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.
Top news includes a Douglasville bomb threat, redistricting plans in Brookhaven, Georgians say "No" to vaccine passport and Decatur filming.
"Powerpuff Girls" Movie | Johns Creek top teens| Douglasville bomb threat | Brookhaven redistricting | No to vaccine passports.
Top news includes filming of "Emancipation" leaves GA, Johnson & Johnson vaccinations on hold, and state tuitions will stay the same.
Will Smith emancipates GA of filming | Tuition freeze for '21-'22 | DeKalb medical head goes to D.C. | J&J vaccination halted.
Abel Gallegos Hernandez sentenced to 15 years of federal time for arranging a massive drug shipment from New Mexico to Western Virginia.
Top news includes a deadly police shootout in Carroll County, Cobb County's vaccine call center, and you can make a dog's day in the sun.
Pets need parents | Coast Guard salvage | Shootout injures three officers | Matties Call canceled for Decatur man | Vaccine call center.
Many people want to be the hero who adopts a shelter long-hauler, but other dogs in Midtown shelters need the attention more.
Many people want to be the hero who adopts a shelter long-hauler, but other dogs in Buckhead shelters need the attention more.
Many people want to be the hero who adopts a shelter long-hauler, but other dogs in Atlanta shelters need the attention more.
Kelvin King announced his candidacy as a Republican challenger for Raphael Warnock's senate seat in 2022.
Officers from Carroll County, Villa Rica and Carrollton injured chasing a speeding car firing at police. 1 arrested, another suspect killed.
This week's Georgia dream houses include courtyard charm, an 1800s restoration, a private theater, and a billiards room.
Truist plots half capacity | Year-round Daylight Saving | Baseball All-Star exits Atlanta | COVID Restrictions to ease: GA Top News
Top stories include MLB All-Star Game relocating, bomb threat at North Point Mall, GA pols love pecans, and CDC domestic travel rules shift.
GA Pols embrace pecans | North Point Mall cleared for bomb threat | CDC gives travel clearance | All-Star Game will play somewhere else
A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says about 1 in 7 children nationwide are considered obese. Here's where Georgia ranks.
Top news includes the Plant 2 Plate program, what's open and closed Easter weekend and Plant 2 Plate program helps food deserts.
Corporate blowback to voter law | Easter openings, closings | Hosea Helps, Publix and Hormel help | Plant 2 Plate helps food deserts.
As corporate heads opine on Georgia's new election law, MLB considers moving All-Star Game and Stacey Abrams pushes support for U.S. HR-1.
