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