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PHOTOS: Atlanta welcomes 2026 with fireworks, drone show
Instead of the Peach Drop tradition from past years in Atlanta, this New Year’s Eve saw a citywide fireworks and drone display.
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky
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A fireworks show is seen from The Rooftop at Hotel Clermont in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Mayor Andre Dickens announced in December that the traditional annual Atlanta Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta would be replaced this New Year’s Eve by a citywide fireworks and drone display. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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A fireworks show is seen from The Rooftop at Hotel Clermont in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Mayor Andre Dickens announced in December that the traditional annual Atlanta Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta would be replaced this New Year’s Eve by a citywide fireworks and drone display.  (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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PHOTOS: Atlanta welcomes 2026 with fireworks, drone show

Instead of the Peach Drop tradition from past years in Atlanta, this New Year’s Eve saw a citywide fireworks and drone display.

An employee with ink-stained hands poses with a final print edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the printing press at Metro Market Media in Gainesville on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. It was the final print run for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, after 157 years. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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PHOTOS: The final print run of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

After 157 years, an era of the newspaper ends as the AJC prints its final paper edition.

Georgia mascot Hairy Dawg performs during the Allstate Sugar Bowl New Year’s Eve Parade, Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in New Orleans. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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PHOTOS: Sugar Bowl Parade

The Sugar Bowl parade was held on Wednesday, Dec. 31, in New Orleans.

Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Hall (left) and teammates enter the ballroom during the Sugar Bowl media day at the Sheraton on Tuesday. Georgia and Ole Miss will face off Thursday in the quarterfinal game. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Photos: Georgia football players, coaches during Sugar Bowl team media day

Athletics director Josh Brooks watches as Georgia players practice yoga during a media viewing ahead of the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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Photos: Georgia football stretches, does yoga during media viewing portion of Sugar Bowl practice

Cedartown Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb, 17, who runs through defenders like a train, burns up the tracks through town in 2013. College and NFL stardom then followed. Photo by Curtis Compton.
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Credit: CURTIS COMPTON / AJC

PHOTOS: AJC's Super 11 through the years

This year was the 40th anniversary of the AJC's Super 11, an annual preseason unveiling of the state's best high school senior football players.

Richard Tolbert, 18, writes on a smartboard during his AP Calculus AB class at Mays High School in Atlanta on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Mays had stopped offering the course but brought it back a few years ago. Atlanta Public is urging more students to take AP classes across the district. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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AP classes

Falcons running back Bijan Robinson catches the ball for a touchdown during the first half against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
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Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

PHOTOS: Falcons defeat Rams for third straight win

The Falcons defeated the Rams 27-24 on Monday Night Football behind 229 total yards from Bijan Robinson.