MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025

Good morning! On this day in 1939, Georgia Gov. E.D. Rivers signed a resolution demanding the return of The General, the famous train captured in the Civil War. It wouldn't return to the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield until a federal lawsuit in 1972.

Check out today's Et Cetera section on how a restaurant in a Dunwoody gas station cooks up one of Georgia's best burgers. Let us know in today's Poll how you like your burger cooked.

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Illegal Immigrant Charged with Murder

David Hector Rivas-Sagastume, 21, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, was charged with murder in the strangling death of Camilla Williams, a 52-year-old mother of five from Marietta.

The suspect was apprehended and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in March 2021.

Williams' killing is drawing parallels to the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was murdered last year by an illegal immigrant released by authorities.

Police accuse Rivas-Sagastume of killing Williams late on March 11 or early on March 12 by placing her in a chokehold and then kneeling on her neck, according to an arrest warrant.

Atlanta Tourist Freed from Taliban

A 66-year-old Delta Air Lines mechanic from Atlanta has been released from Taliban custody. He was released on Thursday after spending more than two years held captive in Afghanistan.

George Glezmann was abducted in December 2022 while traveling through Afghanistan as part of a lifelong mission to explore the world.

Glezmann thanked the Trump administration and also Delta, noting airline personnel were "with my wife from day one, doing the impossible to get me out."

Brandon Beach Appointed U.S. Treasurer

State Senator Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, confirmed his selection as the U.S. Treasurer by President Trump. An official announcement is pending.

The U.S. Treasurer oversees the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and serves as a key adviser to the Treasury Secretary and the White House.

Georgia Chamber of Commerce President Chris Clark called Beach an expert on monetary and economic policy.

Beach recently introduced a bill that would require Fulton County to pay the legal fees for President Trump and others indicted in the election challenge case.

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