State Sen. Burt Jones (R-Jackson) officially launched his campaign for lieutenant governor of Georgia on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.
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State Sen. Burt Jones (R-Jackson) officially launched his campaign for lieutenant governor of Georgia on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.

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The Fulton County district attorney's office can no longer investigate Georgia's Republican Lt. Gov. nominee in a wide-ranging probe of election interference.

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Former Atlanta Braves outfielder and pinch-hitter Dwight Smith has died.