📅 Thursday, February 26, 2026 Good morning, Jay! Here's your daily briefing:
🌤️ Weather — 3-Day Outlook
🏠 Woodstock, GA — Now: 58°F • Thu: H 64° / L 55° | Rain 47% • Fri: H 63° / L 50° | Rain 18% • Sat: H 66° / L 53° | Rain 8% • 🤧 Pollen: 4.0/12 (Low-Medium) — Alder, Juniper, Oak • 🟢 Air Quality: 44 (Good)
🏙️ Charlotte, NC — Now: 53°F • Thu: H 59° / L 52° | ⚠️ Rain 77% • Fri: H 55° / L 51° | Rain 11% • Sat: H 66° / L 48° | Rain 11%
🏔️ Johnson City, TN — Now: 45°F • Thu: H 54° / L 44° | ⚠️ Rain 100% • Fri: H 56° / L 38° | Rain 3% • Sat: H 62° / L 44° | Rain 2%
⚾ Braves — Spring Training
🔥 Bryce Elder's Velocity Surge Fuels Late-2025 Success — Elder pitched at least 6 innings in six of his final seven regular-season starts last year. The six hardest-thrown average four-seam outings of his career all occurred within that same span. Velocity + success = optimism for 2026.
⚾ Spring game update: Braves beat Pirates 3-1 on Wednesday. Baseball is now "a game of tenths of inches" with new precision measurements at CoolToday Park.
📊 Power rankings: MLB Pipeline notes the last six World Series champs ranked top-4 in regular-season home runs. The Braves have two Top 100 prospects (Konnor Griffin #1, Travis Bazzana #20) already making headlines.
⚽ Atlanta United
📺 OneFootball Becomes New Home of MLS NEXT Pro Matches — Free global streaming partnership announced for 2026 season, including regular season, Playoffs, and MLS NEXT Pro Cup. Atlanta United 2 matches will be available to fans worldwide.
📺 WBD News
💸 Warner Bros. Discovery Lost $252M in Q4 2025 — "The belle of the ball" shares its fourth quarter financials as bidding war intensifies.
📉 Update: Paramount Stock Price Targets Cut After Earnings — Wall Street adjusting targets, but all eyes remain on the Warner Bros. chase. Streaming "still has a long road, but progress is visible."
⚖️ Update: Republican Attorneys General Challenge Netflix-WBD Deal — Latest regulatory pressure as Paramount argues it offers "a more certain and shorter path to regulatory approval."
🗺️ Local & Family News
🚨 Woodstock: Suspect Arrested in Fatal Apartment Shooting — Weeks after an 18-year-old was killed at Riverstock Apartments (Jan. 26), police arrested the suspect. He's being held at Cherokee County jail. Chief Castro thanked GBI and Sheriff's Office for assistance.
Have a great day! ☕