Round one over, but Fern still punching
ATLANTA — Most of Georgia dodged the punches of the winter storm that has been pummeling the nation, but state emergency officials warned Sunday afternoon that it is not over yet. "Although we have had a lull in the storm this morning, we are still expecting another...
Kemp activates National Guard ahead of winter storm Fern
ATLANTA — With an ice storm named Fern bearing down on Georgia Saturday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp activated the National Guard, staging 120 members to deploy to the northeast part of the state, where ice and wind were expected to cause the most disruption. The...
State emergency officials warn Georgians in the north to take this storm seriously
ATLANTA — Georgia emergency managers hope to avoid another weather catastrophe like in 2014, when what some called "Snomageddon" and others labeled the "Snowpocalypse" locked down metro Atlanta and beyond. The nicknames were probably inappropriate, since the main...
Northwest Georgia voters to head to polls March 10 for federal and, now, state election
ATLANTA — Voters in northwest Georgia will be going to the polls on March 10 to fill a newly vacated state Senate seat on the same day that they will decide whether the former occupant of that seat should rise to Congress. The Georgia secretary of state's office on...
Senators side with DOJ in fight for Georgia voter list with personal information
ATLANTA — A Georgia Senate panel approved a resolution Thursday calling on Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to turn over the state’s unredacted voter list to the U.S. Department of Justice — including voters’ Social Security and driver’s license numbers. The...
Kemp declares state of emergency for Georgia, readying state crews, National Guard for snow and ice
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced a state of emergency for all Georgia counties Thursday ahead of a winter storm expected to dump snow and sleet onto the northern third of the state starting Saturday, potentially encasing the land in a layer of ice. In an online...
Georgia lawmakers wrestle with removing ballot QR codes as required by law
ATLANTA — Georgia legislators and the state’s elections chief lacked a plan Wednesday to stop using computer QR codes for counting ballots before a July 1 deadline. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told a budget committee that the General Assembly hasn’t provided...
Former state representative pleads guilty to unemployment fraud
ATLANTA — Former state Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to fraudulently obtain $13,940 in federal emergency relief funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. “Bennett was...
Middle Georgia Senate race heads to a runoff between a Democrat and Republican
ATLANTA — A Democrat received the most votes in a special election for an open Middle Georgia state Senate seat on Tuesday but failed to avoid a runoff as five other candidates split the Republican vote. LeMario Brown, a Democrat and former Fort Valley councilman,...