Five things to know Thursday, Jan. 28:
1. A DeKalb County high school principal has been accused of making racist comments to school staff. [Ty Tagami has the story here]
2. Athens police charged a UGA student with damaging at least 11 cars near campus. [Lauren Freeman has the details here]
3. A chase down the interstate ends with a trooper shot, the gunman dead and traffic snarled for hours. [Tyler Estep has more on this story]
4. Now that Chipper Jones is back with the Braves, he's returning to Atlanta. [Carroll Rogers Walton has the story]
5. You likely won't see much of the sun today. But will it rain? [Get your Atlanta-area forecast here]
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