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CBS News: the only total solar eclipse of 2026 crosses the far Northern Hemisphere on Aug. 12. Atlanta is not on the path of totality; the next Southeast U.S. total eclipse that includes Georgia is lined up for 2052.
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The Peachtree City forecast office says temperatures climb toward the mid-90s into the weekend with heat indexes likely returning to or approaching triple digits by mid to late week — a pattern that collides with outdoor work, school rhythms, and evening events.
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The National Association of Black Journalists lists its 2026 Convention and Career Fair in Atlanta from Aug. 12–16, packing training, networking, and hiring floors into a midweek city calendar already loud with baseball and late-summer heat.
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County commissioners told Mayor Andre Dickens they would buy ACDC for $56.5 million — well below the mayor’s prior $80 million ask — with an Aug. 31 response deadline as the county’s housing agreement expires at year’s end.
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AJC’s August book calendar flags free oral storytelling at Manuel’s Tavern on Aug. 11 and a stack of mid-to-late month author nights; the Braves host the Mets at Truist while heat indexes climb.
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NWS Atlanta point forecasts show midweek highs near 91–94°F with heat index values as high as 99–100°; FOX 5 relays NOAA’s finding that July 2026 was the warmest month in U.S. history for the Lower 48.
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WSB-TV: A narrow 4-3 Planning Commission vote advances Jamestown’s mixed-use redevelopment of the 100-acre North Point Mall site, including a proposed NHL-ready arena, toward City Council in two weeks.
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National Weather Service Peachtree City’s Monday graphicast flags rising temperatures and moisture, with heat indices likely returning to or near triple-digit values by mid to late week across the forecast area.
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Atlanta News First: A Piper PA-32-300 went down in trees northeast of Elliott Field off Highway 183 on Sunday; one patient left by ambulance and one by airlift, both critical.
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Atlanta News First: Both directions of the Perimeter between South Atlanta Road and Paces Ferry Road reopened Sunday night instead of the planned 5 a.m. Monday end time as crews finished concrete slab work.
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National Weather Service Peachtree City highlights gradual warming, continued daily shower and thunderstorm chances, and heat index values likely returning to triple digits by midweek across parts of central Georgia.
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AJC: A Saturday morning Delta departure to Orlando turned back to Hartsfield-Jackson after fumes were reported in the flight deck; 199 customers and six crew left via slides on a taxiway.
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Severe-or-worse drought left the state map after a Sept. 23, 2025 start; April’s statewide severe coverage and D4 peak still define how bad the event got before summer rains rebuilt moisture.
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Sherry Boston wants Judge Yolanda Parker-Smith off all criminal cases while a Judicial Qualifications Commission misconduct case proceeds; former Chief Justice Harold Melton and a bipartisan prosecutor bloc filed support.
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Peachtree City's Wednesday discussion keeps diurnally driven storms under a weakening mid-level low, with localized flash-flood risk and triple-digit heat-index potential as the Bermuda high rebuilds.
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Atlanta News First Investigates maps a 16-campus closure list against race and income, while the district cites enrollment drop and up to $25 million in annual savings.
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Peachtree City's 1:35 a.m. Wednesday discussion keeps scattered afternoon storms under a weakening mid-level low, with 1-2 inch-per-hour rain rates and minimal severe wind setup.
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Trees Atlanta flagged one of the city's most storied trees after a trunk came down behind Midtown Place, opposite Ponce City Market, on ground that once framed minor-league baseball.
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A unanimous Monday resolution presses for more cooling centers, broader outreach, and clearer trigger rules after critics blasted the city's Fourth of July heat response.
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Peachtree City’s Monday Area Forecast Discussion and FOX 5’s back-to-school briefing both flag higher shower and thunderstorm coverage Tuesday after a milder first-day pattern Monday.
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Organizers told the AJC and FOX 5 the 16-year Black music festival will skip this fall’s Piedmont Park run to build new partnerships and a broader music-culture-tech experience for 2027.
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WABE reports the mayor’s Thursday letter assailed commissioners’ July 15 opposition to six tax-allocation-district extensions tied to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative and withdrew an $80 million detention-center sale offer.
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Peachtree City’s point forecast for Atlanta calls for a high near 87°F, a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 4 p.m., and a humid pattern that keeps daily storm odds alive through midweek.
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Peachtree City’s point forecast calls for a high near 86°F, multiple rounds of rain, and a stormy Saturday night — a wet backdrop for outdoor events across the metro.
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The Peachtree Road location inside Terminus 100 shutters Friday; Chick-fil-A says its freestanding restaurant a quarter-mile away remains open.
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Assembly and outdoor-festival permits signed July 29 green-light free F1 and off-road demos on Hank Aaron Drive Aug. 1, with heavy road closures already underway.
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A continuous bus detour runs from 9 p.m. Wednesday through 6 p.m. Sunday around Hank Aaron Drive as the Formula 1 exhibition prepares for a Saturday window on Atlanta’s southside.
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A Pittsburgh-to-Atlanta arrival aborted its landing Monday when the crew saw another aircraft on the runway, ending up about 1,800 feet from a departing Delta jet, according to Atlanta News First.
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The nonprofit behind the Peachtree Road Race wants a 175,000-square-foot multipurpose facility in Summerhill, funded privately, with construction eyed within 18 months if approvals hold.
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A cold front sparked heavy rain, gusty winds and flash flooding from the mountains into parts of metro Atlanta on Tuesday evening, leaving crews clearing debris Wednesday morning.
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Owners and managers of the northeast Atlanta complex destroyed in a November 2023 fireworks fire agreed to pay tenants and businesses, with adult residents expected to receive at least $4,500 if a judge approves the deal.
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Atlanta Fire used boat, drone and ground resources Saturday to reach six adults stranded on a riverbank beneath interstate bridges; no injuries were reported.
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Mayor Andre Dickens told Atlanta News First that the city's $52 million in World Cup costs will be fully covered by FIFA and federal reimbursements, with the Metro Atlanta Chamber projecting more than $503 million in economic activity across Georgia from the eight matches Atlanta hosted.
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The National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued a Heat Advisory covering most of metro Atlanta and eastern Georgia from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with afternoon heat index values forecast between 105 and 108 degrees.
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MARTA says it carried approximately 1.7 million riders to four World Cup matches and nine FIFA Fan Festivals between June 11 and the end of the group stage, with June 24 — Morocco vs. Haiti — the system's single busiest day of the tournament.
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Summerhill residents and business owners are rallying Sunday against a Georgia State University plan to relocate Atlanta's 1996 Olympic cauldron to Centennial Olympic Park, arguing that the landmark belongs in the community that has hosted it for three decades.
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Atlanta firefighters rescued three people from the second floor of a southwest Atlanta apartment building Saturday evening after a fast-moving fire spread through the Woodlands at Cascade complex. Between eight and 16 units were destroyed, and the Red Cross is helping displaced families.
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Atlanta's Department of Watershed Management lifted the boil water advisory for South Fulton and Fairburn at 3 p.m. Saturday after testing found no contamination. The notice had affected 47,800 customers following a power outage at the Adamsville Pump Station.
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Robberies, burglaries and car thefts have plummeted, yet a string of random attacks on MARTA has complicated the city's public safety narrative
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Dead fish found downstream of Peachtree Creek as city and environmental agencies probe stormwater overflow linked to May 20 severe weather.
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Atlanta police say investigators have identified persons of interest in the April 4 shooting that left one dead and another injured during an unpermitted gathering.