The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) serves as the primary daily newspaper for the Atlanta metropolitan area in Georgia, USA. It is the main publication of Cox Enterprises. The AJC was formed when The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution merged, with staff integration taking place in 1982. The separate morning edition of the Constitution and the afternoon Journal ceased publication in 2001. The AJC is based in Dunwoody, a suburb of Atlanta, and is co-owned with WSB-TV and six radio stations that operate in midtown Atlanta. Following the 1982 staff merger, the afternoon Journal held a conservative viewpoint, while the morning Constitution leaned toward a center-left perspective. Once the two editions combined in 2001, the editorial teams merged as well, leading to a more balanced approach in their editorial content. However, the majority of the paper's editorial positions have continued to align more closely with the center-left ideology of the former Constitution.

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Inmates break locks at Fulton jail because there's lack of supervision, officials say

13 hours ago | ajc.com | Reed Williams

The day after a contractor repaired 11 cell doors in the Fulton County jail, seven of them had been damaged again and inmates told the contractor they would keep breaking them, the county’s director of facilities told the county sheriff’s office two weeks ago. Joseph N.
'Sinners' puts 'truth on screen' for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

19 hours ago | ajc.com | Sophie Bates

CHOCTAW, Miss. (AP) — It's a small part in a big movie, but for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, their scene in "Sinners" is a huge deal. The horror movie blockbuster, starring Michael B. Jordan as a gangster turned vampire slayer, paints a brief but impactful portrait of the tribe using Choctaw actors and cultural experts. For some, it's the first time they've seen the Choctaw way of life accurately portrayed on the big screen.
Atlanta Braves turn a corner … then turn abysmal in today's Braves Report

1 day ago | ajc.com | Tyler Estep

Hello, friends, and welcome to a rare postgame edition of the Braves Report. Also: I’m sorry. Because, as columnist Michael Cunningham put it, this team just provided more proof that it’s just … bad. ALL FOR NAUGHTCredit: Mike Stewart/API started drafting this newsletter around the eighth inning of today’s game. We’ve learned not to read too much into one result, I wrote, but hey — the generally anemic offense scored 10 runs. They hit homers and (gasp) went 6-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
What should manager Brian Snitker do about the Braves, in today's Sports Daily

1 day ago | ajc.com | Tyler Estep

Hey, y’all. Voting for next month’s MLB All-Star game at Truist Park is now open. It’s hard to justify casting a ballot for many Braves, given their … collective capacity for disappointment so far this season. But you know who always gets the nod? Ken Sugiura, our very own AJC all-star.
Fulton County pre-arrest diversion center underused

1 day ago | ajc.com | Reed Williams

Police officers in the city of Atlanta and across Fulton County are taking too many people to jail on minor charges like trespassing, instead of bringing them to the county’s new pre-arrest diversion center, according to some elected leaders and advocates for alternatives to incarceration. Fulton County’s Center for Diversion & Services offers treatment and other services to people who are homeless or have substance use or mental health issues, allowing them to avoid arrest.
GHSA drops proposed competitive-balance reclassification model

1 day ago | ajc.com | Todd Holcomb

The Georgia High School Association’s proposed competitive-balance reclassification model is dead for now, and the Class 3A-A private playoff division that curtailed private-school sports domination is alive until at least 2028, pending final approval this fall.
Fernbank Museum debuts 'Turtles' exhibit about turtles, tortoises June 7

1 day ago | ajc.com | Danielle Charbonneau

The pancake tortoise is aptly named. This species of turtle is flat and flexible, allowing it to shove itself into rock crevices and climb. The snake neck turtle is also appropriately named for a turtle with a neck 60% as long as its shell. These two fascinating species of turtles, along with 10 others, will soon be live on display at Fernbank Museum as part of the new exhibition “Turtles,” opening June 7.
The 112 schools that brought home GHSA’s 183 championships.

1 day ago | ajc.com | Todd Holcomb

This also was the first academic year since 2016-17 in which a public school was among those winning the most. Six of this year’s eight — all but Westminster and Lovett — were public schools. The only previous public schools this century to finish atop the state title count were Buford in 2016-17 and Collins Hill in 2007-08. GHSA reclassification led to the power shift, as 36 of the member private schools were confined to private-only state playoffs in most sports.
CeeLo Green among four Atlantans awarded honorary diplomas

1 day ago | ajc.com | Martha Dalton

The Atlanta-raised singer, songwriter and sometimes actor CeeLo Green was one of four people awarded honorary diplomas by Atlanta Public Schools this year. The school board adopted a new initiative allowing honorary diplomas to be bestowed for the following reasons: a person who made exceptional contributions to education, the community or a particular field; a student who died close to graduating; or a student who died during military service that interrupted high school.
Barrow County says it will no longer pay for campus police, after shooting

2 days ago | ajc.com | Cassidy Alexander

Less than a year after four people were killed in the deadliest school shooting in Georgia history, county officials said they won’t continue to split the cost for school resource officers in the Barrow County School District. It means the district northeast of Atlanta is on the hook for an unexpected bill of nearly $1 million, district staff said at a meeting this week. The school board is planning to raise taxes to cover it.