1. South Georgia storm damage 'phenomenal,' official says. State Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens on Tuesday estimated that this weekend's South Georgia storms did at least $100 million worth of damage. He took both aerial and ground tours of the major areas hit by the killer tornadoes. [Read more]
2. Former Falcon not running from Super Bowl memory. Eugene Robinson was an accomplished NFL player. But when most people hear his name, they think of his arrest for soliciting an undercover police officer who was posing as a prostitute the night before the Falcons' Super Bowl appearance against the Denver Broncos in 1999. [Read more]
3. Mourners say goodbye to Bishop Eddie Long. Lines of mourners — and those simply curious — went to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday for a public viewing for Bishop Eddie L. Long, who died Jan. 15 of cancer at age 63. His funeral is Wednesday. [Read more]
4. AJC confirms new details on casino legislation. A compromise to legalize casinos in Georgia would allow two gaming "destination resorts" — one in Atlanta and one in either Savannah, Columbus or Augusta. [Read more]
5. Atlanta-filmed "Hidden Figures" up for best picture. The movie, which tells the story of three African-American women working as mathematicians for NASA in the 1960s, is just one of Atlanta's connections in this year's crop of Oscar nominees. [Read more]
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