North Cobb plans to debut new addition

North Cobb High School will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new ninth-grade academy at 9 a.m. Aug. 11. The 40 classroom, $13.4 million addition and renovation features a separate facility for incoming freshman and updates to the main campus. Freshman orientation will be held the same day from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Information: www.cobbk12.org/NorthCobb

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Gilded Age tycoons built Jekyll’s doomed golf course. It’s been resurrected.

Jekyll Island's historic golf course, Great Dunes, was designed by Walter Travis in the Gilded Age. It reopens Nov. 1 on Georgia's coast after a painstaking restoration.

Embattled Fulton judge sued over woman’s ‘illegal’ jailing

While facing possible removal from the bench, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela Williams has been sued by a young woman she jailed during a divorce hearing.

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A miserable loss leaves even less reason to believe in Falcons, Morris

Falcons coach Raheem Morris was accountable for the team's failures after a 34-10 loss to Miami, but that isn't enough if this team wants to make the postseason.