Biden challenges Morehouse grads to fight for democracy
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden challenged more than 400 Morehouse College graduates Sunday to fight for freedom and democracy against the forces of divisiveness threatening America. "You're all future leaders," Biden said during the 140th commencement ceremony at the...
Postmaster general promises steps to fix Georgia mail processing delays
ATLANTA - U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Friday outlined a series to steps the postal service is taking to improve service at a regional mail processing center in Palmetto. In a letter to U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., DeJoy announced that more than 100 personnel...
State Supreme Court race highlights ho-hum primaries
ATLANTA - In an election year without either of Georgia's U.S. senators or Gov. Brian Kemp on the ballot, a rare contest for a state Supreme Court seat is garnering what little statewide attention is focused on primary season. Former U.S. Rep. John Barrow is...
Bird flu has spread to dairy cows
ATLANTA - Avian influenza, which wild birds have been transmitting to poultry during the last two years, has now spread to dairy cows, State Epidemiologist Dr. Cherie Drenzek reported this week. Cows in 40 dairy herds in nine states - but not Georgia - started coming...
Georgia DOT moving ahead with I-285 toll lanes
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is moving to expand a network of toll lanes in the Atlanta region that began a few years ago on interstates 75 and 85. The State Transportation Board voted Thursday to work with the State Road and Tollway...
Georgia lawmakers backing new National Scenic Trail
ATLANTA - U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., introduced legislation Thursday to launch a feasibility study aimed at designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a National Scenic Trail. The Benton MacKaye Trail, named in honor of a 20th century...
Georgia unemployment rate remains flat despite April job surge
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% in April for the fourth month in a row, even as several jobs categories reached all-time highs, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state's labor force was up by 13,655 last month to a record...
Former Augusta National employee admits stealing Masters merchandise
ATLANTA - A former longtime employee of the Augusta National Golf Club pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to stealing millions of dollars worth of Masters golf tournament merchandise and memorabilia and selling it to an online broker. Richard Brendan Globensky,...