Brunswick tech startup spreading its wings
ATLANTA - A tech startup business launched in Coastal Georgia is about to expand to Atlanta and Dallas. GAGE, a web platform designed for service workers to show their credentials and skills to potential employers, already is operating a pilot program in Dallas and...
2024: Trump turns the tables on Georgia Democrats
ATLANTA - Politics dominated 2024 in Georgia, a presidential election year that saw former President Donald Trump turn the tables on Democrats in the Peach State. But Republican Trump's victory four years after President Joe Biden became the first Democrat to capture...
Appellate court disqualifies Willis from Trump election interference case
ATLANTA - The Georgia Court of Appeals Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the state's case against former President Donald Trump for election interference in 2020. In a 2-1 decision, the appellate court declared that...
Georgia unemployment rate up slightly in November
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate rose slightly last month but still remains lower than the national jobless rate, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Georgia unemployment for November stood at 3.7%, up from 3.6% in October and half a percentage point...
State to lift ban on new irrigation wells
ATLANTA - The state is lifting a moratorium on drilling new irrigation wells in parts of Southwest Georgia that has been in effect for more than a decade. Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) will begin accepting...
Trump names Herschel Walker to ambassador post
ATLANTA - President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former University of Georgia football standout Herschel Walker to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. Trump recruited Walker, a longtime friend and ally, to run for the U.S. Senate in 2022, but the Republican...
Georgia Power hiking rates next month
ATLANTA - Georgia energy regulators have signed off on a 3.5% rate increase for customers of Georgia Power. Members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC) unanimously approved the increase Tuesday, which will raise average residential customer bills by $5.48 per...
Feds sue city of Brunswick over homeless shelter
ATLANTA - The Justice Department is suing the city of Brunswick for trying to close a homeless shelter. The federal suit charges the city with violating the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act through its efforts to interfere with and...