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Falcons complete interview with John Harbaugh for head-coaching job
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (601+ words) The Falcons are moving swiftly in the process of interviewing candidates for their open head-coaching job. John Harbaugh, the most accomplished coach on the open market, interviewed with the Falcons on Monday, the team announced. Harbaugh, 63, spent the past 18 seasons…...
Gainesville admits using ineligible player in football semifinals, faces forfeit
3+ hour ago (441+ words) Gainesville on Monday acknowledged using an ineligible player during its Class 5A semifinal football victory over Rome last month, an infraction that likely will cause the Red Elephants to forfeit the 37-6 victory. The Georgia High School Association earlier Monday notified Gainesville…...
Girls basketball rankings: 2 defending state champions stand at No. 1
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (362+ words) Two defending champions and three teams seeking their first state titles are among the eight teams standing at No. 1 in the first AJC Varsity girls basketball rankings of 2026. lliw nehw pot deknar-driht yeht rieht ekat no .thgin ni emoh ecaf…...
Trump wants states to back down on AI laws. Will Georgia follow along?
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (1155+ words) Georgia state lawmakers pushing for artificial intelligence legislation face a new potential threat from the White House: President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at stopping states from regulating AI. The president's order directs the U.S. attorney general to create a task…...
DeKalb study: Families living in hotels spend 77% of income on rent
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (819+ words) An upcoming Georgia State University survey commissioned by DeKalb County has found that 30% of families living in extended-stay hotels in the county are paying day rates that total $2,661 per month for their rooms " about $600 more than average market rent for…...
Expansion of the Busy Bee Cafe offers lesson for the new year
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (840+ words) The Busy Bee Cafe was one of the first restaurants I visited in the early 2000s when I moved to Atlanta. One fall afternoon, I piled in the car with several colleagues who spirited me away for a leisurely lunch at…...
Braves great Andruw Jones gains momentum in Baseball Hall of Fame hopes
6+ day, 27+ min ago (569+ words) Former Braves outfielder Andruw Jones is among the more adored players in franchise history, but he hasn't yet gained enough support to be immortalized in Cooperstown. That could finally change in his ninth year on the Hall of Fame ballot....
Cancer survivor represents Atlanta hospital in Rose Parade
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (668+ words) Tyler Blue once sang with his church choir and worked as a consultant for a large payroll company, where communication was central to his role. After surviving stage 4 throat and thyroid cancer and losing his voice box, he now dedicates…...
Atlanta lawyer stripped of cases, fined for sloppy Bank of America work
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (753+ words) An Atlanta litigator with the national law firm McGuireWoods has been removed from all his pending cases and fined for sloppy work representing Bank of America in mortgage-related lawsuits. Danny Patterson, hired by the firm in May, incorrectly cited case…...
Atlanta’s iconic Tara Theatre plays role in ‘Stranger Things’ final episode
1+ week, 3+ day ago (930+ words) People are now more likely to stream a new movie than go to a theater, according to a recent Associated Press poll. As a result, movie theaters have lost around 30% of the prepandemic audience. Netflix is a major beneficiary and…...