Georgia News

Class 2A coaching hires: High turnover among private schools

AJC Varsity preseason football rankings: 4 reigning champs start No. 1

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Dublin coach is longest tenured in 2A, closing in on 300 career victories

AJC Varsity Class 2A preseason all-state: Underrated RB among selections

Houses on Sapelo Island tend to be modest cottages and mobile homes. (Justin Taylor for the AJC)

New zoning, same dissatisfaction over law dictating Sapelo Island home size

ICE announces more than 1,200 Georgia arrests

Tyler James Feehan, U.S. soldier killed in Jordan, buried Friday in Georgia

Houston County’s Drew Burress wastes no time showing off his power in the pros

Former Houston County and Georgia Tech star Drew Burress is off to a strong start in Single-A ball for the Oakland Athletics.

Apalachee High School shooter’s father seeks new trial in his novel case

Colin Gray, father of the Apalachee High School shooter, is seeking a new trial after being found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

$185M power equipment facility with 1,400 jobs announced for Georgia

One of the world’s largest engineering and industrial companies announced Friday it will invest $185 million into a new Georgia facility.

The forces that turned Atlanta into a surveillance hub

Erick Erickson: Farmers in South Georgia 'can get him on the phone'

Residents mapped nearly 500 cameras in one Atlanta neighborhood

Let Me Put U On: The Decatur trivia night that turned strangers into family

FDA advisers back unproven peptides despite safety warnings

Inside DeKalb County's $21 million Real Time Crime Center

Angel Reese gives away 1,000 backpacks, investing in Atlanta's next generation

Super 11: Who's next to join Georgia's elite?

Atlanta has tens of thousands of cameras. Finding them is another story.

Why Atlanta Public Schools created a new tactical response team

Debt and shame: Donors pay so students get more than a cheese sandwich

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Make school lunches free in Georgia so children — and their parents — can eat

Georgia does not fund universal school lunches, even though a third of children are food insecure across the Peach State.

Slamdance brings its ‘On the Road’ program to Atlanta

Audiences get the chance to see independent titles.

Georgia lawmakers map out state’s next voting system with eye on 2028

A Republican-dominated panel discussed plans for Georgia's next voting system in time for the 2028 election cycle on Friday.

As more democratic socialists win, the Georgia GOP looks to capitalize

Republican candidates are warning voters of the dangers of what they say is an extreme left-wing ideology as they seek an advantage in November.

Feeding the hungry at First Presbyterian Church in Marietta

Seen at a drive-through food pantry: Lyft tag, landscaping truck, luxury car

Weekly food pantry run by First Presbyterian Church in Marietta gives a glimpse of who might be going hungry in Atlanta suburbs.

Judge in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial resigns to join Atlanta law firm

Chatham County Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley, who handled the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, is joining an Atlanta litigation firm as its first Savannah-based attorney.

How Georgia schools are adapting to AI in the classroom

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AI will shape our children’s world. We can help shape how they meet it.

AI will change how children learn, communicate, solve problems and eventually work. There are some lessons AI cannot teach. Parents must be those teachers.

8th graders’ math scores dip on Georgia test. See your school’s score.

Many Georgia students are not reaching proficiency in math and social studies on state-administered test results.

Water service restored after flood damages North Georgia town, officials say

McCaysville, a town of about 1,000 near the Tennessee border, and the surrounding area were hit by heavy weekend rain, damaging the city's water system.

$80 million grant, matched by company, equals electric buses and jobs

Blue Bird electric school bus voted coolest thing made in Georgia

The bus, manufactured in Fort Valley, beat out runner-up TifTuf Drought Tolerant Bermudagrass.