First case of Chronic-Wasting Disease in deer confirmed in Georgia
ATLANTA - A deer shot by a hunter in South Georgia has tested positive for Chronic-Wasting Disease (CWD), the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported Thursday. The two-and-a-half-year-old male white-tailed deer, shot on private property in Lanier County,...
Georgia PSC passes rule for data centers’ power usage
ATLANTA - Georgia energy regulators voted Thursday to put some guardrails around the proliferation of power-hungry data centers cropping up across the state. The state Public Service Commission (PSC) unanimously approved a rule that allows new large-load Georgia Power...
Georgia voting rights advocates take redistricting case to federal appellate court
ATLANTA - A lawyer for the state of Georgia Thursday defended congressional and legislative maps the Republican-controlled General Assembly drew in 2023 in a lawsuit charging the new districts violate the Voting Rights Act. Georgians have elected Republican majorities...
Georgia December unemployment shows mixed bag
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate held steady last month at 3.7%, four-tenths of a point lower than the national jobless rate, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The number of jobs rose by 9,900 in December to a record-high 4,994,900, just short of...
Second case of bird flu found in Northeast Georgia
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Agriculture has detected a positive case of bird flu in a second commercial poultry flock in Elbert County. The discovery of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has prompted the agency to suspend poultry activities in Georgia....
Lawmakers to take up ambitious building projects list
ATLANTA - This week's winter storm in Georgia has forced the cancellation of three days of legislative hearings on Gov. Brian Kemp's budget requests for the remainder of this fiscal year and fiscal 2026. But when lawmakers reconvene under the Gold Dome next week, they...
Georgia snowstorm over, roads still dangerous
ATLANTA - The winter storm that hit large parts of Georgia Tuesday is over, but state Department of Transportation crews were continuing to treat and plow roads Wednesday in areas that haven't seen significant snow in decades. Travel conditions Wednesday morning south...
Middle, South Georgia bracing for rare snowstorm
ATLANTA - In a reversal of the usual pattern, the latest winter storm is expected to dump more snow on Middle and South Georgia than the northern half of the state. A winter storm warning posted for Middle and South Georgia is predicting up to five inches of snow in...