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5 things to know: Kirby Smart begins pillage of Alabama staff

Kirby Smart is bringing some other Alabama coaches with him to Georgia. David Jablonski / 2014 photo

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Kirby Smart is bringing some other Alabama coaches with him to Georgia. David Jablonski / 2014 photo
By Staff reports
Dec 7, 2015

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]

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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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