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Atlanta Spirit Group's history
A look at the Atlanta Hawks and Thrashes under the ownership of the Atlanta Spirit Group.
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The Atlanta Spirit LLC formed in 2004 to purchase the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers and Philips Arena from Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System in a deal worth about $250 million. The group included several members who had ties to the Hawks and Atlanta billionaire Ted Turner.
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Photos: Sprayberry hosts Lee County in the first round of the playoffs
Sprayberry hosted Lee County in the first round of the 2025 GHSA football playoffs.
Credit: Oscar Guevara Saenz
Photos: Mill Creek hosts Colquitt County in first round of the playoffs
Mill Creek hosted Colquitt County in first round of the 2025 GHSA football playoffs on Nov. 14, 2025.
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Photos: Need to ‘grieve out loud’? Atlanta’s wind phones will take your call.
Woodruff Park's latest public art display — “The Space Within” — is designed to inspire reflection and inner peace.
Credit: Ben Gray
'No body' homicide cases in Georgia
A look at some of the Georgia homicide cases that have gone to trial despite investigators not finding a body.
