talent

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Rockdale County-Heritage football game not played because of pregame incident

Lawmakers to consider property tax relief for scores of Georgia communities

Warnock blasts OpenAI, Effingham for doing data center deal ‘in the dark’

Four measles cases confirmed at Georgia daycare

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Mother-daughter coaching duo to face off for first time: ‘Don’t go easy on me’

Georgia officials detect new, potentially devastating invasive insect

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced the state’s first confirmed detection of the pasture mealybug at a turf grass business in southwest Decatur County.

OPINION

Meet Charlie Bailey, Jon Ossoff’s pick to flip control of Georgia in 2026

The AJC's Patricia Murphy talks with Democratic Party of Georgia Chair Charlie Bailey about this year's elections.

Brian Kemp’s international footprint expands in second term

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was in Chile and Peru this week, meeting with business executives and officials. In his second term, Kemp has traveled far more than in his first,

What makes a restaurant one of Atlanta’s 50 best?

New York has more cameras. So why is Atlanta more surveilled?

Student loan defaults are soaring. Georgia has one of the nation's highest rates.

Keisha Lance Bottoms opens up about the adoption journey that shaped her family

Does Flock Safety have a transparency problem?

Why most banana pudding doesn't taste like banana

Residents raised concerns after Flock employees accessed community center cameras

Two rescued beluga whales settle into new home at Georgia Aquarium

Researcher accessed Flock cameras that had no passwords

U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins will join industry leaders for an infrastructure-focused roundtable

GOP groups ramp up spending to support Mike Collins

Groups affiliated with the Republican Party have pledged to spend at least $59 million in Georgia in hopes of helping U.S. Rep. Mike Collins unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff.

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County championships are fun, but not as common as they could be

There are only two games this season that match the two best teams, with both being ranked in the top 10, from the same county playing each other voluntarily this season.

Walmart announces $1.3B fulfillment center with 1,000 jobs in North Georgia

The world’s largest retailer announced Thursday it is building a new fulfillment center in a small North Georgia city in Franklin County.

Nuclear politics: Kemp, Granholm host dueling victory parties at Vogtle

Georgia Power deal to power OpenAI data center is approved, with some fine print

Staff for Georgia’s top utility regulator approved Georgia Power’s deal to power a $20 billion OpenAI data center, while also spelling out new ratepayer protections.

Who are Georgia’s fastest high school football players?

Here are Georgia’s fastest football players based on their times in the finals of the GHSA meet at the University of Georgia.

GHSA’s new football coordinator names his two biggest fears

Today’s Four Questions interviewee is GHSA associate director and football supervisor Jasper Jewell, who has been on the job since April.

Dolly Parton and Zell Miller shared more than a love of country music

Miller became a huge Parton fan. Not long after he was elected governor in 1990, he called the country music legend with an idea.

3 schools take the lead among Georgia teams in national rankings

Buford, Carrollton and Thomas County Central have separated themselves from the other Georgia teams in the national high school football polls.

Georgia State’s Center Parc Stadium hosts three GHSA football games during the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic

A look at the top 10 Georgia high school football Week 2 games

The best matchups this week in Georgia high school football's Week 2 feature some opponents with a lot of history, and some that have never faced off before.

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Here’s an all-century team based on Georgia’s top-rated recruits

A look at Georgia's all-century football team using 247Sports Composite rankings, featuring stars such as Trevor Lawrence, Travis Hunter and Caleb Downs.