Sept. 6 — Gov. Brian Kemp ordered flags flown at half-staff statewide to honor Richard Aspinwall, 39; Christina Irimie, 53; Christian Angulo, 14; and Mason Schermerhorn, 14, killed in the Apalachee High School shooting. We have more coverage below.
☁️ Cloudy and 77° today. The weekend will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid-80s.
BARROW SCHOOL SHOOTING
⚖️ Colt Gray, the 14-year-old charged with killing four and wounding nine at Apalachee High School on Wednesday will make his first court appearance this morning at 8:30 a.m. He’s been charged with four counts of felony murder and will be tried as an adult.
🚨 The suspect’s father, Colin Gray, 54, has also been arrested . He faces charges including involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder for his alleged role in the school shooting incident.
🧷 A Georgia Senate study committee on safe firearm storage met yesterday to explore potential changes to state laws regarding gun storage and child access.
🪧 Union members continue picketing outside AT&T’s Atlanta headquarters as a strike continues for a third week.
⚡️ State energy regulators authorized Georgia Power to reduce customer rates by $122 million. The average residential customer will save an estimated $2.25 a month.
💰 The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has rejected a request from the sheriff’s office for another $5.9 million to pay its vendors.
🏊♂️ The YMCA of Metro Atlanta announced that enrollment is open for its Y Explore Afterschool Programs for the 2024-2025 school year.
🎗️ Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan, known for hits like “Type of Way” and collaborations with Young Thug, has died at 34.
🗳️ The Atlanta Press Club and the Georgia Democracy Defense Project host “Restoring Faith in Public Elections” on Mon., Sept. 9 at 8 a.m. with former Govs. Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, and Mayor Shirley Franklin.
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🎙 Vice President Kamala Harris agreed to have muted mics in the Sept. 10 ABC News debate with former President Donald Trump. Her team had pushed unsuccessfully to change the format.
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Brookhaven Porchfest • Sherry’s Produce GoFundMe • Film Review: ‘His Three Daughters’ • The Sports Section AND • Top Stories of the Week
Have a good weekend, Collin & Sammie
🥬 Love is Love Cooperative Farm is at it again. Join them on the farm on Sat., Sept. 7 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for the Fall Plant Sale. Shop for plants and enjoy workshops, pop-up chefs, farm tours, music, artisans, and fun. Learn more here. ( SPONSOR MESSAGE )
Photo courtesy of Brookhaven Porchfest
1. Brookhaven Porchfest returns Saturday
🎸 Brookhaven Porchest returns Sat., Sept. 7, for the second celebration of good food, good tunes, and good times in the Drew Valley neighborhood.
Nine bands will perform on front porches or in driveways from 12-7 p.m. In addition, there will be live performances at Arnette’s on Friday and Saturday nights. Although the event is free, organizers are asking attendees to tip the bands.
Each band will perform for about an hour while Brookhaven residents walk around with wagons full of kids and coolers.
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2. Tucker community supports Sherry’s Produce family after medical emergency
🍎 Everyone in Tucker and beyond knows and loves Sherry’s Produce – not only because of the fresh fruits and vegetables, pumpkins and Christmas trees, but also the engaging personalities of everyone who works there, from Uncle Wayne to Sherry’s daughter, Tina Harvey.
The Tucker community is now showing their love financially for Sherry’s husband, Junior Harris, who suffered a major stroke last week that resulted in paralysis on his left side. Harvey reported that while Harris can’t move his left side, he does respond to touch, an encouraging sign.
As this goes to press, a GoFundMe page for Junior has garnered more than $15,000, funds that will be used for a 16-day stay in a rehabilitation facility. The total, however, is expected to exceed $40,000.
⚱️ Death is a funny thing, a fact that “His Three Daughters” (written and directed by Azazel Jacobs) often takes literally.
The dynamics between the three sisters referenced in the title play out in a way that is comically – sometimes frustratingly – familiar to anyone with a sibling as they wait for their father to pass away. Jacobs walks a taut line, the film’s emotions – anger, joy, sadness – all floating together in a jumble, one threatening to overtake the other at any given moment.
“His Three Daughters” is grounded in the messiness of that feeling, but also in the complex relationships between its three leads, all faced with the prospect of losing the one thread that binds them – and terrified of what comes afterward. Through his finely tuned handling of emotion, and with three stellar performances at the film’s center, Jacobs delivers a meditation on death and connection that rings painfully, lovingly true.
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4. Falcons start Sunday; Alex Morgan retires
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🏈 With a new head coach, a new quarterback, and sold-out season tickets, the Falcons, who ESPN says have a 67.4% to make the playoffs , start the season on Sunday at 1 p.m. at home against the Steelers. (FOX; 92.9 FM)
🎾 At the US Open, No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka will face No. 6 American Jessica Pegula in the women’s finals on Saturday. It’s Pegula’s first Grand Slam final.
🎾 No. 12 Taylor Fritz and No. 20 Frances Tiafoe face off tonight at 7 p.m. in the US Open semifinals , marking the first all-American men’s semi at the tournament since 2005. The winner will be the first American man in a Grand Slam final since 2009.
➡ Top-ranked Jannik Sinner faces No. 25 Jack Draper of Great Britain in the other semifinal at 3 p.m.
⚾ The Braves lost to the Rockies last night and are tied with the Mets for the last Wild Card spot. Atlanta hosts Toronto in a weekend series starting tonight at 7:20 p.m. (BSS, 93.7 FM)
🏎️ The NASCAR Playoffs come to town on Sunday with the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
🏈 For the first time since 2015, Georgia Tech is ranked in the AP Top 25. Here are this weekend’s local college games:
No. 1 Georgia hosts Tennessee Tech at 2 p.m. (SEC Network; 95.5 FM
No. 23 Georgia Tech at Syracuse at noon (ACC Network; 93.7 FM)
Georgia State hosts Chattanooga at 7 p.m. (ESPN+; 88.5 FM)
Kennesaw State hosts Louisiana at 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Georgia Southern at Nevada at 7 p.m. (TruTV Max)
Morehouse hosts Johnson C. Smith University at 3 p.m.
Clark Atlanta hosts Allen University (SC) at 2 p.m.
West Georgia travels to play Abilene Christian at 8 p.m.
🥇 In wheelchair basketball at the Paris Paralympics, the U.S. faces China in today’s women’s semifinal at 10 a.m. The U.S. men play the U.K. in the gold medal match tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. (Peacock)
🦋 Butterfly Experience is back at the Dunwoody Nature Center this weekend, Sept. 7-8. Get an up-close encounter with hundreds of native butterflies, and stick around to enjoy live music, animal shows, and much more! Don’t miss out! ( SPONSOR MESSAGE )
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