Vietnam Memorial Designs Unveiled

Warner Robins leaders presented preliminary designs for the city’s long-awaited Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

The memorial will be built on a five-acre site donated by Vietnam veteran Michael Driggers, and will honor the 1,584 Georgians who did not return home from the Vietnam War.

The plans also include tributes recognizing the Medal of Honor, those missing in action, and Agent Orange victims.

Local veterans began pushing for a memorial more than a decade ago, but the project stalled after earlier site plans fell through.

  Flu Season Returns

Georgia’s flu season began earlier than usual, with state health officials tracking rising activity starting last month.

Flu typically peaks between December and February. The CDC recommends an annual shot for everyone 6 months and older, with a higher-dose option for people 65 and older.

Cherokee County hosted a drive-thru flu shot clinic for adults Tuesday at its Woodstock Health Center.

Last winter brought Georgia’s deadliest flu season in at least five years, driven partly by a strain of influenza A known as subclade K that the vaccine was not designed to target.

Hawks Open Season Tonight

The Atlanta Hawks open their 2026-27 season tonight in Orlando against the Magic, a Southeast Division rival Atlanta swept last season.

The Hawks’ home opener is Saturday against Houston. You can see the team’s full schedule here.

Atlanta went 46-36 last season and led the New York Knicks 2-1 in the first round before the eventual champions won three straight.

Offseason additions include defensive wings Luguentz Dort and Aaron Wiggins.

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➤ Leesburg: Lee County will move forward with a planned $4.4 million expansion of its 1918 courthouse, adding an elevator and an 8,000-square-foot annex with a second courtroom. (More)

➤ Effingham County: Some residents said their water bills doubled or tripled over recent months, with one reaching nearly $600. County officials say they are investigating. (More)

➤ Toombs County: Grace Edge, 76, faces murder and aggravated assault charges after two people, including her ex-husband, were fatally shot and a third person was wounded Monday at a home. (More)

➤ Harlem: Columbia County officials said blasting work for the Greenpoint/Pumpkin Center data center construction will begin Thursday and occur from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every other weekday through Dec. 30. (More)

➤ Thomson: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s 11,000-square-foot regional office now bears the name of Special Agent Bob Kirk, who was killed in the line of duty in August 1988. (More)

➤ Brantley County: Deputies held active shooter training at several local churches, including Lulaton and Waynesville Baptist churches. Officials said there was no threat to the public. (More)

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➤ The Atlanta Falcons made a new list of the NFL’s priciest stadiums for a family game day despite famously cheap concessions. Seat prices and downtown parking at Mercedes-Benz Stadium push the total into the league’s upper tier. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and the Falcons (2-4) feel an urgency to turn their season around after another slow start in Sunday’s loss to Chicago. (More)

➤ Georgia Southwestern State’s men’s golf team rose four spots to No. 2 in the Division II coaches poll, its 59th straight Top 25 appearance. (More)

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➤ The Federal Railroad Administration approved $12.5 million for short line rail upgrades in the state as part of a $2.3 billion national investment. (More)

➤ Stacker ranked the Georgia cities with the most expensive homes using Zillow data, with Sea Island topping the list at a typical value of about $4.4 million. (More)

➤ Conyers mechanic and social media star Desiree White launched a nonprofit offering hands-on automotive workforce training. (More)

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➤ Zoo Atlanta will bring back its PandaCam, letting fans worldwide watch new giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, set to make their public debut on Nov. 6. (More)

➤ Descendants of the original Freedom Riders and civil rights leaders will stop Friday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the King Center, and Spelman College in Atlanta as they retrace the 1961 route. (More)

➤ The Wheels in the Wild pilot program in Forsyth County will help residents with limited mobility explore trails at Sawnee Mountain Preserve using a donated all-terrain Action Trackchair. (More)

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