5 things to know: Man who put Confederate flag on black...

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1. Man who put Confederate flag on black soldier memorial says he was misunderstood: The flag was draped over the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment memorial for more than an hour before it was taken down by a passerby Sunday. [Read more]

2. 23,000 pot plants, valued at $100M, seized in Middle Ga.: Pot farmers probably don't use traditional agricultural phrases like "bumper crop" — but if they did, they'd be talking about the massive harvest that authorities seized last week in Middle Georgia. [Read more]

3. 150 cars waving Confederate flags drive through Dalton: A group of at least 150 vehicles drove through Dalton on Sunday waving Confederate flags — a spectacle documented in a YouTube video that has garnered national media attention. [Read more]

4. Atlanta City Hall lights up in rainbow colors after marriage ruling: In honor of the court's ruling in favor of marriage equality, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced Monday that City Hall will be illuminated in rainbow colors each evening until Thursday. [Read more]

5. Ex-Atlanta Falcons DE John Abraham wanted on battery charge: Abraham, who allegedly gave a "business associate … a bloody nose," is wanted by Brookhaven police on a charge of misdemeanor battery. [Read more]

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