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Vanessa McCray

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Morning breaking news team leader @ajc. Previously covered K-12, higher ed. Note taker, friend maker, Great Laker.
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Extreme heat prompts Georgia schools to rearrange operations and activities

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By Eric Stirgus Verified, Vanessa McCray Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
The hot temperatures across metro Atlanta and Georgia are creating challenges for some schools. Beacon Hill Middle School in the city of Decatur is switching to virtual learning Tuesday because of HVAC issues on the property. “The intense weather conditions have placed additional strain on the HVAC units, leading to outages in certain areas of the building and extreme indoor temperatures,” the school said in an email to parents Tuesday. Bag lunches will be available for pick up.
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Get ready to sizzle: Metro Atlanta hit with heat advisory Friday

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By Vanessa McCray Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Find a fan. Slap on some sunscreen. Fill up a water bottle. It’s gonna be a fry-day. Friday looks to be another scorcher, with temperatures high enough to prompt the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory from noon to 8 p.m. The advisory area covers much of Middle and North Georgia, including metro Atlanta. Expect highs to reach the mid-90s on Friday, but the feels-like temperature, which factors in humidity, will push the heat index value up to 106, the Weather Service predicts.
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HHS Secretary Kennedy to visit CDC for anniversary of Atlanta shooting

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By Caroline Silva Verified, Sara Gregory Verified, Vanessa McCray Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of a shooting that locked down the federal facility for hours and killed a police officer. Kennedy is expected to visit the Atlanta site near Emory University around 10:30 a.m. for a commemorative event that will be open to employees of the federal agency, a CDC spokesperson confirmed.
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