Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. Polaris Marketing Group, an Atlanta-based firm, said it is "disgusted" by the actions of a former employee, whose Facebook picture featuring the African-American child of a coworker went viral after it sparked numerous derogatory comments. [Read more]

2. Lawyer Tony Axam has been in the thick of some of the most high-profile court cases in Atlanta history. But Axam stopped practicing law altogether on Monday when the Georgia Supreme Court accepted his surrender of his law license — an act tantamount to disbarment. [Read more]

3. A man doused himself in gasoline and was threatening to set himself on fire from the top of a MARTA bridge Monday morning. But police and firefighters were able to get the man down uninjured through a combination of water and bean bags. [Read more]

4. Can Lee May still lead? A new corruption report casts doubt on the DeKalb CEO's ethics and competence. [Read more]

5.  Rain rain, go away: Tonight's chance of showers are pretty low. [Get the complete forecast]

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An aerial image shows part of John A. White Park taken on Wednesday, July 4, 2025, where the City of Atlanta plans to build new trails as part of the citywide Trails ATL plan. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

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