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Ross Williams

Before joining the Georgia Recorder, Ross Williams covered local and state government for the Marietta Daily Journal.Williams' reporting took him from City Hall to homeless camps, from the offices of business executives to the living rooms of grieving parents. His work earned recognition from the Georgia Associated Press Media Editors and the Georgia Press Association, including beat reporting, business writing and non-deadline reporting. A native of Cobb County, Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Atlanta's Oglethorpe University and a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University.

One for the books as Trump and rest of Fulton 19 enter Georgia justice system over 2020 election

By: Ross Williams, Stanley Dunlap and Jill Nolin - August 26, 2023

This story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. At the end of a historic week at the Fulton County jailhouse, the criminal case against former President Donald Trump and his 18 allies also accused of subverting Georgia’s 2020 presidential election is just beginning. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump and the rest of the group […]

Trump supporters, detractors face off outside jail as he’s booked on Georgia racketeering charges

By: Jill Nolin, Ross Williams and Stanley Dunlap - August 24, 2023

This story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. Former President Donald Trump was booked and quickly released at the Fulton County Jail Thursday evening during a trip from New Jersey to Atlanta that played out on primetime TV and capped a drama-filled day outside the facility. Trump’s sprawling motorcade arrived at the jail at about 7:30 p.m. […]

Eastman, other defendants in Fulton 2020 election probe start to surrender at county jail

By: Ross Williams - August 23, 2023

This story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. Defendants began turning themselves in Tuesday in connection with former President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Trump is expected to surrender for booking at the Fulton County jail on Thursday before he is released on $200,000 bond, but at least two […]

Georgia fight for U.S. Senate seat will go to a December runoff

By: Ariana Figueroa and Ross Williams - November 9, 2022

WASHINGTON — Control of the U.S. Senate once again might hinge on Georgia, as voters in the Peach State will head back to the polls next month in a runoff election. Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and former professional football player and GOP nominee Herschel Walker are in a dead heat in Georgia, sending that […]

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