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Vanessa McCray

@vanmccray

Morning breaking news team leader @ajc. Previously covered K-12, higher ed. Note taker, friend maker, Great Laker.

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A 19-year-old finance student UGA just wanted extra credit in his astronomy class. He ended up winning a worldwide contest to name a quasi-moon. ajc.com/news/georgia-n… ajc.com/news/georgia-n…

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Tell me, Atlantans: How far will you drive for a date? Going OTP? "It exhausts me," one single guy tells Taylor Croft : ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

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Savannah woman gave birth to a baby that wasn’t hers. Now, she’s suing the IVF clinic. DNA tests confirmed something was amiss after she gave birth: She’s white, the baby boy is Black ajc.com/news/georgia-n…

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BREAKING: Two people were shot Sunday night inside a Cobb County entertainment center near Cumberland Mall, according to police. The business was filled with patrons, including children and young adults, according to witnesses. ajc.com/news/crime/2-s…

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Florida spring break towns are imposing curfews, hiking up the cost to park and adding more police to patrol the beach to curb rowdy behavior: ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

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Police arrested a man and accused him of running a fake college recruiting scheme that scammed Georgia athletes and former students out of thousands of dollars. Story on Atlanta Journal-Constitution ajc.com/news/crime/man…

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We have a pope! He's 7. (He and his fellow Georgia classmates at his Catholic elementary school even have a popemobile) ajc.com/news/atlanta-n… from Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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You may have heard her rendition of "Georgia on My Mind" but did you know she didn't even study music at UGA? UGA grad brings Sanford Stadium to its feet at her commencement ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

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The most popular baby names in Georgia in 2024 include some familiar choices. Know any little ones with these names? ajc.com/news/georgia-n…

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Did you ever spot Peachtree City's famous gator, Flat Creek Floyd? Sad news today about this celebrity reptile's deadly run-in with a Ga. 74 motorist, from Atlanta Journal-Constitution ajc.com/news/2025/06/p…

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A Sunday read from ⁦Atlanta Journal-Constitution⁩ about the people who respond when someone goes missing on Georgia’s infamous Lake Lanier. ajc.com/news/2025/06/w…

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Police say a driver who allegedly hit and killed a 71-year-old pedestrian in downtown Atlanta drove away from the scene and then got into another hit-and-run crash 10 minutes and 20 miles away in Cobb County, from Atlanta Journal-Constitution ajc.com/news/2025/06/w…

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An armed man showed up at a Buckhead apartment to confront his estranged wife, police said. He died after being struck in head with a fire extinguisher as her family members tried to defend her, officials said. More Atlanta Journal-Constitution ajc.com/news/2025/06/m…