Former Augusta University employee charged with stealing from the school
ATLANTA - A former Augusta University employee has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from the school, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced Thursday. Dawn Gantt, 43, of Martinez, has been charged with one count of racketeering in...
Kemp inks bills targeting illegal immigrants, no-cash bail
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of public safety bills Wednesday, including a controversial measure aimed at illegal immigration. House Bill 1105, which the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed primarily along party lines, requires local sheriffs...
Bill seeks to establish Ocmulgee Mounds as national park
ATLANTA - Several members of Georgia's congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to create the Peach State's first national park. The bill would establish the Ocmulgee Mounds in Middle Georgia as a national park and preserve, upgrading the site from...
Kemp signs farm package
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a package of bills Tuesday aimed at improving agriculture, by far Georgia's No.-1 industry. Kemp touted the economic development successes his administration has brought to rural communities throughout the Peach State since taking...
Augusta aircraft repair company expanding operations
ATLANTA - A leading provider of business aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services has begun a $33 million expansion in Augusta that will create 90 new jobs, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. StandardAero currently supports more than 170 jobs in the area,...
Georgia Power completes Plant Vogtle nuclear project
Photo courtesy of Georgia Power ATLANTA - The second of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle has entered full commercial operation, Georgia Power officials announced Monday. Unit 4, which went online nine months after the completion of Unit 3 at the plant south of...
Fulton DA candidate criticizes Willis’ approach in Trump case
ATLANTA - Former Fulton County prosecutor Christian Wise Smith Sunday vowed to bring "fresh energy and new ideas" to the Fulton district attorney's office as he challenges Fani Willis for the DA post. Smith, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for...
GOP congressional hopefuls seek to out-conservative each other
ATLANTA - Five Republicans running for Georgia's open 3rd Congressional District seat took turns touting their conservative credentials Sunday during a televised debate sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club. Former state Sens. Mike Crane and Mike Dugan, former state...