Thursday, August 20, 2026

Good morning! On this day in 1933, Governor Eugene Talmadge led 500 Georgians to the Chicago World’s Fair for Georgia Day.

Have you ever done a home remodel and regretted it? Well, you aren’t alone. 74% of homeowners who renovated in the last five years wish they’d done something differently, and the most regretted upgrades aren’t what you’d expect. Some of the most popular design trends in America made the list. Today on The Flyover Podcast, Ayla counts down the 10 renovations homeowners regret most and shares the simple tricks that could save you from making the same mistakes. Tune in here!

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High Schools Crack Top 100

Two of the state’s public high schools cracked the national top 100 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best High Schools rankings.

Lawrenceville’s Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology placed seventh nationally, one of four schools new to the national top 10.

Columbus High School ranked second statewide and 70th nationally, climbing eight spots from its No. 78 finish a year ago.

Alpharetta’s Innovation Academy at No. 112, Davidson Magnet School in Augusta at No. 124, and Alliance Academy for Innovation in Cumming at No. 154 rounded out Georgia’s leaders.

You can find a searchable list of the rankings here.

Amazon Drones Coming

Amazon plans to launch Prime Air drone delivery in metro Atlanta, part of a national expansion the company announced Wednesday.

The drones will fly within about 7 miles of an Amazon center in Stone Mountain, an area that extends to parts of Snellville, Lilburn, Tucker, Lithonia and Redan. The drones can carry items weighing 5 pounds or less, with orders arriving within an hour.

In May, Amazon confirmed ongoing talks to begin drone deliveries, following the lead of Walmart and Alphabet’s Wing. The company detailed its plans at a recent meeting in Snellville.

Amazon said its nationwide expansion will bring its drone delivery service to about 500 cities and towns by year’s end, a sixfold increase over its current footprint.

Georgian Will Judge Westminster Dog Show

Dana Cline, an Albany dog-show veteran, has been selected to judge the Working Group at the 151st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show from Jan. 30 through Feb. 2 in New York.

Group judges pick the finalists who compete for Best in Show, making the assignment one of the sport’s most visible honors.

It will be Cline’s sixth time judging at Westminster. He last judged the Hound Group in 2005.

His passion for purebred dogs began in the 1970s when he exhibited his first dog, a Great Dane. Since then, he has built a career as a breeder, exhibitor, and American Kennel Club all-breed judge.

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➤ Tifton: Police awarded Purple Hearts to two officers wounded in a Dec. 5 shooting and also recognized first responders and families who helped that night. (More)

➤ Statesboro: Georgia Southern University reported preliminary record fall enrollment of 34,000 across its three campuses. (More)

➤ Lumpkin: Immigration enforcement officials accused U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia, and other members of Congress of disrupting operations during a visit to Stewart Detention Center. (More)

➤ Metro Atlanta: The area will likely go the entire summer without hitting 100 degrees, with a high of 98 degrees reached on Monday and July 2 as the hottest of the season, a meteorologist says. (More)

➤ Cobb County: A Barnes & Noble near Cumberland Mall closed Wednesday after 30 years, ending with a clearance sale offering five books for $25. RaceTrac plans a gas station at the site. (More)

➤ Augusta: Former state Senate majority leader Charles W. Walker Sr. died at home at age 78. His political career ended with a 2005 federal tax evasion conviction. (More)

➤ Savannah: Health officials confirmed a Chatham County resident contracted West Nile virus, the state’s second case this year. (More)

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➤ The College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta will host Football Fest & Free Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, with free admission, inflatables, mascots, and new exhibits. (More)

➤ Atlanta ranked 24th out of 30 NFL markets in a new Nielsen fan passion index, which found that large markets’ transplant populations and competing entertainment options can dilute interest. (More)

➤ Georgia football will feature Progressive Insurance branding on Dooley Field as part of a sponsorship deal spanning 13 college programs nationwide. (More)

➤ Kyle Korver is leaving his role as Atlanta Hawks assistant general manager after four years. Korver, who as a Hawks player was an NBA All-Star in 2015, departed on good terms. (More)

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➤ The Anchor Glass Container plant in Warner Robins closed and laid off an estimated 168 workers, with a job fair planned Sept. 10 to place workers with other area manufacturers. (More)

➤ Flock Safety opened its three-day Flock Forward conference in Atlanta, as opponents of license plate reader technology protested outside. (More)

➤ QCells’ solar panel factory in Cartersville expects to bring its entire production process under one roof by late October, a milestone for domestic solar panel manufacturing. (More)

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➤ Decatur students collected more than 800 N95 masks in 24 hours for emergency workers responding to a powerful earthquake in Colombia. (More)

➤ A traveling quilt exhibition runs through Sept. 15 in Carrollton, pairing contemporary work with historic pieces from the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum’s collection. (More)

➤ Visitors to the African rainforest habitat at Zoo Atlanta can now see a baby red-tailed monkey, born Aug. 6. (See Photos)

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