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Search for monkey ends with no sign
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LAWRENCEVILLE (AP) - Authorities at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center outside Atlanta say they've ended efforts to find a research monkey missing since June.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that efforts to find the 2-year-old female rhesus monkey included numerous searches of the facility's 117-acre field station in Lawrenceville.

Yerkes' director, Dr. Stuart Zola, said the staff also worked with Gwinnett County Animal Control to follow up on 26 reported sightings of the monkey in metro Atlanta.

The Gwinnett Daily Post, citing public records it obtained about the search, has reported that Yerkes veterinarian Joyce Cohen said in a report that she believes the 2-year-old female rhesus monkey is dead. Cohen speculated in one report that the 5-pound monkey might have been captured by a hawk, or fallen into a crevice and died

Rep. Brian Strickland looking at Attorney General race in 2026
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District 17 State Sen. Brian Strickland - photo by Special Photo
With Chris Carr already having announced his intention to run for governor in 2026, that will leave his Attorney General seat open. One elected official with Newton County ties has said he is looking at entering the Republican primary for attorney general next week.
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