1. Check out new photos from inside Braves' Suntrust Park. The stadium will be one of the few in Major League Baseball to face a southerly direction. The park is set to open for the 2017 season. [Read more]
2. Carrollton lawmaker on Nathan Deal: 'And we're going to be stuck with him for two more stinking years.' In the last 48 hours, Gov. Nathan Deal has absorbed a great deal of right-flank criticism for his veto of a bill to permit concealed weaponry on public university campuses. But none of the barbs has been as sharp – or public – as that which left the mouth of Kevin Cooke, a Carrollton Republican, on Wednesday. [Read more]
3. Closure of south security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson could mean even longer lines. A three-week closure of a security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has begun, and could cause even longer lines to get through screening. [Read more]
4. Delays remain at Spaghetti Junction after truck accident on I-85 ramp. The I-85 southbound ramp to I-285 westbound reopened Thursday afternoon in DeKalb County after an overturned tractor-trailer blocked traffic, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center. [Read more]
5. Computer glitches undermine school tests, officials waive results. The Georgia Board of Education voted Thursday to waive implications of the recent state Milestones tests for some students. [Read more]
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