1. Sonny Perdue is Trump's choice for agriculture secretary. President-elect Donald Trump picked former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday to be his agriculture secretary, tapping a veterinarian-turned-politician who was the state's first Republican governor in more than a century to lead the sprawling department. [Read here]
2. Fulton County has "chronically failing" schools increase. Fulton County Schools had the largest increase in the number of "chronically failing" schools in metro Atlanta, with six added to the latest list and two removed, for a net increase of four. [Read here]
3. Deputy says Macon woman who shot teen used racial slurs. Elisabeth Cannon was arrested Monday night on charges of aggravated assault in connection with shooting 15-year-old Vernon Marcus Jr., who was walking past her house just before 8 p.m., investigators told the Macon Telegraph. [Read here]
4. All sorts of odds set for Falcons game. The most likely Super Bowl LI matchup at this point is Falcons vs. Patriots, according to the oddsmakers at SportsBettingDime.com. [Read here]
5. 3 killed in chase through 2 Georgia counties. Three people died in a crash after leading deputies on a chase through two counties early Thursday, the Georgia State Patrol said. Banks County deputies tried to stop someone for speeding, but the driver kept going, troopers told Channel 2 Action News. [Read here]
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