Bulloch County draws second EV supplier
ATLANTA - Southeastern Georgia has landed another supplier for the state's fast-growing electric mobility industry. South Korea-based Hanon Systems. a global provider of automotive thermal and energy management solutions for conventional and electric vehicles will...
Providence Canyon State Park to expand
Providence Canyon State Park ATLANTA - Southwest Georgia's popular Providence Canyon State Park is about to become larger. The state Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to purchase two parcels of land next to the park totaling just more than 1,700 acres for $3.3...
Rich McCormick endorses DeSantis for president
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Suwanee, Tuesday became the first elected official from Georgia to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president. "Under Joe Biden's failed leadership, our union has suffered," McCormick said in his...
Ossoff sponsoring bill to help first responders, teachers buy first homes
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff ROSWELL - First responders, law enforcement officers, and teachers looking to buy a home for the first time would get help from the federal government under legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. The HELPER (Homes for Every Local...
Georgia agriculture leaders pitch priorities for Farm Bill
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., got a drone demonstration during a recent tour of a research farm in Watkinsville. Photo credit: The Office of Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock ATLANTA - With four members of Georgia's congressional delegation serving on either the...
Raffensperger unveils election security plan
ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Friday announced several steps his office is taking to ensure ballot security in next year's elections. In a call with county election officials from across the state, Blake Evans, director of the secretary of...
State releases new batch of federal pandemic relief grants
ATLANTA - More than $225 million in federal pandemic relief funding will be used to finance 142 neighborhood improvements including parks and sidewalks across Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp announced this week. Grants of up to $2.2 million will go to eligible nonprofits and...
U.S. Senate confirms Georgia woman to 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Nancy Abudu ATLANTA - The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed civil rights lawyer Nancy Abudu of Georgia Thursday to become the first Black woman to serve on the Atlanta-based U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 49-47...