AJ Willingham

Atlanta

Senior Reporter and Writer, A.M. ATL at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Emmy/NABJ award-winning writer. Sr. Reporter @AJC, fmrly @CNN. Professional menace. Music, art, history, lit, sports, nature etc. Episcopalian. Mayo is gross.

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A.M. ATL: Election day in GA

1 week ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Morning, y’all! One of the most alarming parts of summer is going to the grocery store or wherever and running into a coworker who’s wearing shorts. I feel like a kid seeing their teacher out of the classroom. “You’re not supposed to be here! Why are you wearing that?!” Maybe that’s more an indictment of workplace culture. Or my social skills. Either way. Let’s get to it.
A.M. ATL: More charges for ATL journalist

1 week ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Morning, y’all! The first day of summer isn’t playing around. We may break 90 degrees in the Atlanta area today, and sauna-like temps will continue through the weekend. Well, at least for y’all. I’ll be on a plane to Iceland. Be good while I’m gone!Let’s get to it.
AJC Peachtree Road Race updates: It’s rest day

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Hello, Peachtree racers. We’re getting down to the wire! From now through the weekend after race day, we’re upping our newsletter send to once a week. Don’t want you to miss any critical information. (I can’t be the only one who has weird race day anxiety. Do I have any reason to think I’ll accidentally go to the wrong place or forget to put on socks? No. That doesn’t stop me.) Do you have any burning race day questions? We want to make sure you are 100% comfortable going into July.
A.M. ATL: Deaths at EV plant

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Morning, y’all! Are we just Florida now? You know the Palmetto Pounders they get in South Florida, where it deluges for 15 min at 3 p.m. every day? It’s starting to feel a little too familiar here in Georgia. Let’s get to it. WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE HYUNDAI EV PLANT? Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GACredit: Justin Taylor/The Current GAA string of construction deaths and serious injuries at the Hyundai Metaplant near Savannah has raised alarm bells among workplace experts.
A.M. ATL: A noteworthy improvement

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Morning, y’all! Folks with lawns, do you know what kind of grass you grow? Before I lived in a house with a lawn, I had no idea the drama, the lifelong grudges that different kinds of grass can inspire among neighbors. The Kentucky Blues against the Zoysias, the Zoysias against the Fescues; these loyalties run deep. Do not come between an HOA board member and their grass, I’ll tell you that. Let’s get to it.
A.M. ATL: A deportation hub in South Georgia

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Morning, y’all! Stop sitting on those unpaid tolls. (We’ve all had them, this is a no-judgment zone.) Peach Pass officials will waive toll violation fines if you pay the missed toll by the end of June. Easy as pie. Let’s get to it. GA COULD BE THE SITE OF THE LARGEST U.S. IMMIGRATION JAILCredit: Hyosub Shin/AJCLocal officials greenlit a plan to increase capacity at the Folkston ICE Processing Center in South Georgia.
A.M. ATL: A fight over campus police

3 weeks ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Morning, y’all! We’re less than a month away from the iconic AJC Peachtree Road Race, and it’s time to get judgy. No, literally. Please help us judge the national anthem singing contest. The winning songbirds will warble at the start line of the PRR and the Chick-fil-A Peachtree Junior. Listen and vote here. Let’s get to it.
Why you should get outside

3 weeks ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Tell me if you recognize this feeling: You’re outside, maybe in the woods or by a shore, enjoying a beautiful day, and you think, “Wow, I am so lucky to live here.” I feel that all the time in Atlanta, walking in the paths of old rail tracks or gazing up to gold light above the lacework shade of tall, green trees. There’s a reason Southern writers get so poetic about their surroundings. How could you not? What place makes you feel this way, full of awe and gratitude for simply being there?
A.M. ATL: A secretive security deal

3 weeks ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Morning, y’all! Macon’s makin’ moves: Mercer University will host the Los Angeles Football Club at their newly-renovated soccer pitch and athletic facilities while the team prepares for the FIFA Club World Cup later this month in Atlanta. The end goal? To be the practice home for a national team for the big games in 2026. Fingers crossed! Let’s get to it.
A.M. ATL: A bold plan, indeed

3 weeks ago | ajc.com | AJ Willingham

Morning, y’all! A few days ago, I said some unkind things about butterflies, and I want to apologize. Not because I was wrong, but because I’m about to do it again in today’s newsletter. (To be clear, I appreciate their role as pollinators. I would just prefer they do it far away from my face.)Let’s get to it.

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20 Dec 24

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25 Sep 24

I forgot to grab a hard copy but please look at this perfect program cover from church last Sunday. https://t.co/N3aqcIiawB

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11 Sep 24

I love when Christians forget the God of Christianity is also, quite literally, the God of Islam and Judaism.

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