Students show strong improvement in Georgia Milestones math tests
ATLANTA - Georgia students showed strong improvement on this year's Georgia Milestones math tests, the state Department of Education reported Monday. Scores increased on six of the seven assessments, including eight-point increases in eighth-grade math and high-school...
Helene death toll in Georgia rises sharply
ATLANTA - The death toll from Hurricane Helene in Georgia shot up significantly during the weekend. At least 25 Georgians died in the storm, Gov. Brian Kemp reported Monday at a briefing in Augusta, one of the areas hit hardest by the hurricane, which struck early...
Georgia voters to decide tax-related ballot questions
ATLANTA - Tax relief will be on the Georgia ballot Nov. 5 in addition to the presidential race and various congressional, legislative and county contests. Voters will decide two tax-related constitutional amendments the General Assembly passed this year as well as...
Helene leaves 11 dead in Georgia, fallen trees, flooded roads
ATLANTA - Hurricane Helene moved out of Georgia Friday morning, leaving in its wake 11 dead, toppled trees that caused widespread power outages and massive flooding. The storm took a different path than had been anticipated, Gov. Brian Kemp told reporters during a...
Fast-moving Helene bearing down on Georgia
ATLANTA - Georgians were bracing Thursday for Hurricane Helene, a massive storm with a wind field spreading out 400 to 500 miles expected to reach South Georgia Thursday night and cut a swath through the rest of the state Friday morning. "This is one of the biggest...
Georgia lands $1.3 billion to expand broadband
ATLANTA - The U.S. Commerce Department Thursday gave initial approval to more than $1.3 billion in federal funding to expand broadband connectivity in Georgia. The money is part of a federal investment of more than $2.9 billion to deploy broadband infrastructure in...
Georgia Supreme Court disqualifies West, De la Cruz from presidential ballot
ATLANTA - Presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot in Georgia, but votes for them won't count. That's the result of a Georgia Supreme Court ruling Wednesday disqualifying West and De la Cruz. The expedited decision,...
State Operations Center up and running with Helene headed to Georgia
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp activated the State Operations Center Wednesday in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Helene, a day after declaring a state of emergency throughout Georgia. Forecasters expect Helene to make landfall along the eastern part of the...