Georgia communities land federal public safety grants
ATLANTA - The Justice Department is awarding more than $6.4 million in grants to local civic groups, governments, and law enforcement agencies in Georgia to support public safety and community justice activities. Fifteen grants will go to recipients in the cities of...
State Sen. Colton Moore suspended from Republican Caucus
State Sen. Colton Moore ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate Republican Caucus has suspended freshman Sen. Colton Moore after he unsuccessfully pushed for a special legislative session to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's prosecution of former...
Government shutdown threatens to hit Georgians hard
Correction: This story originally reported that U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, was among House Republicans holding out against a short-term spending bill. On Friday, Clyde voted in favor of a bill that would have kept the government funded through Oct. 31. ATLANTA...
Five rural Georgia school districts getting grants for innovative programs
ATLANTA - Five school districts in rural Georgia will receive $20,000 grants to pilot innovative educational programs, the state Department of Education announced Thursday. The Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Macon, and Sumpter county school systems will get grants from the...
Georgia Power coal ash plan comes under fire
Coal ash ATLANTA - Georgia environmental activists urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wednesday not to let coal ash ponds at several coal plants operated by Georgia Power continue contaminating nearby groundwater. Opponents of the Atlanta-based...
John Fuchko named sole finalist for Dalton State College president
John Fuchko ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia Board of Regents Wednesday named John Fuchko III sole finalist to become the next president of Dalton State College. Fuchko has served as Dalton's interim president since June, when Margaret Venable retired after...
Georgia woman guilty of telemarketing fraud
ATLANTA - A Georgia woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a $300 million nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims. Antoinette Albritton, 59, of Stockbridge worked as a telemarketer for World Wide Publication, a Georgia-based company...
Construction projects slow business at Port of Savannah
Savannah Harbor ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah Tuesday reported a significant reduction in business last month compared to August of last year, when the Georgia Ports Authority enjoyed its busiest month on record. Savannah handled 413,300 twenty-foot equivalent units...