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Oprah Winfrey To Deliver Agnes Scott Commencement Speech

Media magnate Oprah Winfrey will deliver the keynote address at the Agnes Scott College spring commencement, the school announced this week. Winfrey is set to receive an honorary degree during the graduation ceremony, which takes place on May 13.

5 Revelations From Ex-Brave Chipper Jones' New Book

Former Atlanta Braves star Chipper Jones has released his new book, "Ballplayer," which chronicles the athlete's life from his time as a teenage phenom in DeLand, Florida, all the way through his 19-year career in Major League Baseball, all with the Braves. "Ballplayer" offers a fascinating look of Jones, and his relationship with sports luminaries such as Deion Sanders, Manny Ramirez and Derek Jeter, plus some surprising interactions, such as the time he confessed to his wife that he had been having multiple extramarital affairs.

I-85 Collapse: GDOT Announces Reopening Date

Drivers traveling in and around Atlanta should be able to resume their everyday use of Interstate 85 in Midtown Atlanta by mid-June. That's according to the Georgia Department of Transportation, which said it hopes to reopen the stretch of the interstate that's closed just north of Piedmont Road by June 15.

Pedestrian Traffic Deaths In 2016: Georgia Sees Increase

Pedestrian traffic fatalities in 2016 increased by roughly 21 percent in Georgia compared with 2015, according to a new study by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association released last week.

More Georgia headlines:

• I-85 Collapse: Deal Requests More Money From Feds, Piedmont Road Reopens
• Athens-Clarke Police Warn Residents Of 'Door-To-Door' Scams
• Mother Charged In Bathtub Death Of Baby: Report
• Ex-Marietta Coach Faces 513 Charges In Sex Abuse Case
• Funeral On Thursday For Canton Teen Killed In Wreck

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