1. A Gwinnett County mother is fighting a flesh-eating bacteria, and risks losing her hands and feet. Doctors have not figured out how Cindy Martinez, 34, got the dangerous bacteria yet, and that's what's scaring her family the most. [Read more]

6. Former GM plant assembling new future: The vaporization of the former Doraville assembly plant has left many wondering, How will the property reinvent itself this time? It turns out, the developer who bought the 165 acres has the same question. If that uncertainty seems a bit disconcerting, well, yeah. [Read more]

7. Finally: Atlanta deserves a better deal than Tyler perry, one resident writes in a new column. [Read more]

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, among others, will no longer be considered fee-free days at U.S. National Parks. While the MLK National Historic Park in Atlanta doesn't charge admission, the new schedule will affect such metro Atlanta sites as Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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