Wings Over North Georgia lands in Rome April 3–4 with the USAF Thunderbirds, a Friday drone‑and‑fireworks finale and a full day of aerobatics and vintage warbirds. The squadron will base at Russell Regional after a recent runway extension.

Students from a Fayette County private school helped push SB547, which elevates pandering and pimping to felonies in Georgia; lawmakers cleared the measure and it now heads to Gov. Kemp.

A 20‑year‑old in Carroll County was arrested after investigators say she exploited a six‑month‑old; authorities say a cybertip to NCMEC prompted the search and arrest. Deputies removed the infant and charged a relative on drug counts.

A 28-year-old Rabun Gap man was arrested March 25 and booked on rape, multiple child‑molestation counts and related charges, investigators say. The sheriff’s office is withholding further details while the probe continues.

Two dogs with gunshot wounds arrived at the Meriwether County shelter this week — one pregnant, one later needing a leg amputation. Shelter staff are urging residents to stop shooting animals and report concerns to animal services.

TruAmerica Multifamily acquired the 20-story Tower on Piedmont in Buckhead at 3242 Peachtree Rd, according to CoStar. The 155-unit high-rise's sale price was not disclosed.

Graze Craze opened a 1,040‑sq‑ft charcuterie shop at 3599 Atlanta Rd SE in Smyrna’s Cumberland, offering boards, workshops and catering for events.

A Canton man was convicted after prosecutors say he choked a woman who tried to leave; two children were inside. The DA presented that account at trial.

A person was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a shooting near the Preserve at Camp Creek on Camp Creek Parkway. Atlanta police say investigators are still piecing together what happened.

An 18-year-old passenger was killed when a Mercedes flipped on Chapel Hill Road in Douglasville; investigators say she was unrestrained and ejected. A back-seat passenger was hospitalized.

An off-duty Cobb County officer called in a pre-dawn house fire on Mt. Tabor Church Road; firefighters pulled a man from the home who later died. Officials urge residents to check smoke alarms.

A No Kings rally at Rosa Parks Square in Macon was cut short after protesters shouted down Bibb County Sheriff David Davis, highlighting local tensions over ICE cooperation and jail conditions.

Court officials warn Atlanta residents after scammers impersonate the justice system and demand fees for so‑called “pretrial supervision.” Preserve screenshots and report suspicious calls.