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7 things to know today: Man carries loaded AR-15 through Atlanta airport, Charles Barkley gives back, more
“You never know where something might happen,” said Cooley, posing here with his daughter at the airport.
1. "It shouldn't matter what I carry, just that I choose to carry.": The man says he carried his gun through the terminal when he and his wife went to drop his daughter off for her flight. He says he knew he wasn't breaking any rules because he has a full understanding of Georgia's gun laws. [Read more]
2. Charles Barkley gives back: Charles Barkley revealed Tuesday that he plans to give $1 million to Morehouse College and $1 million to the Wounded Warrior Project. [Read more]
3. Sheriff Victor Hill headed to Israel: “He had a pre-planned trip. I don’t really sign off on it,” Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter said. [Read more]
4. UGA QB battle is “over with” when Jacob Eason arrives, says recruit: The prospect is Mecole Hardman, and he’s a 4-star receiver from Elbert County High School. [Read more]
5. Ex-Falcon Shembo considered fleeing country after dog’s death: Shembo turned himself in Friday evening after police charged him with aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s Yorkshire terrier. [Read more]
6. Youth pastor charged with raping teenage girl: The man met the victim, then 16, when she became involved in a youth church program where he was serving as a youth group leader and, later, as a youth pastor, according to the criminal complaint. [Read more]
7. Honey Boo Boo clan celebrates the family’s first high school graduate: Honey Boo Boo’s sister Jessica has made everyone proud, becoming the first member of the middle Georgia family to earn a high school diploma. [Read more]
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