State moves to save pristine coastal tract from development
Ceylon tract (Photo credit: Open Space Institute) ATLANTA - The Georgia Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to acquire 4,420 acres of undeveloped coastal habitat in southeastern Georgia from The Conservation Fund and the Open Space Institute. The land is part of...
COVID-19 vaccine poised for mid-December rollout in Georgia, governor says
Georgia is gearing up to distribute the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to health-care workers and the state’s elderly residents in the coming weeks once federal officials approve the vaccines for emergency use.
Port of Savannah sets monthly record for containerized cargo
Port of Savannah ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah set a record for containerized cargo volume in October, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported Monday. The nation’s busiest export hub handled an all-time high 494,095 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) in...
Georgia election officials dismiss fraud claims amid Trump attacks, lawsuits
Georgia officials continued batting back claims of election fraud Monday as a second recount of the presidential election neared completion and President Donald Trump attacked one of his biggest supporters in the state, Gov. Brian Kemp.
Initial unemployment claims in Georgia increase after weeks-long downward trend
First-time unemployment claims in Georgia rose last week. ATLANTA - First-time unemployment claims rose in Georgia last week for the first time since early October. Newly jobless Georgians filed 29,088 claims last week, up 9,462 over the previous week, the state...
Georgia lawmakers seek special session for voter ID changes before Senate runoffs
A group of Republican state lawmakers are calling for the General Assembly to hold a special session ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections for U.S. Senate to consider changes to Georgia’s voter ID laws amid testiness over the recent presidential contest.
Mental health services in Georgia focus of state commission
The Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission held its second meeting last week after forming in 2019 to draw up solutions to the funding, workforce, care access and insurance issues that hamper the state’s mental health services.
Right to Farm debate likely to return to General Assembly
ATLANTA - A recent court ruling awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog farm is stirring interest among Georgia agribusiness organizations in renewing a push to update the state’s Right to Farm Act. But the Nov. 20 judgement a federal...