Five things to know on Monday, December 7:

1. It's official: The head football coach at the University of Georgia is Kirby Smart. [Get all the details here | who else is leaving Alabama to join Smart]

2. Former President Jimmy Carter said Sunday his cancer is gone. [Jill Vejnoska has details from Carter's latest MRI | watch Carter tells his church the good news]

3. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola pulled an ad from its YouTube channel after complaints  it was culturally insensitive. [See the ad and read the complaint here]

4. If you're interested in photography and National Geographic, head to Fernbank today for the exhibit, "Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment." [Get details on this event and three others you can do today]

5. Heading outside today? [Check your full Atlanta area weather forecast here]

Bonus content

For the remainder of the year, we'll give you a link to some of the biggest stories of 2015. Check out our Over the Line series on police shootings.

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC