1. Mercer student fatally shot outside Bibb County convenience store.
Police said Mercer student Jibri Bryan, of Savannah, was one of two people shot Tuesday at a Flash Foods on Forsyth Street. Bryan was a graduate student at Mercer. University President William D. Underwood said the schol's community is grieving the tragic death of a student who had been part of the university's family for six years. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bryan family," Underwood said. Read more.
Legendary Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski did not travel with his team for the first time Tuesday night since 1995. Duke faced Tech without their coach after he felt under the weather and was taken to Duke University Hospital, where a physician advised he stay home. A press release said Krzyzewski should return to the team soon. Read more.
3. Cam Newton's gift: winning amid storm.
There are two ways an athlete with celebrity status can go when they're dodging fireballs. One is to be reduced to a pile of ashes. The other is what Cam Newton is doing. If the Carolina Panthers lose Sunday's Super Bowl against Denver, it won't be because Newton was crushed from the attention given every narrative about his existence. Like it or not, he is the NFL's best player today. Read more.
4. Brandon Astor Jones waits while lawyers try to stop execution.
Brandon Astor Jones, the oldest man on Georgia's death row, continued to wait in a holding cell a few steps from the state's execution chamber as the appointed time of his death, 7 p.m., passed. There were a flurry of court filings in the final hours today as his attorneys rushed to stop his execution for the 1979 murder of Roger Tackett, who managed a Tenneco convenience store and gas station in Cobb County. Read more.
5. Garnishmen bill gains traction in Georiga Senate.
Senate Bill 255, passed on Tuesday, would require creditors to inform debtors that money originating from Social Security benefits, welfare and workers' compensation is off-limits. The bill would also provide more notice about how people can reclaim money that is taken improperly, as well as to speed up the process. Read more.
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