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Kemp issues state of emergency as Georgia preps for Hurricane Isaias’ impact

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GHSA stat leaders: Coach says don’t hold schedule against state’s No. 1 rusher

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (left) and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins will meet Thursday for their first head-to-head debate. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Can Collins change the race? 5 things to watch in Georgia’s Senate debate.

Donald Trump’s visit spotlights GOP’s last major foothold in Cobb County

Trump eyes return to Georgia ahead of November midterms

VOTER VOICES

8 Black men paint starkly different pictures of Georgia’s midterm elections

2 of the top 10 GHSA football games this week moved to Thursday

Georgia could owe HBCU $603 million. A team of lawyers intends to collect.

A group is suing the state of Missouri, saying it has underfunded Lincoln University, which could pave the way for more money to other HBCUs, including Fort Valley State.

Then-Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a 9 p.m. curfew on May 30, 2020, as protests continued for a second day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Crime roiled Atlanta during COVID. Its fallout has shaped governor’s race.

Keisha Lance Bottoms' leadership of Atlanta during the pandemic has been under scrutiny because of a spike in violent crime.

Inside Rick Jackson’s pivot from Donald Trump and to Brian Kemp

The Republican nominee for governor ran close to President Donald Trump during the primary. Now, he's moving closer to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, whom he hopes to succeed.

Why Japanese selvedge denim became a global obsession

Bottoms and Jackson debate spotlights divide over Flock cameras

Atlanta's best pumpkin spice latte? We put 5 PSLs to the test.

Rick Jackson, Keisha Lance Bottoms clash over National Guard, federal role in Georgia elections

How an Atlanta couple is inspiring the next generation of young chefs

Georgia governor's race: Where Bottoms and Jackson stand on immigration

Inside the last large-scale selvedge denim mill in America

Georgia's best high school athletic programs compete for AJC Varsity Crown

How a Georgia mill helped launch Japan's denim industry

Inside Rick Jackson’s pivot from Donald Trump and to Brian Kemp

The Republican nominee for governor ran close to President Donald Trump during the primary. Now, he's moving closer to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, whom he hopes to succeed.

Georgia data center’s rush to build a pop-up power plant raises concern

State fines companies for ‘pop-up’ power plants for data center

VoltaGrid and Serverfarm have agreed to pay $11,500 and $31,000 for building dozens of gas engines at the site in Covington.

100226 KIPP Atlanta v North Cobb Christian football

9 Georgia high school football teams allowing 7 points or less through Week 7

Class 2A’s Commerce, Jeff Davis and Screven County are each allowing 6.8 points per game. That’s tied for sixth best in any classification.

New details in Georgia mass shooting: 10 of 35 injured had no gunshot wounds

Ten of the 35 injured at Georgia mass shooting in Vienna suffered non-gunshot wounds as some were hit by cars while fleeing, others were trampled and one ran into tree limb.

UPS rolls out new shipping option for high-value or sensitive deliveries

UPS has invested heavily in adding new capabilities and digital tools over the past few years, as commerce has become more digital and complex.

Macon native Carrie Preston found her dream role in CBS’ ‘Elsbeth’

Carrie Preston talks to the AJC about growing up in Macon and landing the lead role on CBS' "Elsbeth."

AJC VARSITY

32 GHSA football teams are still undefeated. Here’s how that stands in history.

Only Jackson County is undefeated with its current record (6-0) for the first time.

5 takeaways from the Georgia governor debate

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson faced off in likely their only debate ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

2 girls walked into the woods in 1976. The kidnapper is still on death row.

Virgil Presnell is Georgia’s longest-serving death row inmate after killing a young girl 50 years ago. His other Atlanta kidnapping victim still lives with the consequences.

PATRICIA MURPHY

Donald who? Jackson moves on from being ‘Trump’s favorite governor.’

The biggest news to come out of Tuesday's night's gubernatorial debate was the name that was hardly mentioned — President Donald Trump’s.