Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1835, Edward Porter Alexander, one of the Confederacy’s most celebrated artillery commanders, was born in Wilkes County.

We hope you had a great holiday weekend! Today’s edition is a little shorter as our staff celebrated Memorial Day with their families. We’ll be back with the full lineup on Wednesday.

After President Trump warned the Iranian World Cup team to steer clear of American soil “for their own life and safety,” Iran has now found a new country willing to host them instead. On The Flyover Podcast, Ayla Brown shares the surprise nation stepping in to take the team, plus what Iran has to say about the world’s sporting event being held in America. Tune in here!

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Georgia Observes Memorial Day

Georgians from the mountains to the coast paused on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service of the country.

Across the state, flags flew at half-staff. On Sunday in metro Atlanta, a ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery brought together veterans, families, and community members.

State troopers urged caution for travelers headed home, with nine roadway deaths reported as of Monday morning. Law enforcement also reported hundreds of DUI arrests over the long weekend.

GOP Governor Hopefuls Campaign

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones released a campaign ad featuring President Trump’s endorsement ahead of the Republican gubernatorial primary runoff on June 16.

Meanwhile, Jones and fellow runoff candidate Rick Jackson are sparring over the timing of a debate, with Jones proposing Monday and Jackson calling for a June 14 matchup. Early voting begins June 8.

Jones and Jackson advanced from last week’s GOP primary after neither candidate cleared the majority needed to avoid a runoff. The runoff winner will face former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who won the Democratic nomination outright.

Jones led the GOP primary voting with 38%, followed by Jackson at 33%, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger at 15%, and state Attorney General Chris Carr at 12%.

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➤ Atlanta and Athens: Georgia Tech received the No. 2 overall seed and Georgia the No. 3 overall seed ahead of the NCAA baseball tournament. Both schools will host regional tournaments. UCLA received the No. 1 seed. (More)

➤ Bloomingdale: Local resident Michael Jordan, 73, began a 950-mile bike ride to Washington, D.C., to honor Gold Star families who lost loved ones in military service. (More)

➤ Troup County: A transmission outage left more than 1,000 homes without electricity across parts of west Georgia on Monday night. (More)

➤ Swainsboro: Two recent Swainsboro High graduates and the father of one were killed Saturday night when a tree fell on their car in Burke County. (More)

➤ Statewide: Twelve state legislative races across the state are heading to June 16 runoffs after candidates failed to clear the majority threshold in last week’s primary. (More)

➤ Douglas County: Deputies clocked a driver doing 172 mph ahead of Memorial Day weekend. “That’s not a typo,” the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a social media post. (More)

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The next Uber? One Shark Tank Investor thinks so

Imagine turning down Uber at a valuation of $10 million, only to watch it go public at over $80 billion. That’s exactly what happened to Mark Cuban.

But fellow Shark Tank investor Kevin Harrington may have learned from Cuban’s mistake, investing early in what investors are calling the Uber of Smartphones.

That company is Mode Mobile, and like Uber did with cars, they’re turning smartphones into income-generating assets. They’ve generated $115M in revenue and helped users earn and save +$1B. And investors have one final opportunity to invest in their pre-IPO offering before their share price changes on Friday.

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