Georgia News

How the new top 10 teams in each classification fared in Week 1

Newton coach explains how study of one African animal helped his team win in OT

Top surprises of Week 1: Upsets, strong starts and 3 losses by defending champs

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

AJC VARSITY

Friday night football wrap-up: 3 reigning champs lose on first full night of games

Gov. Kemp picks Stan Wise to replace GOP regulator who stepped down early

Gov. Kemp picks familiar face to replace PSC regulator who stepped down early

We answer questions about the Okefenokee, Georgia’s first World Heritage site

Jon Richt aiming for bounce-back season at Prince Avenue

Delta and Aeromexico’s joint venture preserved after court order

A U.S. appeals court overturned the Trump administration’s order following legal action from the two carriers.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Mike Collins’ son-in-law sparks fresh outrage online

As the Republican U.S. Senate nominee tries to put the furor over his son-in-law's extremist posts behind him, David Alan Scheer II continues to stir online outrage.

Georgia Democrats bring in out-of-state stars to push affordability message

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, and his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, campaigned for lieutenant governor nominee Josh McLaurin.

Researcher accessed Flock cameras that had no passwords

Why most banana pudding doesn't taste like banana

Two rescued beluga whales settle into new home at Georgia Aquarium

Which U.S. cities have the most surveillance cameras?

Let Me Put U On: The journaling habit that helped me better understand myself

This city trusted Flock Safety. Now residents are sounding the alarm.

Atlanta paid former city clerk nearly $1 million. Where did the work go?

What is Flock Safety and why are its cameras everywhere?

Let Me Put U On: "ATLiens" made being different cool

Frank Rubio, a NASA astronaut, is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft minutes after he and Roscosmos cosmonauts landed near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Rubio safely returned to Earth after spending 371 days in space, a record in spaceflight for American astronauts. He will return to orbit next year aboard the Orion spacecraft. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via The New York Times)

He delivered 100 Georgia babies. Soon, he’ll return to space on Artemis III.

Artemis III astronaut Frank Rubio, also a doctor and a helicopter pilot, served at Georgia's Fort Benning and Hunter Army Airfield before notching a U.S. space trip record.

Why Bottoms and Jackson are trying to ‘out-ethics’ each other

The Democratic and Republican candidates for governor are floating expansive ethics overhauls amid increasing scrutiny of their own records.

Longtime GOP utility regulator to leave post early

This year’s Public Service Commission races have drawn heightened attention after Democrats flipped two seats on the five-member panel last year.

Charter plans to establish Southeast offices in Atlanta after Cox deal

Charter and Cox have said that together they will be bigger and better able to compete in an evolving marketplace.

Analyzing the background of the 98 new GHSA football coaches

There were 98 new head coaches hired in Georgia high school football between last season and this one, but that's not a record. It's not even the high number since 2020.

Erk Russell Classic coach names his players that embody legendary coach’s spirit

Wheeler County coach Thomas Smith will lead his top-10 Class A team into its season-opener against Portal on Saturday in Statesboro.

Coming soon to rural Georgia: Thousands more acres of new solar projects

Three new energy projects could cover thousands more acres of rural Georgia with solar panels.

AJC VARSITY

McEachern’s ‘big-time player’ Casey Barner shows off 5-star talent in win

“Big-time players step up in big-time games, and he’s a really big-time player,” McEachern coach Kareem Reid says.

A WaHo taco? Popular diner tests out new menu items.

Waffle House, the iconic 24-hour Southern diner, is dabbling in another comfort food — the beloved taco.

GUEST COLUMN

Flock camera resistance is just the beginning. Let’s avoid a ‘1984′ scenario.

More cities are rejecting Flock cameras because of concerns over privacy, errors, wrongful arrests and abuse. The solution is to regulate the mass surveillance industry.