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Hephzibah ends title drought, but other regions up for grabs after Week 10 upsets

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How Statesboro pulled off its crafty last-minute scoring to defeat Evans

Trump announces $4.2B Audi plant near Macon

Georgia extends gas tax suspension amid elevated pump prices

Did you feel that bang? Early morning implosion razes Chamblee office tower.

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Holy Innocents’ kicks final-minute field goal to clinch region title

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Friday recap: Top 10 teams make history with 58-0 record vs. unranked teams

DOJ to send monitors to 6 Georgia counties with Democratic majorities

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified several left-leaning Georgia counties that it intends to station election monitors on Election Day.

Snapchat settles Georgia couple’s crash lawsuit on eve of trial

The Maynards (plantiffs) allege that Christal McGee told her three passengers right before the crash that she was trying to hit 100 mph, to post it on Snapchat.

What’s as long as 5 football fields? Private docks likely headed to Georgia coast.

State agency to vote on allowing private residential docks up to 1,500 feet long and 6 feet wide on Georgia's coast amid public opposition.

Inside the changing politics of the Black church

Should the pulpit be political? 2819 Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell shares his view.

Lil Jon opens up about grief after the death of his son

Trump invokes Laken Riley's death in attack on Jon Ossoff

Hundreds of Georgia daycares kept quality ratings after serious safety violations

The reason your favorite jeans wear out

We ate our way through the Georgia National Fair. These were the best bites.

Trump falsely claims Ossoff's 2021 Senate win was 'rigged' at Dalton rally

From baggy jeans to rhinestones: Hip-hop’s denim legacy

Collins uses closing statement to argue Ossoff doesn't put Georgia first

3 questions ahead of Donald Trump’s Georgia rally

A last-minute switch by Rick Jackson, lingering Republican tensions and sluggish early voting add intrigue to Saturday’s rally.

Mitsubishi to spend $490M, add 220 jobs in Georgia power turbine expansion

Mitsubishi Power Systems announced plans Friday to double its production capacity at a power turbine factory near Savannah amid AI demand. The Georgia facility opened in 2010.

Spooked by candy prices? Georgia residents get creative for trick-or-treaters

With chocolate prices soaring, Georgia residents are swapping sweets, shopping for bargains and finding creative ways to keep trick-or-treaters happy.

Jon Ossoff says he won’t run for president. Georgia Democrats have other ideas.

The latest AJC poll asks likely Georgia voters how they would feel about Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Brian Kemp and Marjorie Taylor Greene running for president.

Friday is the final day to request a mail ballot in Georgia

Friday is the final day to request an absentee ballot for the 2026 midterms in Georgia. Here's what voters need to know.

Feds seek 14-year sentence for First Liberty leader as supporters urge leniency

Federal regulators last year accused First Liberty of operating a $140 million Ponzi scheme that targeted conservative and faith-based investors across Georgia and beyond.

Mail voting plummets in Georgia even as early voting turnout shatters records

Mail voting is plunging in Georgia even as early voting soars. Meanwhile, new polling shows nearly one in four Georgians lack confidence in the upcoming midterms.

Two charged with helping notorious con artist escape from federal prison

Federal authorities have arrested two people accused of helping con artist Arthur Lee Cofield escape from prison. Their arrests could signify the first break in the case.

Early voting surges in Georgia suburbs. Rural counties tell another story.

Democratic and Republican strongholds around Atlanta are posting big gains over 2022. But many rural counties are struggling to keep pace.

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Doyle Orange, star at Waycross in ’60s, on how integration gave him opportunity

Doyle Orange will be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame on Saturday at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.