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Advanced voting for Georgia's lieutenant governor runoff election begins this Saturday as democratic candidates launch a final grassroots push, according to state officials.  

Three veteran commercial pilots are preparing to command a special flight to transport more than two dozen World War II veterans from Atlanta to France for historic D-Day remembrance events.

Cobb County has deputized more than 100 police officers to maintain law enforcement services in Mableton after contract negotiations stalled over municipal court fees, according to county officials.  

Fayette County Sheriff's deputies are warning shoppers after discovering card skimming devices inside three local stores. Thieves placed the realistic overlays directly on top of the actual cash register card readers to steal credit card and EBT numbers. Officials advise customers to inspect the machine keypad lights and call 911 if a device loose or altered.  

A new freestanding emergency room opened in Union City to provide 247 care for patients in a healthcare desert, according to hospital officials.  

Leaders from Atlanta’s vibrant African diaspora gathered downtown to announce a major cultural and economic initiative aimed at reshaping how the world views the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Atlanta Congo Coalition and the Congolese Community of Atlanta are partnering to launch an upcoming international expo designed to bridge metro Atlanta’s business engine with the emerging economic opportunities in Central Africa. Organizers say the event is part of a broader "Congo Week Atlanta" initiative scheduled for later this month.

The race to become the next second-in-command of Georgia is heading toward a high-stakes finish line. Exactly two weeks, on Tuesday, June 16, Democratic voters will head back to the polls for a pivotal primary runoff election to select their nominee for Lieutenant Governor. With no incumbent in the race—as current Lt. Gov. Burt Jones runs for governor—state Senator Josh McLaurin and former state Senator Nabilah Parkes are locked in a tightening battle to decide who will face the Republican nominee this November. 

As schools close out for the summer, a homegrown Georgia company is taking center stage in the race to prepare the next generation for a tech-driven economy. What started as a single learning center has officially scaled into Code Ninjas, a global kids’ coding education powerhouse that is transforming how families approach artificial intelligence, robotics, and computer science outside the traditional classroom. With more than 350 locations worldwide—spanning the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom—the Atlanta-headquartered franchise is seeing unprecedented demand for its summer camps, which teach children ages 5 to 14 how to build video games, program robots, and navigate AI tools.

AT&T and FirstNet are deploying emergency communications assets ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Atlanta.