Monday, July 13, 2026

Good morning! On this day in 1782, shortly after driving the British out of Savannah, Georgia’s legislative assembly convened in the recaptured city.

NASCAR raced back into town this weekend. See how a pair of Georgia drivers fared in Sports.

Even the best retirement plans can be undermined by avoidable mistakes. Later today, watch for a message from our partner, Fisher Investments, with a free guide covering 13 common retirement investing blunders and how to avoid them.

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Apalachee Shooter to Change Plea

Colt Gray, the teenager accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School, will enter a plea and be sentenced at a July 24 hearing in Barrow County.

The change comes just days after a judge set jury selection to begin in October, using jurors from Columbia County near Augusta.

No details were released on the terms of the plea. Gray, now 16, previously pleaded not guilty to four counts of malice murder and 25 counts of aggravated assault, among other charges.

He is accused of opening fire inside the Winder school on Sept. 4, 2024, killing two students and two teachers. Nine others were hospitalized.

Mullin Explains ICE Center Reversal

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said a plan to house 500 detainees in a Social Circle warehouse “wasn’t a good fit” for the surrounding community.

His comment echoed what some residents and local officials said when the department canceled the plan last month. Mullin said keeping the site would have required a lengthy campaign to win community support.

The warehouse and another property that DHS bought in Oakwood are among as many as 11 properties nationwide that the department will offer to other federal agencies before selling.

Mullin also addressed a rise in deaths in ICE custody, linking the increase partly to a larger detainee population and to detainees arriving with health conditions. He said the death rate is less than 1%.

Atlanta’s Last World Cup Match Set

England will face defending champion Argentina in a World Cup semifinal at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the final match the city will host in the tournament.

The FIFA Fan Festival at Centennial Olympic Park is nearly sold out for its final two days. No more free general admission tickets are available. Atlanta rapper Ludacris will perform at the festival on Tuesday.

Television ratings for the tournament have been high for teams in addition to the U.S., with England’s win over Mexico on July 5 drawing an estimated 45 million viewers across Fox Sports, Telemundo, and Peacock.

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➤ Statewide: The Georgia Secretary of State’s office is investigating voter registration forms that an outside group, Ready to Register, mailed to dead Georgians and a dog. (More)

➤ Athens: Two men were convicted in a Mexican cartel-linked fentanyl and drug trafficking case in which agents seized 26 firearms, 26 kilograms of cocaine, 1.7 kilograms of fentanyl, and $63,532 in cash. (See Details)

➤ Tybee Island: A 44-year-old man remained missing after a 21-foot boat capsized on the Savannah River on Saturday. A nearby boat pulled one person to safety. (More)

➤ Swainsboro: Georgia Power will host a public hearing Wednesday on its planned 75-mile transmission line to meet growing electricity demand. (Details)

➤ Sandy Springs: The city will kick off back-to-school season with a Back to School Bash on Aug. 4, featuring family entertainment and a law enforcement meet-and-greet. (See Details)

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➤ Dawsonville racer Chase Elliott finished 14th early this morning at the rain-interrupted Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, with Winston native Austin Hill placing 31st. (Results)

➤ Georgia Tech produced two top 10 picks in this weekend’s MLB Draft, while the Atlanta Braves took Virginia outfielder AJ Garcia with the No. 9 pick. (More)

➤ Former Georgia baseball coach David Perno is coaching football and now baseball at Clarke Central High School in Athens while battling blood and lung cancer. “Who knows where this is going to go. And I’ve still got a lot to offer from a coaching standpoint,” he said. (More)

➤ Atlanta Falcons right guard Chris Lindstrom was voted one of the NFL’s top 10 interior offensive linemen in an ESPN survey of league executives. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: Wimbledon | MLB | WNBA | NASCAR | Golf

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➤ Georgia ranked No. 7 on this year’s CNBC list of top states for business. Ohio and North Carolina led. (See Rankings)

➤ Michelin-recommended soup dumpling chain Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao opened its first Georgia location at the Mall of Georgia in Buford. (More)

➤ Decide DeKalb approved a $3 million grant toward a $24.3 million redevelopment of the Belvedere Plaza shopping center, aiming to subdivide the former Kroger space and recruit another grocer to the area. (More)

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➤ Georgia angler Caroline Langdale set Idaho’s catch-and-release brown trout state record in May, landing a 30.5-inch fish on the South Fork Snake River after a 10-minute fight. (Read Story)

➤ Allen Lee Yates of Team Savannah took first in the men’s 65 to 70 age group after setting a new clean and jerk age-group national record of 115 kg (about 254 pounds) at the USA Elite Masters Invitational weightlifting tournament in Savannah. (More)

➤ Three horse-mounted Savannah police officers arrived in Atlanta to help manage FIFA Fan Festival crowds alongside units from Atlanta, Cobb County, and Memphis, Tennessee. (Read Story)

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