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

Brian Kemp’s international footprint expands in second term

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

GOP groups ramp up spending to support Mike Collins

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

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

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

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

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Who are Georgia’s fastest high school football players?

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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.

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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.

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

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

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.

Major economic jet engine for Middle Georgia is hiring again

A hiring surge at Robins Air Force Base in Middle Georgia seeks to fill some 600 jobs, most of them civilian positions, in the coming months.

Georgia ranks in the middle in many education categories. Is that a problem?

Georgia tends to rank in the middle on topics like academics, teacher pay and spending, but has made recent steps toward improvement.

Ex-Amazon contractor gets 16 years in prison in $10M Atlanta fraud

A former Amazon contractor was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in federal prison for her involvement in a $10 million Atlanta-area scheme to defraud the company.

Meta must pay millions to Georgia in social media addiction lawsuit

The overall settlement resolves claims by 48 states. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Meta is the first "to come to the table but shouldn't be the last."

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The hate growing in Mike Collins’ own backyard

The Republican U.S. Senate nominee’s son-in-law continues to post troubling social media content. Columnist Patricia Murphy calls on Collins to put a stop to it.

Battery recycling project headed to Georgia with help from $50M federal grant

A new project heading to Georgia will aim to recover and recycle battery scrap material more efficiently, with the help of a $50 million federal grant.

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Douglass coach says players believe ‘they can play with anybody’ after Carver win

Today’s Four Questions interviewee is Douglass coach Stanley Pritchett, whose team defeated Carver of Columbus 28-7.

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Maxwell GHSA playoff projections: 3 teams have better than 50% chance to win it all

While the Maxwell Ratings reflect team strength, the simulation highlights the impact of the season’s structure as defined by games, region alignments and playoff brackets.