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WILD GEORGIA

Hear that? 30 songbird species welcome a new day in spring.

Homeless encampent on Leonard Tate Street SE

GUEST COLUMN

Georgia’s homeless accountability bill is crucial. Gov. Kemp should sign it.

Have a question about the election? Ask the AJC.

Three state legislative special elections head to runoffs

Monday is your last chance to register to vote before the May primary

The money race: House incumbents lead in Georgia, with one exception

Walmart plans to renovate these Georgia stores

GEORGIA DISPATCH

Georgia lost and found: How a phone missing at sea turned up 7 months later.

GUEST COLUMN

Poor attendance at UGA Turning Point event shows JD Vance how America feels

Vice President JD Vance came to University of Georgia's campus in Athens for a Turning Point USA event that drew a less-than-enthusiastic crowd to see him.

Trial set in Midtown shooting suspect’s case

The man accused of fatally shooting one woman and injuring four others at a Midtown medical building in 2023 is scheduled to stand trial in Atlanta in June.

Georgia chef named one of Time100 Most Influential People for 2026

Acclaimed chef Mashama Bailey of The Grey in Savannah and L’Arrêt by The Grey in Paris is honored on Time's annual list of world’s most influential leaders.

Why the Georgia Guidestones still raise questions

The 'busiest airport' title: Who’s challenging Atlanta?

JD Vance defends Trump’s Iran policy, pushes back on Pope Leo remarks during UGA visit

Atlanta’s World Cup 2026 is coming: Learning soccer from scratch

We found out what happened to the Georgia Guidestones

Spaghetti Junction was built to fix Atlanta traffic. So, why is it still a nightmare?

Clock stops on effort for Georgia to ditch daylight saving time

How to make the Masters' signature drink: The Azalea cocktail

'Curiosities of the South': Get a first look at the AJC's new YouTube show

Mixed-use development pitched for aging Sandy Springs office campus

The mixed-use development calls for apartments, single-family attached housing and an office building, as well as 15,300 square feet of retail space, according to a filing.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

JD Vance couldn’t draw a big crowd in Athens

While the rows of empty seats delighted President Donald Trump’s critics on social media, conservative student leaders urged against reading too much into the thin crowd.

GUEST COLUMN

I drove across North Georgia for a year. I learned about people’s job needs.

Goodwill of North Georgia's mobile career center has been traveling the region to help unemployed residents find good jobs and become financially sufficient.

Georgia Democrats take the stage — and play it safe. Here are the takeaways.

Georgia's top Democratic candidates for governor didn't take big swipes at each other during a televised debate just over a month away from the primary.

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AJC VARSITY

Private schools unite to make case against GHSA’s private-only playoff format

Twenty smaller schools are represented in a letter that calls for the GHSA to suspend the Class 3A-A private division.

In football country, Athens Rock Lobsters hockey finds unlikely foothold

The University of Georgia's Bulldogs will always take top billing in Athens. But the Rock Lobsters of the Federal Prospects Hockey League are the hottest new ticket in town.

Sniper Competition Story at Fort Benning

At this sniper competition, ‘death from afar’ is only part of the job

What makes a great sniper? A reporter went to the International Sniper Competition at Georgia's Fort Benning to find out.

Inauguration held for university system chancellor Sonny Perdue

Sonny Perdue announces retirement as head of University System of Georgia

Much of Perdue’s tenure has focused on affordability, graduating students and using state universities as a tool to power Georgia’s economy.

Hyundai battery plant in Georgia set to open months after ICE raid

The battery factory is a joint operation between the Korean carmaker and Korean battery giant LG.

Fighting the lopsided likelihood of black women dying in childbirth

GUEST COLUMN

My daughter, a doctor, studied health inequity. Georgia’s system let her die.

March of Dimes gave Georgia the grade of "F" on its maternal mortality rate. The op-ed author, the mother of a doctor who died after giving birth, calls for accountability.