Obituaries
PHOTOS: Notable Georgians we lost in 2023
Remembering some of the notable metro Atlantans and others with Georgia ties who died in 2023.
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Among notable Georgians who died in 2023 were (top row, from left) Rosalynn Carter, Radcliffe Bailey, Sheila Merritt, Jim Wooten, (bottom row) Terry Maple, Marvin Arrington Sr., Charles Stanley and Christine King Farris. AJC obituary editor Christopher Quinn and digital editor Ron Sirmans have compiled this gallery of more than three dozen metro Atlantans and Georgians whose deaths this year generated news and recollections. You can read their obituaries and others at www.ajc.com/obituaries.
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PHOTOS: Braves fall to Pirates in walk-off fashion
After coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the 8th inning, the Braves fell to the Pirates 4-3 when Pittsburgh scored a run in the bottom of the 9th.
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PHOTOS: Braves beat Pirates in 11 innings
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in extra innings Saturday at PNC Park, 3-2, in the second game of this three-game series.
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PHOTOS: Atlanta Dream take on Indiana Fever
The Atlanta Dream hosted Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in a WNBA preseason game Saturday.
Photos: Rico Wade immortalized with East Point monument
Rico Wade, one-third of production trio Organized Noize, was one of Atlanta’s hip-hop forefathers and one of the city’s most vocal ambassadors.