1. Missing children reported in Clayton County. Sheriff's officials are asking for the public's help in locating two children that went missing from a home in the Riverdale area. According to authorities, Adormi Harris, 11, and Amani Turner, 3, were last seen around 11 p.m. Thursday at a home on Sterling Ridge Drive. [Read here]

2. Governor's race heats up. Georgia's race for governor is expected to formally kick off within weeks, but the emerging contest is still shrouded in mystery. Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Democratic House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams are all but guaranteed to enter the 2018 race, likely after the legislative session ends. [Read here] 

3. It's St. Patrick's Day. More Georgians claim ancestry in Ireland than any specific foreign land other than England, according to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. About 800,000 people in Georgia reported having Irish heritage, according to the five-year estimates from the Census' American Community Survey released just last year. [Read here] 

4. Chilly now, high 60s later. Get ready to ride a weather roller coaster Friday. Metro Atlanta was hit with a freeze warning and temps in the 30s before sunrise, according to Channel 2 Action News. But by the end of the day, temps are expected to rebound to the upper 60s. [Read here] 

5. Atlanta United's Saturday game is another sellout. Atlanta United is reporting that Saturday's home game against the Chicago Fire is a sellout. With 45,000 tickets sold for the 4 p.m. game, it brings the MLS expansion team's two-game total to more than 100,000 tickets sold. [Read here] 

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