Warnock-Walker Senate race to be decided by runoff
ATLANTA - Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will square off in a Dec. 6 runoff that could decide whether the Senate will continue to be controlled by Democrats or whether the GOP wins a majority. With 100% of precincts...
Voters pass four statewide ballot proposals by large margins
(Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Georgia voters have overwhelmingly ratified all four legislative proposals on the statewide ballot this year. Three of the four received support from more than 75% of the electorate Tuesday, while the proposal garnering the least “yes”...
Warnock, Walker likely will face runoff for U.S. Senate seat
ATLANTA – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker pushed incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock to a likely runoff for a key Senate seat Tuesday after both candidates appeared to fall short of earning more than 50% of the vote. Walker had...
Republicans run the table in statewide down-ballot races
ATLANTA – Republicans swept the races for Georgia’s constitutional offices Tuesday, winning all seven down-ballot contests from lieutenant governor down to insurance and labor commissioner. With 97% of the vote counted shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday, state Sen. Burt...
Kemp reelected in rematch with Stacey Abrams
ATLANTA - Republican Gov. Brian Kemp won a second term in office Tuesday in a rematch of the 2018 gubernatorial race. With 97% of the vote counted shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday, Kemp was leading Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams, 53.5% to 45.8%, according to...
University System of Georgia enrollment down for second straight year
ATLANTA - Enrollment on University System of Georgia (USG) campuses has declined for a second year in a row. Total enrollment for the fall semester at the system’s 26 colleges and universities stands at 334,459 students, down 1.2% from the 340,638 who were attending...
Georgia flu activity ‘very high’
ATLANTA – Georgia’s flu activity is currently very high, state epidemiologist Dr. Cherie Drenzek said during the state Department of Public Health (DPH) board meeting Tuesday. Flu activity is spread around Georgia but is especially concentrated in metro...
Feds break up South Georgia drug ring
ATLANTA - A newly unsealed federal indictment charges nearly three dozen defendants for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy centered in South Georgia and reaching into the Caribbean. Operation Carpet Ride identified drug trafficking operations in...