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1. The array of Confederate flags flying at Stone Mountain are staying up: "Stone Mountain is preserved by state law as a Confederate memorial. The law that changed the flag to our current state flag also expressly prohibited changes at Stone Mountain Park," one official said. [Read more]
2. OK Cafe's Confederate battle flag could be next target: One prominent Democrat hopes that the electrical fire that gutted the Atlanta landmark OK Cafe burned up the carving of Georgia's 1956 flag, complete with the controversial Confederate battle emblem, that hung on the restaurant's wall.. [Read more]
3. A jealous man was sentenced to life without parole for killing his ex-girlfriend after she took up with his estranged wife, the Douglas County district attorney announced Tuesday. Raymond McKoy was convicted Thursday of murdering Lauren Hudson in June 2013 after seeing a photograph on Instagram of her with his wife, Tameka, prosecutors said. [Read more]
4. Paying off a traffic ticket without coming to court gets more expensive today for Atlanta drivers, for many common citations. Tickets for running a stop sign or red light, or making an improper turn, will now cost $250 to pay off in advance, up from $189. [Read more]
5. Come July 1, it'll be a free for all for fireworks in Georgia, and every other swath of God's country could be fireworks central, Matt Kempner writes in a new column. The new law says cities and counties can't ban fireworks from being sold or used in their communities, which is unusual if not unheard of in the nation. [Read more]
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