I started my professional journalism career on a football field in Alaska, and every day since has been an adventure. I've covered dog sledding and commercial fishing in the Land of the Midnight Sun, civic duty and Civil Rights icons in the Windy City, courts and crime in Hotlanta and the Inauguration of our first Black President.
Time away from the news business has given me perspective to appreciate what I've always considered my calling. And focusing on local stories has always been my lens to open a broader view of our society and our country.
Contact me at marcus.garner@patch.com, or at 404-590-7114.
Atlanta Police arrested a woman who swore at a man on a Delta flight to "put on your f---ing mask" and then slapped him, according to video.
Rudy Giuliani, the owners of One America News Network, and OAN commentator Chanel Rion are being sued by two Fulton County election workers.
DeKalb County Police are looking for 14-year-olds Aniyah Hardiman and Jobbar Bailey, and are asking for the public's help to locate them.
Patch loves pets, so we've asked our Atlanta readers to share their holiday pet photos.
Patch loves pets, so we've asked our Atlanta readers to share their holiday pet photos.
Video footage of a man police believe opened fire at the Phipps Plaza movie theater shows him and a date walking away after the incident.
Are you doing some last-minute shopping before Christmas? Malls will have limited hours in and near Buckhead.
Are you doing some last-minute shopping before Christmas? Malls will have limited hours in and near Sandy Springs.
Are you doing some last-minute shopping before Christmas? Malls will have limited hours in and near Atlanta.
There's no quick fix for getting a COVID test in GA: You either have to hunt for an appointment or wait in long lines at walk-up sites.
More people are getting tested for the coronavirus as they prepare to travel for the holidays. Here are testing sites in Sandy Springs.
Atlanta-based Delta Airlines' CEO Ed Bastian pens a letter asking CDC to cut COVID-19 quarantine times in half.
More people are getting tested for the coronavirus as they prepare to travel for the holidays. Here are testing sites in Buckhead.
More people are getting tested for the coronavirus as they prepare to travel for the holidays. Here are testing sites in Atlanta.
While lower than a month ago, gas prices in Atlanta remain high. Before you travel, know what to expect at the pump.
While lower than a month ago, gas prices in Sandy Springs remain high. Before you travel, know what to expect at the pump.
While lower than a month ago, gas prices in Buckhead remain high. Before you travel, know what to expect at the pump.
Use AAA's Tow to Go service as a last resort during the holidays to get you and your vehicle somewhere safe.
The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 25 confirmed omicron variant cases, but said there could be more unconfirmed cases.
Sandy Spring's former assistant city manager Eden Freemen has been hired as city manager after roles in South Carolina and Virginia.
