1.  Militia plans armed protest in Newton over mosque.  The protest is scheduled to take place at the same time as a meeting where commissioners were expected to lift a temporary moratorium on new places of worship, paving the way for a proposed Muslim burial ground and mosque, which the militia opposes.  [Read more]

2.  #Teacherbae: Teacher criticized for outfit worn to school.   One Atlanta teacher is facing criticism on social media for an outfit she wore to school.  [Read more]

3.  UGA student killed in crash; driver charged with DUI.  Ashley Block, 25, a triathelete, died in the accident on Athena Drive in east Athens, according to Athens Clarke County police.  Two other cyclists were injured.  [Read more]

4. Chipper on Freeman's surge; Dansby's misadventure.   Freddie Freeman continued what has been one of the more resounding in-season turnarounds in recent memory while finishing off one of the finer half-season runs the writer has ever seen.  [Read more]

5. 4 Ga. schools among nation's best universities.   Emory University, Georgia Tech, Mercer University and the University of Georgia made the list of best national universities for 2017.    [Read more]