Thomasville showing the way to rural workforce development
TIFTON - Rural Georgia has benefited disproportionately from a wave of unprecedented economic development across the state during the last four years, with more than three-quarters of projects going outside metro Atlanta. But there's a downside to the progress: With a...
Georgia Milestones test scores show student progress toward pre-pandemic results
ATLANTA - Georgia students have yet to fully recover from the disruptions of the pandemic, but they're making steady progress, according to the latest results from the Georgia Milestones tests. This year's results, released Friday, showed increases on 13 of 21...
State Attorney General signs off on Wellstar, Augusta University partnership
ATLANTA - The Georgia Attorney General's office has approved a planned partnership between the Wellstar and Augusta University health systems first announced late last year. A Report of Findings released Thursday evening gave the plan regulatory approval to move...
PSC expert: Plant Vogtle expansion bad deal for Georgia Power customers
ATLANTA - Years of cost overruns at the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle have made the project a poor deal for Georgia Power customers, a finance expert with the state Public Service Commission (PSC), said Thursday. The testimony of Tom Newsome, the PSC's director of...
Georgia Lottery tops $1.5 billion in profits for education
ATLANTA - The Georgia Lottery raised more than $1.5 billion for education during the fiscal year that ended June 30. Fiscal 2023 marked the eighth consecutive year the lottery surpassed the $1 billion mark in profits for education - specifically the HOPE Scholarships...
Georgia man sentenced in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
ATLANTA - A Georgia man has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Bruno Cua, 21, of Milton, also received 36 months of supervised release Wednesday from U.S....
Medical cannabis producer opens first dispensary near Savannah
ATLANTA - One of the two medical cannabis manufacturing companies awarded licenses to operate in Georgia thus far opened its first dispensary Wednesday during a dedication ceremony in Pooler. Botanical Sciences began growing marijuana earlier this year and converting...
Port of Brunswick enjoys banner year
ATLANTA - The Port of Brunswick handled more than 723,500 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo during the fiscal year that ended June 30, an all-time high and an increase of 18% over the previous fiscal year. Most of that record volume was imports, which were up 24% in...