Monday, March 17, 2025

Good morning! On this day in 1869, Corra Harris was born in Elbert County. A famous author and journalist, she was the first female correspondent to go abroad during World War I.

Today marks The Flyover's second anniversary! We sent our very first edition on March 17, 2023, and never turned off the afterburners. Over 2 million Americans take off with us every morning, including in Georgia, and we're honored to have you aboard.

Later today you'll receive a special note from our founder recounting our journey. In the meantime, please enjoy today's top story about our journey from an idea to one of America's largest and fastest-growing news organizations—thanks to you! Check it out below.

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The Flyover Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

Two years ago today, the first edition of The Flyover was delivered to 47 people. Our writing, editing, and proofreading staff consisted of just one person, Cole.

Today, 10 editions of The Flyover reach more than 2.1 million readers daily, and we have a full team of writers, editors, and proofreaders across the country—along with sales, technology, and customer support staff.

We've learned a lot in two years, but as you can see in our first edition, the goal has always been to cover the day's news in a direct and unbiased way.

In 2024, we added our Rotator section along with our special coverage section (Olympics, Election, Holiday, etc.) We also listened closely to your feedback, and we worked hard to improve our news coverage.

Growth brought new opportunities. Texas got the first Flyover state edition in January 2024, and it's grown to over 300,000 readers. Since then we've added eight more state editions, including Georgia in August 2024.

The Flyover's success is due to you, our readers, and we can't thank you enough for sticking with us.

We've got big plans for year three—including new state editions and a big new project that you'll hear more about soon. (Hint: it's a podcast )

If you like The Flyover and find value and appreciate our work, we would love for you to support us financially if you can. We know not everyone is able, but your financial support means a lot to us. You can do that by clicking here. It's a huge help!

Severe Weather Rips Through State

A line of severe storms swept through Georgia late Saturday night into Sunday morning. Strong winds brought tornado warnings and significant damage into West Georgia before midnight and continued to down trees and knock out power throughout the state.

More than 50,000 Georgia residents reported power outages due to the storms. Thousands of people remained without power late into Sunday morning in Fulton, DeKalb, Paulding, and Coweta Counties.

Paulding County suffered some of the worst damage in the state. At least 14 homes were damaged by fallen trees, including one where a tree narrowly missed falling on an elderly woman. A gas station in Dallas collapsed.

Georgia men, Georgia Tech women set for March Madness

The University of Georgia will play in the men's NCAA basketball tournament for the first time since 2015, selected Sunday as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region.

In a battle of the Bulldogs, UGA will face Gonzaga in a first-round matchup Thursday in Wichita, Kan. Gonzaga is a private university in Spokane, Wash.

In the women's NCAA tournament, Georgia Tech was selected as a No. 9 seed in its region for its first trip to the tournament since 2022. The Yellow Jackets will face Richmond on Friday in Los Angeles.

The men's tournament runs from Tuesday through April 7, with the Final Four in San Antonio. The women's tournament runs from Wednesday through April 6, with the Final Four in Tampa.

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Savannah: The Hostess City will hold one of the nation's largest St. Patrick's Day parades beginning at 10:15 am with festivities throughout the day. (More)

Statewide: There have been 140 plane crashes in the U.S. in 2025, with four occurring in Georgia, according to National Transportation Safety Board data. (More)

North Georgia: Lawmakers reignited a centuries-old dispute about a surveying error that gave Tennessee land at the Georgia border. (More)

DeKalb County: The mother of a teenager who allegedly shot and killed a MARTA bus driver says that the teen acted in self-defense. (More)

Cherokee County: The school district warned students and staff to avoid signing into school websites due to a cyber breach that impacted computer systems. (More)

Cobb County: A police officer was killed in an off-duty motorcycle crash just days after he was honored as First Responder of the Month. (More)

➤ The Atlanta Hawks' four-game winning streak ended with a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in former Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic's first game against Atlanta since being traded. (More)

➤ The Atlanta Falcons' decision to keep Kirk Cousins on their roster triggered a $10 million roster bonus for the veteran quarterback. (More)

➤ Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley avoided a fracture after getting hit in the hand with a pitch in a scary incident in spring training. (More)

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➤ The Georgia Safari Conservation Park in Madison and Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Macon made TIME's World's Greatest Places in 2025 list. (More)

➤ A dog rescued in a Gilmer County house fire has been adopted and trained as the area fire department's first therapy dog. (More)

➤ Douglas County High School student Mantavius "LeBron" Presley has received a combined $1 million in scholarship offers from 58 schools. (More)

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