1. State lawmaker charged with DUI: Four kids in car, gun on hip, he blows 0.225. Taylor, 54, a Dunwoody Republican, had a blood-alcohol content of .225, nearly three times the legal limit of .08, according to a Clayton Police Department incident report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Taylor's arrest was first reported Thursday by The Clayton Tribune. [Read more]
2. Police: Teen wanted in Simms' slaying from Atlanta. The teenager wanted in connection with community leader Barney Simms' April 9 shooting death is from Atlanta, and police believe he is still in town, Atlanta Maj. Adam Lee III said Thursday. [Read more]
3. In Georgia, Donald Trump supporters sound the alarm — perhaps too late. Donald Trump's soldiers in Georgia are waking up — perhaps too late — to what's at stake on Saturday, when Republicans gather by congressional district to pick more than half of the 76 delegates and alternates who will attend July's presidential nominating convention in Cleveland. [Read more]
4. This is what nearly $3M buys you in Chateau Elan. The 8-bedroom, 12-bathroom home spreads 17,000 square feet, sits on 1.67 acres and features a mother-in-law suite, expansive kids loft, pool, guest house and, of course, the man cave. [Read more]
5. Mom upset that Jasper County principal paddles 5-year-old for spitting. A Jasper County mother says if she didn't allow her 5-year-old's principal to paddle him, the school would have suspended him. [Read more]
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