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5 things to know: Did Georgia man win half a million by being 'Alone'?

Alan Kay of Blairsville competed for $500,000, in hopes of outlasting nine other men in the wilderness of Vancouver Island on the new History survivalist show "Alone."

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Alan Kay of Blairsville competed for $500,000, in hopes of outlasting nine other men in the wilderness of Vancouver Island on the new History survivalist show "Alone."
By Staff reports
Aug 21, 2015

Five things to know for Friday, August 21:

1. Did Blairsville survivalist and corrections officer Alan Kay outlast a 22-year-old to win the first season of History's "Alone" and bring home $500,000? [Read Rodney Ho's blog to find out]

2. The Freedom From Religion Foundation charged Georgia Tech with holding policies that "fail to properly protect your student athletes' rights of conscience and pose a high degree of risk of discrimination." [Read the full story here]

3. Bobbi Kristina Brown's companion Nick Gordon has returned to social media for the first time since Brown's death in late July. [Read Jennifer Brett's story to see what he posted]

4. A Cobb County grand jury indicted former DeKalb County judge on charges that she lied to state investigators. [Read the full story here]

5. Miss those near-90 temps? You're in luck today. Also, take an umbrella. [See the full forecast here]

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