Vanessa McCray
Morning Breaking News Team Lead at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Morning breaking news team leader @ajc. Previously covered K-12, higher ed. Note taker, friend maker, Great Laker.
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1 month ago |
ajc.com | Vanessa McCray
A shelter-in-place order is in effect in the area of Howell Mill Road in northwest Atlanta due to a reported gas leak. The issue has closed the southbound I-75 exit to Howell Mill, which is shut down between the interstate and Defoor Avenue, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center. A strong odor can be smelled nearby on Northside Drive. Atlanta Gas Light personnel are at the scene. Atlanta fire crews are on standby, according to a spokesperson.
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Nov 18, 2024 |
ajc.com | Vanessa McCray
A lucky lottery player had a very good weekend after a Lawrenceville retailer sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million. Saturday’s drawing failed to produce a grand prize winner for the estimated $134 million jackpot, with a cash value of $61.5 million. But someone in Georgia still had millions of reasons to celebrate after matching five winning numbers and the “Power Play,” according to the national Powerball website. The winning numbers were 21-22-25-32-38 with 16 as the Powerball number.
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Nov 18, 2024 |
macon.com | Vanessa McCray
A lucky lottery player had a very good weekend after a Georgia retailer sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million. Saturday's drawing failed to produce a grand prize winner for the estimated $134 million jackpot, with a cash value of $61.5 million. But somewhere in Georgia, someone still had millions of reasons to celebrate after matching five winning numbers and the "Power Play," according to the national Powerball website.
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Oct 2, 2024 |
ajc.com | Vanessa McCray |Rosana Hughes
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens urged city residents to take precautions and limit outdoor activities until noon Thursday, saying a plume from a now-extinguished chemical plant fire in Rockdale County could drift west. Swaths of metro Atlanta could wake up to hazy skies and a chlorine odor amid ongoing efforts to clean up and remove debris from Sunday’s fire at BioLab facility in Conyers.
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Sep 25, 2024 |
ajc.com | Caroline Silva |Vanessa McCray
Numerous Georgia schools and colleges, including several in metro Atlanta, will close for the rest of the week as Hurricane Helene pushes toward Florida’s Panhandle. The hurricane is expected to make landfall between Panama City Beach and Cedar Key ataround 8 p.m. Thursday. Much of southwest Georgia is under a hurricane warning, and heavy rain and winds will reach North Georgia.
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