Friday, September 11, 2026

Good morning! On this day in 1966, the Atlanta Falcons played their first regular-season game, losing 19-14 to the Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Stadium.

As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Top Stories includes a roundup of Georgia observances. For one of the many uplifting stories that came out of the tragedy, check out Trivia.

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Georgia Marks 9/11 Anniversary

Georgians will join the rest of the nation today in marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks, including a Fort Stewart soldier who recently opened a long-stored memory bag containing fragments of the Twin Towers.

Ceremonies across the state include memorial stair climbs, campus discussions, and moments of silence at 8:46 a.m. today, when the first plane struck the World Trade Center.

At Georgia Tech, hundreds of small flags near Tech Green form a memorial to the victims, alongside a tribute to 1st Lt. Tyler Brown, a former Tech student killed in action in Iraq.

Elsewhere, the new head of the FBI's regional office in Atlanta named cyberattacks by rogue states among the greatest threats facing the U.S. in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Toyota Opens Parts Plant

Toyota Industries celebrated the grand opening and start of production at a new electric systems plant in Pendergrass, with Gov. Brian Kemp attending last week's event.

The $69 million TIESNA Georgia plant will eventually employ 250 people making DC-to-DC converters, which step down high-voltage battery power for electric vehicle lights and devices.

Toyota Industries Electric Systems North America broke ground on the plant in 2023, joining a Toyota supplier cluster that dates to 2004, when the first affiliated plant opened in Jackson County.

Toyota companies in Jackson County now support hundreds of jobs and anchor one of the state's largest Japanese automotive manufacturing clusters.

Richest Atlanta Area ZIP Codes Listed

Buckhead's reputation for wealth is backed by a new ranking of Atlanta's richest ZIP codes, with Fulton County claiming four of the top five spots.

ZIP code 30326, covering North Buckhead and Lenox, ranked first with per capita income topping $118,000. The Virginia-Highland/Druid Hills area ranked second.

The rankings, compiled from U.S. Census data covering 2019 through 2024, weighed per capita income, population density, and poverty rates.

A separate household income study ranked Atlanta, Alpharetta, and Roswell among the state’s 50 wealthiest ZIP codes and also identified Georgia’s poorest areas.

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➤ Statewide: U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Jackson, a candidate for U.S. Senate, delivered a prime-time speech at the Republican Party's first midterm convention, touting the passage of the Laken Riley Act that he sponsored. (More)

➤ Statewide: The candidates for governor focused on health care in campaign stops this week, with Republican nominee Rick Jackson rolling out a sweeping legislative roadmap and Democrat nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms calling for full federal Medicaid expansion. (More)

➤ Butts County: Stacey Humphreys, convicted in the 2003 murders of two Cobb County real estate agents, requested a final meal of barbecue beef brisket, pizza, two caffeine-free sodas, and more ahead of his scheduled execution next week. (More)

➤ Valdosta: A 1970 Valdosta High School class ring discovered at a local farmers market has been returned to its original owner. (More)

➤ Peachtree City: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a local flight school's former financial account director, its third arrest in a racketeering and theft case involving more than $400,000 missing from student accounts. (More)

➤ Albany: Jenna Colley, convicted of murdering the father of her children, faces a Sept. 30 sentencing amid questions over whether the Georgia Survivor Justice Act applies in her case. (More)

➤ Covington: Amber Bennett Dally was appointed district attorney for the Alcovy Judicial Circuit, one of three judicial and prosecutorial appointments Gov. Brian Kemp announced. (More)

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➤ Ben Shelton, born and raised in Atlanta until his family moved to Florida when he was around age 10, meets Frances Tiafoe in today's all-American U.S. Open tennis semifinal. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, the South Atlanta Community Tennis Association reflected on its history of training and hosting top professional tennis players. (More)

➤ Tua Tagovailoa's first start for the Atlanta Falcons will come Sunday at Pittsburgh if he is cleared to play after an oblique injury suffered Thursday. (More)

➤ Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss expects reliever Robert Suarez to face live hitters early next week as he progresses toward a return. (More)

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➤ The owner of the Parkside Shops and Hammond Exchange shopping centers in Sandy Springs secured additional financial support, including funding for future upgrades. (More)

➤ Georgia's net tax collections were up 3.5% in August compared with a year earlier, approaching $2.5 billion. (More)

➤ A Tuxedo Park estate on 5.7 acres sold for $18.6 million, the second-priciest residential sale in Atlanta's history, according to the real estate agency that brokered the deal. (More)

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➤ Château Élan in Braselton, which opened in 1981 and grew into Georgia's largest wine producer, now offers more than 30 wines and anchors the state's growing wine identity. (More)

➤ Fall colors could peak slightly later this year in some regions of the state from October into November, according to forecasters. (More)

➤ Social Circle appears in line to serve as the town of Stillwater for a TV series adaptation of the graphic novel series of the same name, potentially the largest production ever for a city that's hosted episodes of In the Heat of the Night, The Dukes of Hazzard, and others. (More)

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