Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 30, 2023
Nov. 30, 2023 Albany Herald
Grant awarded to help farmers develop U-pick operations
Staff reports that Flint River Fresh is among the 41 organizations nationwide selected for a 2023 Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (formerly known as 2501) grant award. The grant total is $737,191.
Dining Experience: Chef Leonard Yu with his knives: photo by Brandon Amato.
Nov. 30, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Peach Plate: Omakase Table
Sucheta Rawal reports, at t Omakase Table, all diners have a clear view of the central workstation where chef-owner Leonard Yu and his assistants busily prep and assemble hundreds of colorful ceramic bowls and plates. Over the next couple of hours, Indonesian Chef Yu (who had pop ups of Omakase Table at both Silom Thai & Sushi and Brush Sushi Izakaya) takes just 12 guests on a journey through complex flavors of Japanese cuisine.
Nov. 30, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
VMware acquired; new owner lays off 217 in Atlanta
Michael E. Kanell reports, a huge tech acquisition with ramifications in U.S. trade policy will mean thousands of layoffs, including hundreds in Atlanta, according to government filings and industry sources. With regulatory approval final this week of Broadcom’s purchase of cloud computing company VMware, the company will slash 217 jobs in six waves locally starting in January and ending in May, according to a notification filed with the state government.
Nov. 30, 2023 The Brunswick News
Terry Creek outfall project nearly complete
Terry Dickson reports, as Pinova dismantles its operations, a $9 million installation is nearing completion to the east. Ashland/Hercules has spent $9 million to relocate the outfall canal that discharged water from the former Hercules Inc. specialty chemical plant and later Pinova into Terry and Dupree creeks.
Nov. 30, 2023 GPB
McIntosh County denies racial discrimination claim about rezoning of historic Gullah Geechee area
Benjamin Payne reports, a state judge has scheduled a February hearing on a motion filed by the McIntosh County Board of Commissioners to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its controversial vote to rezone a historically Gullah Geechee neighborhood on Sapelo Island. In a response to the suit filed by a group of Black property owners on Hogg Hummock, the McIntosh County Board of Commissioners denied any wrongdoing in its decision to allow the construction of homes as large as 3,000 square feet, up from the previous limit of 1,400 square feet.
Nov. 30, 2023 WRGA News
Floyd County to opt out of nationwide class action related to PFAs
David Crowder reports that the Floyd County Commission has approved a resolution seeking to opt-out and/or file a request for exclusion from the nationwide class settlements related to PFAs. According to Floyd County Attorney Virginia Harman, she made the recommendation to opt out because it is not known what the potential damages would be to the county if the US Environmental Protection Agency institutes what is believed will be basically a zero tolerance for PFAs in the water supplies.
Nov. 30, 2023 The Covington News
Echols appointed to chair Nuclear Committee at National Association of Utility Commissioners
Staff reports that President Julie Fedorchak of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) this week appointed Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols to chair NARUC’s Nuclear Waste Sub-Committee.
Nov. 30, 2023 Clayton News-Daily
Livestock producers added to drought recovery list
Staff reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is now accepting applications in four additional eligible counties for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) to provide financial assistance to eligible livestock producers for 2023 grazing losses due to a qualifying drought. This expands upon a previous announcement of eligibility for 20 Georgia counties.
Nov. 30, 2023 Georgia Recorder
Democrats, voting rights activists pan Georgia GOP lawmakers’ revised legislative districts
Jill Nolin and Stanley Dunlap report that the redrawn legislative maps floated by Georgia Republican leaders have quickly found pushback from Democrats and voting rights advocates as a special redistricting session – the second in two years – gets underway. A proposed state Senate map was released Monday, and a state House map was unveiled Tuesday afternoon, just one day before the first day of the special session.
Nov. 30, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lawmakers begin fight over remap of Georgia General Assembly
Mark Niesse and Maya T. Prabhu reports that redrawn districts by the Republican-controlled Georgia General Assembly faced criticism on the first day of a special legislative session Wednesday, with Democrats and civil rights groups saying they fail to increase representation of Black voters as ordered by a federal judge. The GOP’s redistricting proposal adds seven more majority-Black state Senate and House districts but minimizes opportunities for Democrats to gain seats.
