Five things to know the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 21:

1. Thomas Brown, Georgia's running backs coach, will join Mark Richt's staff at Miami. [What other staff has Mark Richt taken with him to Miami?]

2. An Alpharetta executive has plead guilty to a trading scheme that made him and dozens of others $100 million. [More on how the accused were able to use hacked press releases in their scheme]

3. Billy Graham's son has said that he will be abandoning the GOP. [More on his reasons for leaving the Republican Party]

4. Authorities are now saying that a man killed by Douglas deputies was possibly attempting to help them. [More on what officials are saying about the shooting]

5. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Does it feel like it? [Get your full Atlanta area weather forecast]

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The city of Brookhaven's mayor and City Council last week decided to remove the colored panes of glass from the dome of Brookhaven's new City Centre after residents objected to the brightness of the colors, seen here Friday, June 27, 2025. (Reed Williams/AJC)

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