Georgia News

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

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

TAYLOR CROFT

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

2-way players, kicker lead the way in 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.

Can the South bring denim manufacturing back?

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

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

The last looms weaving selvedge denim in America

Why ICE arrests are rising across Georgia

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

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

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Georgia State Capitol through the Nathan Deal Judicial Center

Georgia’s center of political gravity is shifting toward Atlanta. Why it matters.

Metro Atlanta is poised to wield more power over Georgia’s politics and policy regardless of who wins in November.

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Want your voice heard at work? This Atlanta marketing exec explains how.

Kristine Sickels draws insights from her long career in marketing at Newell Brands, as well as her new ventures, for her upcoming book.

MacKenzee “Z” Williams has a basketball offer from Memphis and a flag football offer from Eastern Michigan. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

Woodward Academy senior is first Flag Football Player of the Week

In two victories last week, MacKenzee ‘Z’ Williams had five receptions for 107 yards and three touchdowns.

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A breakdown of how all ranked GHSA football teams fared in Week 5

1. (1) Buford (4-0)...