Four business executives headed to prison for bid rigging
ATLANTA - Four concrete suppliers have been sentenced to prison for participating in a long-running bid-rigging scheme in the Savannah area. James Clayton Pedrick, Gregory Hall Melton, John David Melton, and Timothy "Bo" Strickland were charged in federal court four...
Georgia unemployment held steady in September
ATLANTA - Georgia continued to set employment records last month even as the state's unemployment rate held steady. The Peach State's jobless rate stood at 3.6% in September, unchanged from August and five-tenths lower than the national average. Georgia set all-time...
Poll shows Trump still leading Harris in Georgia
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump continues to lead Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia, according to a new poll. A survey of 1,328 likely Georgia voters Quinnipiac University conducted Oct. 10-14 found Trump with 52% of the vote to 45% for Harris, well...
Georgia students again top national average on ACT
ATLANTA - The Georgia Class of 2024 scored slightly lower on the ACT compared to last year but still beat the national average for the eighth year in a row. Georgia students' average composite ACT score of 21.2 was down slightly from 21.3 in 2023 but exceeded the...
Judge rejects new hand-count election rule
ATLANTA - A Fulton County Superior Court judge has blocked a new rule governing Georgia's election requiring counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day. Judge Robert McBurney issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday night...
Trump pledges to restore ‘American dream’ at Cobb rally
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump Tuesday night pledged to defeat inflation, lower taxes, and deport illegal immigrants at a campaign rally in Cobb County. "The American standard of living is in a free fall," Trump told sign-waving supporters at the Cobb Energy...
Atlanta lands Super Bowl LXII in 2028
ATLANTA - Super Bowl LXII will be held in Atlanta in February 2028, the National Football League announced Tuesday. The game will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which also hosted the Super Bowl in 2019. Atlanta's bid was led by the Atlanta Sports Council in...
Judge rules local election officials must certify results
ATLANTA - State law requires local election boards to certify election results, a Fulton County Superior Court Judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Robert McBurney rejected the assertions of Julie Adams, a member of the Fulton County elections board, who refused to certify...