1. Georgia lawmaker withdraws bills and receives ridicule from fellow lawmaker after making KKK comments. Rep. Tommy Benton, R-Jefferson, said he has pulled his name from three pieces of controversial legislation after his comments about slavery, the Ku Klux Klan and the Civil War drew national attention. [Read more.] Sen. Josh McKoon also condemned Benton's remarks without naming him Monday. [Read more]
2. Young journalist, due to start dream job in Atlanta, dies. A 32-year-old journalist set to begin a reporting job with CNN.com in Atlanta died Sunday after going into cardiac arrest while being treated for a staph infection in his kidneys, according to the National Association of Black Journalists. [Read more.]
3. Reed: City could handle $100M-$150M for Philips Arena redo. A renovation of Philips Arena, a key component of keeping the Atlanta Hawks in downtown, could be a $200 million to $300 million project, and Mayor Kasim Reed said Monday the public portion of that deal could be as high as $150 million. [Read more.]
4. Police video shows man carjacked outside Phipps Plaza. Atlanta police are seeking a carjacker caught on camera outside Phipps Plaza on Sunday. [Read more.]
5. Ponce city market developers focus on Smyrna. The investment company Jamestown, which developed Old Fourth Ward's popular mixed-use development site, has been working with local officials on a vision for one of Smyrna's last waterfronts. [Read more]
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