All-Star Fun Begins

MLB All-Star Week kicks off today at Truist Park, drawing fans from across the country for entertainment and star-studded events ahead of Tuesday’s All-Star Game. See the full schedule here.

Fans can look forward to Saturday’s celebrity softball game, featuring stars such as Atlanta rapper Quavo, Yankees legend CC Sabathia, and NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens.

The MLB Draft begins Sunday night, with Oklahoma high school star Ethan Holliday and LSU pitcher Kade Anderson leading contenders for the No. 1 pick by the Washington Nationals.

Monday’s Home Run Derby features Atlanta Braves All-Star Ronald Acuña Jr. and season home run leader Cal Raleigh, both swinging for a $1 million prize.

  State Slips in Business Rankings

Georgia ranked No. 7 in CNBC’s 2025 Top States for Business, falling from No. 4 last year.

States were judged on 135 metrics, with extra weight given to economic strength, business costs, and readiness for tech industries and advanced manufacturing.

Georgia ranked third in workforce and fourth in infrastructure, but saw declines in education and cost of living.

North Carolina took the No. 1 spot. See the full rankings here.

Georgia Trails Neighbors in Gun Sales

Georgia ranked 16th in U.S. gun sales last year, with nearly 421,000 firearms sold, a SafeHome study found.

Adjusted for population, Georgia’s rate of five guns sold per 100 adults ranked the lowest among Southern states. You can see a state-by-state chart here.

Nationally, Americans bought an estimated 16.1 million guns in 2024, with Texas, Florida, and California leading in gross sales. Adjusted for population, rural Western states such as Wyoming and Montana topped the list.

Total U.S. sales were down an estimated 3.4% from 2023, continuing a gradual decline since the pandemic surge in 2020, the study said.

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➤ Macon: A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Georgia and elsewhere continues its push to establish Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as a national park. (More)

➤ Carrollton: Authorities charged Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, with murder in the Feb. 20 deaths of her mother and stepfather, James and Kristin Brock. She was booked into Carroll County jail. (More)

➤ Fulton County: Four people were injured in a fiery freight train crash with a semi-truck on Wednesday afternoon. (Images)

➤ Statewide: Low voter interest in the state’s Public Service Commission election continues. (More)

➤ Barnesville: A state game warden shot and killed a 28-year-old suspected trespasser who allegedly charged at the officer with a knife. (More)

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➤ Georgia hired Mike Joyce as its swim coach. Joyce is a former Olympic qualifier and expert in the backstroke, butterfly, and medley. (More)

➤ Atlanta Braves slugger Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed two home runs on Wednesday night, pushing him further up the all-time leaderboard for games where a leadoff batter hits multiple homers. (More)

➤ University of Georgia tennis star Dasha Vidmanova was named 2025 SEC Female Athlete of the Year after capturing the NCAA Triple Crown and leading the Bulldogs to a national championship. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s results: MLB | Soccer | WNBA | Wimbledon | PGA | LPGA

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➤ The MLB All-Star Game is expected to have a $50 million economic impact on the city of Atlanta thanks to the tourism and fanfare the event brings. (More)

➤ Construction crews broke ground on a $60 million PermaCold Logistics cold storage facility in Darien that will employ 50 people. (More)

➤ Georgia’s labor force dropped by more than 4,000 people in May, continuing a trend that some economists say isn’t yet significant but bears monitoring. (More)

➤ IQ Fiber launched its fiber-optic network for residential and small-business customers in Savannah, with plans starting at $65 per month. (More)

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➤ Georgia Power donated $100,000 to Phoebe Sumter Hospice and Phoebe Hospice in honor of late President Jimmy Carter, who received care from Phoebe Sumter Hospice in Americus. (More)

➤ Youth enjoyed butterflies along with classic summer camp activities this week at Camp Kingfisher at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell. (Watch)

➤ Southern Living recently highlighted Mark’s Melon Patch in Sasser, calling the family-run farm a must-stop destination for visitors to the area. (More)

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Will you attend any All-Star Week events?

1. Yes
2. No

Yesterday’s Results:

Would you recommend Georgia as a retirement state?

1. Yes: 68%
2. No: 32%

When was the last time the MLB All-Star game was in Atlanta?

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Editor’s note: Thursday’s trivia section included an incorrect answer link. Click here for the answer to “Where is the secret formula for Coca-Cola kept?”