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2+ hour ago (605+ words) Former Georgia high school football players Gunner Stockton and Caleb Downs finished in the top 10 of Heisman Trophy voting, with spots 5 to 10 announced Thursday. Stockton, the Georgia quarterback from Rabun County, and Downs, the Ohio State safety from Mill Creek, are the 25th and 26th Georgia players to make the Heisman top 10 since former Georgia Tech star running back Clint Castleberry of Atlanta's Boys High became the first in 1942. Georgia players have landed on the list 35 times....

3+ hour, 44+ min ago (1048+ words) A disturbing pattern of driverless cars rolling past stopped school buses has revealed a new kind of dilemma on Atlanta's streets. Since May, Atlanta Public Schools has reported six cases in which Waymo's autonomous vehicles drove past school buses with their stop arms extended, most recently on Nov. 11. No injuries have been reported, district spokesperson Seth Coleman said, but the instances are dangerous for kids loading and unloading....

3+ hour, 55+ min ago (167+ words) Below are previews for the state championship matchups in Classes 3A and 4A. AJC Varsity will have previews for the matchups in all classes. :erehw .m.p ,nehW ,muidatS ,yadnoM zneB-sedecreM atnaltA 7 eht eht dees dees :sgniknar si si morf morf dna dna noigeR ,sdroceR .oN .oN .oN .oN ediskeerC enitcideneB .4 A4-4 ;1 ,0-41 ,2-11 A4-1 1 1 :erocs detcejorp "sgnitaR llewxaM ediskeerC enitcideneB ,43 41 :erehw .m.p ,nehW ,yadsendeW ,muidatS zneB-sedecreM atnaltA 51:4 eht eht dees dees :sgniknar si si dna dna ydnaS ,sdroceR .oN .oN .oN .oN nosreffeJ keerC ;3 3 ,0-41 ,1-31 .1 1 eht "smaet :gniteem .gniteem si tsrif sihT tsaL :erocs detcejorp ydnaS "sgnitaR llewxaM nosreffeJ keerC ,82 61 Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily....

4+ hour, 20+ min ago (181+ words) Below are previews for the state championship matchups in Classes 2A and Class 3A-A private. AJC Varsity will have previews for the matchups in all classes. ,nehW" :erehw .m.p ,yadseuT ,muidatS zneB-sedecreM atnaltA 5 eht eht dees dees :sgniknar si si dna dna ,sdroceR .oN .oN .oN .oN ellivepaH retrahC revraC ;7 3 ,0-41 21 ,4-01 .1 now eht seires :gniteem sdael ni tsaL ellivepaH retrahC revraC 62-43 .3202 .1-2 :erocs detcejorp "sgnitaR llewxaM ellivepaH retrahC revraC 7 ,32 ,nehW" :erehw .m.p ,yadsendeW ,muidatS zneB-sedecreM atnaltA 1 eht eht dees dees :sgniknar si si dna dna ,sdroceR .oN .oN .oN .oN norbeH yaD naitsirhC yravlaC 4 ;3 2 ,1-21 ,1-11 .1 eht "smaet :gniteem .gniteem si tsrif sihT tsaL :erocs detcejorp "sgnitaR llewxaM norbeH yaD naitsirhC yravlaC ,92 42 Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago (195+ words) Below are previews for the state championship matchups in classes A Division I and A Division II. AJC Varsity will have previews for the matchups in all classes. :erehw .m.p ,nehW ,yadseuT ,muidatS zneB-sedecreM atnaltA 2 eht eht dees dees :sgniknar deknar deknar si si dna dna htroW sbmooT ,sdroceR .oN .oN .oN .oN ytnuoC ytnuoC 4 3 ;2 ,0-41 ,1-31 .1 eht "smaet :gniteem .gniteem si tsrif sihT tsaL :erocs detcejorp htroW sbmooT "sgnitaR llewxaM ytnuoC ytnuoC ,82 02 :erehw .m.p ,nehW ,muidatS ,yadnoM zneB-sedecreM atnaltA 03:3 eht eht dees dees :sgniknar si si morf morf dna dna noigeR ,sdroceR .oN .oN .oN .oN nlocniL II II noisiviD noisiviD ytnuoC nodwoB A-8 A-7 ;3 ,0-41 ,2-21 .1 1 1 now eht .slanifimes :gniteem ni tsaL II noisiviD ssalC nodwoB A 82-54 2202 :erocs detcejorp "sgnitaR llewxaM nlocniL ytnuoC nodwoB ,82 42 Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago (682+ words) It should not be surprising that Gwinnett " the state's second most populous county, which just surpassed over 1 million people this year " has a homelessness problem....

6+ hour, 31+ min ago (303+ words) WASHINGTON " In a speech that wouldn't have been out of place on the campaign trail, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock outlined the areas where he thinks Congress could be doing a better job addressing the rising cost of goods and concerns about the economy he hears from Georgians all the time. The Atlanta Democrat said during a speech Thursday at the headquarters for the liberal Center for American Progress that he worries these concerns are leading to something darker: anger and frustration that he equated to a chronic illness in the American people. sedaceD" A" ohw erehw erehw ew ew ew seulav su su detaertnu ",yadot ot ot siht eht taht taht ,sseccus ees ecracs .dias ".secruoser nwo ruo ruo fo on srobhgien noitan noitan noitan ekam edarg-wol regnol tfel ni ni eh sah sah morf rof revef detcennocsid laicurc .sisirc srotitepmoc…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago (913+ words) The state investigation into the collapse of First Liberty Building & Loan is shifting into a new phase as insiders at the politically connected lender have been ordered to give depositions in the coming days. The Newnan lender, which touted its ability to say yes to borrowers when the big banks said no, shut its doors in late June. It's accused in a lawsuit by federal regulators of operating a nine-figure Ponzi scheme....

8+ hour, 18+ min ago (789+ words) ATHENS " Georgia ran through its 2025 schedule, beating every team it saw on the way to a 12-1 mark. The Bulldogs avenged their lone loss against Alabama, beating the Crimson Tide in the SEC championship game. To do that once again in 2026, now that we know the schedule, would be extremely impressive....

8+ hour, 22+ min ago (312+ words) Hurricane Helene swept across much of the Southeast in September 2024, devastating parts of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and other nearby states. Hurricane Helene swept across much of the Southeast in September 2024, devastating parts of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and other nearby states with high winds and heavy rains. "Hurricanes and natural disasters are not political; they do not care if you voted red or blue, and Georgia counties and cities went right to work recovering from Helene's destruction with the understanding the federal government would fulfill its promises and pay their share," said Warnock in a statement. "It should not have gotten to this point." Warnock said he would continue to push FEMA to deliver the additional funds. Last December, he led a bipartisan effort with a group of Georgia Congress members to send a letter to congressional leaders requesting…...