As nation marks year since Capitol riot, Biden says lies fueled insurrection; New Georgia COVID rules loosen school quarantine, tracing requirements; Perdue campaign files lawsuit to stop fundraising law that benefits Kemp; Former Paulding DA pleads guilty, gets 12 months of probation
Former Stonecrest mayor pleads guilty to federal fraud charges; President Biden, VP Harris plan visit to Atlanta to talk up voting rights; Cobb GOP cancels ‘homage to treason’ for Jan. 6 insurrection; Mary Norwood, back on City Council, proposes Buckhead safety task force
COVID hospitalizations rise over holiday weekend as omicron surges; Stonecrest mayor to resign amid federal fraud case; Omicron scrambles metro Atlanta employers’ office plans; Roswell woman gets 3 years in prison for $6 million PPP scam
Andre Dickens sworn in as Atlanta’s 61st mayor; Metro Atlanta contractor latest arrested in Jan. 6 probe; Georgia crashes kill 15 over New Year’s weekend; Winter weather compounds air travel problems
Atlanta Public Schools to begin the year with online-only classes; Georgia’s rematch against Alabama has political consequences; Atlanta records 158th homicide of 2021, passing 2020’s total; Former Falcons coach Dan Reeves dies at 77
Georgia redistricting signed into law; Morehouse to start the semester online due to COVID-19 surge; New federal law to stop surprise medical bills takes effect Jan. 1; MARTA seeks federal funding for Clayton County transit line
Kemp taps Guard, contract health workers as COVID-19 rages; All but one voting location might close in rural Georgia county; Doraville back in court over allegedly padding budget with fines, fees; Georgia state employees likely to observe Juneteenth as a paid holiday next year
Georgia to send National Guard to hospitals; Emory University to start spring semester online due to COVID surge; UPS driver kidnapped at gunpoint, packages stolen; Judicial ethics panel refuses to dismiss charges against Christian Coomer
Atlanta Public Schools reports soaring COVID cases before break; Alleged ‘dead’ Georgia voters found alive and well after 2020 election; Driver’s license, tag offices closing statewide before New Year’s; After 15-year legal dispute, James Brown’s estate is finally sold for an estimated $90 million
Fulton County reconsiders mandates due to ‘dire’ omicron projections; Georgia food banks see elevated demand despite economic rebound; Georgia tied as third biggest home for scripted TV production; Police fatally shoot suspect on Christmas Eve at DeKalb Walmart
​​Feds reject work requirement in Kemp’s Medicaid overhaul; Foul play suspected after woman found dead under bridge in downtown Atlanta; Metro Atlanta posts strong job growth amid record low unemployment; Atlanta Beltline hits $300M funding milestone
Testing sites see record traffic as omicron disrupts holiday plans; Roswell quarterback Robbie Roper dies from surgery complications; Police shootings in Georgia surpass 2020 total; Expiring child tax payments could create financial cliff for Georgia families
Atlanta mayor resumes mask mandate due to spikes in COVID-19 omicron infections; Georgia braces for feared surge of COVID-19 cases in stretched hospitals; Metro Atlanta home prices top $350,000 after 24% surge in past year; Even with beds empty, patients can’t get into Georgia state mental hospitals
Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens tests positive for coronavirus; Atlanta airport, Georgia roads see rising holiday travel amid omicron; FAA approves commercial launch pad off Georgia coast; Devonia Inman freed after 23 years in prison for wrongful conviction
Georgia politician Johnny Isakson dies at 76; Hawks star Young enters health and safety protocols; Georgia hitches electric vehicle dreams to Rivian plant; Varsity under contract to open restaurant in Rome
Rivian confirms EV factory, thousands of jobs for Georgia; Court to hear arguments in lawsuits against Cobb sterilization facility and its landlord; Few jobseekers, strong hiring drive all-time low unemployment; Goodie Mob, Ashanti headline return of the Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta
Raffensperger testimony helps Jan. 6 committee build election influence case; Atlanta health care hub unveils location, holds back other details; DeKalb County School District to keep mask mandate after winter break; I-285 bus rapid transit plan gains steam with $16M study
‘Everybody is going on patrol’: East Point officials take steps to combat crime; Georgia court rejects property owners’ right to boot unauthorized cars; World Series bill rises again: Cobb County spent $456K on security; Mayor-elect Dickens addresses crime during meeting with Buckhead realtors
Large jury pool sought for hate crimes trial over Arbery killing; Georgia GOP senator, running for lt. governor, wants to ban election drop boxes; UGA forecasters: Georgia economy to top pre-pandemic jobs by mid-2022; Concerns raised about crime after 2nd East Point man gunned down in 2 weeks
Perdue’s challenge could trigger new culture war in Georgia; Atlanta mayor names director for city’s new office of violence reduction; Wife grieving after high school sweetheart killed at East Point ATM; Roswell residents help to block massive residential building for seniors
Judge denies attempts to dismiss lawsuits over Georgia voting law; Third omicron case found in Georgia; Atlanta school board chair announces state Senate run; Family of 18-year-old crushed to death by elevator sues apartment complex, prep school
Summary GOP hopefuls in 2022 want to eliminate state income tax; 2 charged with attacking Locust Grove McDonald’s employee over Splenda packet; Evictions up as Georgia lags behind in rental assistance disbursement; 45 years after college student from Georgia vanished, car with remains found in Alabama creek
Atlanta school board gives contract extension to superintendent; Fulton authority turns down incentives for Beltline project; COVID vaccines more popular ahead of holidays; Backlash halts Brookhaven’s long-term blight redevelopment plan
University of Georgia to clean dorms amid student health complaints; Micron chipmaker to open Atlanta center creating 500 jobs; Lawsuits will challenge Georgia’s new maps that favor Republicans; Dedications set for new markers honoring Jackie Robinson and Georgia lynching victim
David Perdue plans to run for governor in 2022; Metro Atlanta resident has first case of omicron detected in Georgia; Gainesville man arrested in January 6th Capitol riot; Georgia teachers weigh in on pandemic’s toll on students
Latest COVID variant raises urgency for young children to be vaccinated; COVID-19′s hidden cost: Georgia taxpayers pay more for public-debt financing; Auditors find high default rate in Georgia student loan program
Stacey Abrams is running for Georgia governor in 2022; Cops: Man accused of shooting 2 DeKalb investigators dies in gunbattle; Dickens wins runoff election, will become Atlanta’s 61st mayor; Georgia elections head sues feds over voting law records
House committee probing Jan. 6 riot interviews Georgia’s top elections official; Man accused of accidentally firing gun at airport turns himself in; Nationally, metro Atlanta ranks in middle of pack in home price increase; Georgia on alert as omicron variant spreads around the globe
Georgia voting rights lawsuit planned to go to trial in February; New proposal for massive ‘city of DeKalb’ surfaces; Delta to continue Atlanta-Johannesburg flights amid restrictions; Attorneys ask federal judge to drop charges against Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill
Atlanta school board opposition to Buckhead City emerges as a top priority; Georgia voting law drives rejections of absentee requests made too late; Delta saw spike in employees withdrawing 401(k) funds during pandemic; Census pointed to 6th District nip and tuck, but GOP maps turned into major surgery
