WABE's Week In Review: Recapping Georgia's primary results and the impact of Young Thug's trial

Alex Helmick | WABE

May 25th, 2024

Georgia's elections on Tuesday include a state Supreme Court race and several congressional races across the state. — A voter waits outside of First Baptist Church of Clarkston before the polls open for Georgia's primary elections on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

A major trial impacting others…

Rapper to flutist…

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