Kemp declares state of emergency with Idalia bearing down on Georgia
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Tuesday for all of Georgia in anticipation of Wednesday's arrival of Hurricane Idalia. The storm system is expected to make landfall along Florida's Big Bend area Wednesday morning as a Category 3 or Category 4...
Korean automotive supplier coming to West Point
ATLANTA - A Korean automotive supplier will build a manufacturing facility in West Point to serve the nearby Kia plant and other automakers, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. Daesol Ausys will invest $72 million in the project and create more than 140 jobs. "West...
New anti-Trump ads target former president’s indictments
ATLANTA - An anti-Donald Trump Republican political action committee has launched a six-figure ad campaign following Trump's indictment in Fulton County on racketeering charges. The 60-second TV ad, sponsored by the Republican Accountability Project, will run this...
Georgia CON law criticized at legislative hearing
ATLANTA - Georgia's certificate of need (CON) law governing the health-care industry reduces access to medical care and drives up costs by stifling competition, physicians, industry executives, and political leaders from South Georgia said Monday. A case in point is...
State Operations Center activated in preparation for Idalia
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has activated the State Operations Center ahead of the anticipated midweek landfall of Tropical Storm Idalia in southeastern Georgia. The storm is expected to strengthen as it moves through the eastern Gulf of Mexico and make landfall in...
State senators to take on commercial trucker shortage
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate is about to tackle a persistent shortage of workers in one of the state's key industries: commercial trucking. A Senate study committee formed to find solutions to an inadequate supply of truck drivers will hold its first meeting this...
Port of Savannah gets new ship-to-shore cranes
ATLANTA - Four new ship-to-shore cranes capable of servicing the largest containerized-cargo ships have arrived at the Port of Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority announced Friday. The new cranes, which arrived on Thursday, will increase the crane fleet at the...
Trump booked into Fulton County Jail in 2020 election case
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump turned himself in at the Fulton County Jail Thursday night to face charges that he and 18 co-defendants participated in a criminal conspiracy to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election. Trump - now the frontrunner for the...