The main entrance to a large industrial warehouse is seen from E. Hightower Trail near downtown Social Circle, Ga., on Monday, Jan. 6, 2026. The Trump administration is exploring the possibility of detaining thousands of immigrants in an industrial warehouse in Social Circle, approximately an hour east of Atlanta. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Health care business owner Rick Jackson kicked off his Republican campaign for governor last week in Alpharetta. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Jones plan would eliminate tax breaks to cut Georgia income tax

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DOJ in Fulton

Boxes appear in Fulton County's Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, as the FBI conducts a raid. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Federal judge to unseal DOJ records on Fulton County ballot seizure

A federal judge ordered the FBI affidavit be unsealed by Tuesday.

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Fred Zackery is a radio host and water quality activist in Gadsden, Ala., a city of about 33,000 on the banks of the Coosa River. In 2016, Gadsden’s water board became the first public utility to sue carpet companies across the border in Georgia, alleging that the companies discharged chemicals that contaminated the city's drinking water. (Will McLelland | WMcLelland@al.com)

Georgia carpet empire’s forever chemicals polluted Alabama drinking water

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At a Bad Bunny Bowl in metro Atlanta, joy became a unifying sound

Thinking Man Tavern in Decatur hosted a free dance party and fundraiser for Casa Alterna on Sunday to celebrate the Grammy winner's halftime show.

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At left, Bad Bunny accepts the award for album of the year for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. At right, Kid Rock visits the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2025. (Chris Pizzello/AP and Pool/AP)

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Wildman's Civil War Surplus was a controversial landmark in downtown Kennesaw for decades. It closed down in December when a Cobb County judge ordered a forensic audit of owner Dent Myers’ estate, amid a legal challenge by the owner’s sister, Janice Bagwell. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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