1. 16-year-old McDonald's employee charged with murder. A teenager is accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old co-worker at a Clayton County McDonald's. [Read more]

2. It's high school football state finals time. Here's what you need to know about this weekend's high school football state championship games at the Georgia Dome. [Read more]

3. Slain Americus officer's girlfriend shares her heartbreak. Rachel Harrod should have been making final plans for a trip to Disney World this week with her boyfriend, Nicholas Smarr. Instead, she is preparing for his funeral. [Read more]

4. Tom Joyner to rotate five comics to replace J. Anthony Brown. Sherri Shepherd and Arsenio Hall are among those who will fill in one day a week, the veteran radio host announced. [Read more]

5. Georgia's Nick Ayers still in running for RNC head. Allies of Georgia Republican strategist Nick Ayers, 34, are boosting his bid to lead the Republican National Committee as President-elect Donald Trump nears his decision. [Read more]

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