Monday, April 20, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1979, a swamp rabbit aggressively swam toward President Jimmy Carter’s fishing boat on a pond near his hometown of Plains, an incident the press dubbed the “killer rabbit attack.”

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Braves Continue Hot Start

The 15-7 Atlanta Braves sit atop the NL East by five games after their weekend sweep over Philadelphia, continuing the team’s turnaround after last year’s 0-7 start and 76-86 finish.

The Braves currently hold the second-best record in the majors, a half-game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, and also rank No. 2 behind the Dodgers in one analyst’s MLB Power Rankings.

New manager Walt Weiss has leaned on unexpected rotation depth, with Bryce Elder lowering his ERA to 0.77 through four starts. On Saturday, Chris Sale struck out seven batters in seven innings, passing Hall of Famer Tom Glavine for No. 29 on MLB’s all-time strikeouts list.

The team has also found its stride at the plate, leading or near the top in the majors in RBIs, hits, batting average, runs, and on-base plus slugging.

Drought Intensifies

Drought conditions continued to deepen across the Southeast last week, with Georgia still ranking among the hardest hit states.

Areas of exceptional drought across the Southeast expanded from 7.8% to 8.6% of the land, with the increases all in Georgia.

Rainfall across most of the Southeast is down 8 to 16 inches below normal over the past nine months.

Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina reported their driest September through March periods since the late 1800s.

Spring Break Less of a Crush

College students returned to Tybee Island over the weekend for Crush Reloaded, the rebranded Orange Crush beach party, with attendees describing a quieter gathering than in past years.

The community anticipated about 30,000 visitors for the Friday-through-Sunday festival, now in its second year as a permitted event.

Mayor Brian West said Georgia State Patrol deployed troopers along I-95 and I-16 to intercept potential troublemakers before they reached the island.

“GSP is out. They’re stopping everyone around,” said Albany State student Chelsee McClain. Students from Savannah State and Full Sail University also noted heavier-than-usual patrol activity on the roads leading to the island.

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➤ Statewide: Governor candidates gathered at a Kappa Alpha Psi-hosted forum in Atlanta, with the event livestreamed statewide. (Watch)

➤ Northwest Georgia: Newly elected U.S. Rep. Clay Fuller said he got lost navigating the U.S. Capitol on his first full day, but that he was still able to cosponsor five bills. (More)

➤ Hall County: A high school football coach faces an additional charge of possessing child sexual abuse material. (More)

➤ Athens: Mayoral candidates squared off in a WUGA forum, debating housing affordability, homelessness, and public safety. (Listen)

➤ Atlanta: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport held a job fair Saturday to fill hundreds of openings across airlines, concessions, and airport operations. (More)

➤ The Atlanta Hawks fell to the New York Knicks 113-102 on Saturday night in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series in New York. Game 2 is tonight. (More)

➤ Georgia football’s G-Day scrimmage ended with the Red team beating the Black squad 27-17 at Sanford Stadium on Saturday. (More)

➤ Atlanta United’s Southern Showdown with Nashville SC ended in a 2-0 loss at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (More)

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➤ A 93-year-old woman who passed away last year refused multiple multimillion-dollar offers from Augusta National Golf Club to sell her family’s longtime home near the club. (More)

➤ Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines unveiled its next-generation Delta One business-class suites, set to debut in 2027. (More)

➤ UPS rolled out radio-frequency identification tracking across its entire U.S. small-package network. The Atlanta-based company says the upgrade delivers real-time package visibility to all customers. (More)

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➤ Georgia Cities Week kicks off today, with Rome among the communities statewide celebrating the Love Your City theme with events and contests. (More)

➤ The Fulton County Library System chose The Last One at the Wedding as its 2026 One Book, One Read selection, inviting the community to read and discuss the mystery novel. (More)

➤ Georgia Southern University held its third annual Bangladesh Day at the Williams Center in Statesboro, featuring dances, songs, and food celebrating Bangladeshi culture. (More)

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