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Tom Murphy (1924-2007) was Georgia's House Speaker for 28 years, the longest tenure for a Speaker in any state legislature. He served during the terms of five governors: Jimmy Carter, George Busbee, Joe Frank Harris, Zell Miller, and Roy Barnes. (Photo and capsule: New Georgia Encyclopedia)

The king of the Georgia House — and the lessons Tom Murphy left behind

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UNESCO designation is one piece of a larger strategy for saving the Okefenokee

UNESCO's designation of World Heritage Site for the Okefenokee swamp opens opportunities to grow ecotourism, create jobs and preserve the habitat.

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Football is back: Live updates from Falcons camp, including Tua and Penix

Training camp for the Atlanta Falcons opens Wednesday with the first practices at Flowery Branch.

Hebron defensive back Jai’lil Goley (left) intercepts the ball over East Jackson wide receiver Brady Saunders on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Hebron Christian Academy. Goley intercepted six passes and made 29 solo tackles last season. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

Georgia Power 100 defensive backs: 2 highly rated junior prospects top 10 best

Check out the top linebackers ahead of the 2026 high school football season, with the AJC Varsity’s rollout of the Georgia Power 100.

Judge sentences Apalachee school shooter Colt Gray to life without parole

Do more cameras mean less crime? The evidence isn't clear.

Let Me Put U On: Why liner notes still matter in the streaming era

Privacy or public safety? Atlantans debate life under 60,000 cameras.

The moment the Okefenokee became Georgia's first World Heritage Site

Why you can't access surveillance data collected about you in Georgia

Rick Jackson pledges an extra $1,000 for Georgia children if elected governor

A robot dog patrols an Atlanta apartment instead of a human security guard

Why UATL’s K'Mari Greene thinks everyone should listen to SZA’s 'Ctrl'

Strange ‘Santa Is Watching You’ signs leave Atlantans guessing

A Georgia ticket broker must pay $300,000 to the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that it used illegal means to purchase and resell at high profits millions of dollars’ worth of tickets to live events. Among the shows included in the allegations was a concert by Metallica at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 2025. The band is shown here playing in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Georgia firm faces FTC fine for reselling tickets to Megan Moroney, Metallica

The FTC alleged Elite Events and Tickets regularly circumvented security measures and other controls that restricted the number of tickets they could acquire.

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This Georgia woman made Forbes’ Self-Made 250. Here’s how she did it.

Marcia Taylor has built Bennett into a trucking and logistics giant over half a century.

Alleged serial rapist pleas XXX in DeKalb. Cases in other counties remain open.

DeKalb DA wants ‘biased’ judge off all criminal cases

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston says Superior Court Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith has “demonstrated repeated and undeniable prejudice against me and my office.”

A masked immigration agent asks LaGrange resident Alex Orellana for identification in this screenshot taken from a livestream posted on Facebook on July 7, 2026. (Courtesy of Alex Orellana)

Georgia immigrant communities ‘on heightened alert’ as ICE arrests increase

Georgia residents say they are filming immigration enforcement to inform their communities. ICE says it’s better to not get involved.

OpenAI pledges $71 million for Georgia college students to use AI platform

OpenAI is offering each Georgia college student a $100 credit to use the Codex program.

From left, Everton Blair and Marcye Scott. (Melissa Golden; Courtesy of Marcye Scott)

Blair, Scott advance to runoff in 13th Congressional District special election

Democrats Marcye Scott and Everton Blair have advanced to an August runoff in the special election in Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Apalachee High School shooter gets life without parole

“You wrote, ‘I want to make history. I want people to remember the pain I caused.’ And there you succeed,” the judge said when delivering Colt Gray’s sentence.

The hottest spot in Georgia this summer? Savannah’s cargo container docks.

Shipping volume at Georgia's ports surged in June, bringing traffic almost flush with previous fiscal year, but outlook for coming months is 'fuzzy,' according to ports CEO.

Scorching temps prompt heat advisory before school starts next week in Atlanta

North Georgia and much of the rest of the state are in for heat index values exceeding 105 degrees and several thunderstorms Tuesday.

Former city of Atlanta executive Mitzi Bickers (left), pictured outside federal court in Atlanta in 2022, has had her clemency request denied by President Donald Trump. Bickers was convicted in 2022 of bribery and other charges in a City Hall corruption case. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Trump denies Mitzi Bickers’ clemency bid in Atlanta bribery case

President Donald Trump denied the clemency request of Mitzi Bickers, a former city of Atlanta executive convicted of taking around $3 million in bribes from city contractors.