Georgia Trend Daily – Jan. 2, 2025
Jan. 2, 2025 State Affairs
Details of five-days of funeral services for President Carter are released
Tammy Joyner reports, President Jimmy Carter will make his final journey to The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, also known as The Carter Center, in Atlanta on Saturday where the late president will lie in state before heading to Washington, D.C. early next week.
Jan. 2, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
2025 Georgian of the Year | Andre Dickens, Mayor of Atlanta
Kenna Simmons reports, it was the job he always wanted – but first there was a hurdle to get over. No problem for the Georgia Tech grad who approaches every challenge with an engineer’s mindset.
Jan. 2, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A $17B data center campus called ‘Project Sail’ proposed south of Atlanta
Zachary Hansen reports, Metro Atlanta faced an onslaught of data center development projects in 2024, but it seems the busy year for high-tech computer storage facilities saved its largest proposal for last. Preliminary plans for “Project Sail” were revealed on New Year’s Eve for a 13-building data center campus in Coweta County, according to a Development of Regional Impact filing.
Jan. 2, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Conservation and climate lessons from Jimmy Carter and his solar power farm in Plains, GA
Kala Hunter reports, former President Jimmy Carter is often remembered for his post-presidential work to serve others by building homes, but the man who died Sunday after a long career of public service is also known for a legacy of conservation. Perhaps best known for his humanitarian work after his presidency and peace deals which earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, Carter was no doubt a conservationist and environmentalist.
Jan. 2, 2025 Savannah Morning News
Looking ahead to hot topics in education and workforce development in Savannah for 2025
Joseph Schwartzburt reports, from Literacy Week to adoption of new literacy curriculum, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System continued its efforts to prioritize literacy as its chief focus. Attendance also rose to the top of the school district’s list of priorities this past year with Superintendent Denise Watts calling it a possible “second North Star.”
Jan. 2, 2025 WABE
Metro Atlanta tech program for refugees opens doors to careers in a growing industry
Marlon Hyde reports, twenty-six-year-old Blisha Magar is one of 20 refugees working away in a classroom during a free computer coding boot camp called Refcode. The program, led by software engineers, teaches refugees tech skills.
Jan. 2, 2025 Rome News-Tribune
LivingProof Recovery Receives Grant To Fund Addiction Recovery Services
Rachel Hartdegen reports, LivingProof Recovery has been awarded a $250,000 grant to fund an Increased Access team and provide more prevention outreach and services to aid in addiction recovery in the area. The nonprofit was given the grant by the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust.
Jan. 2, 2025 Macon Telegraph
The Macon Water Authority wins awards for quality. What ‘magic stuff’ makes it so good?
Margaret Walker reports that the Macon Water Authority’s Amerson Plant is multi-award-winning and is recognized as a leading production facility in the U.S. What’s behind that success? MWA was recently awarded the Water Distribution System Excellence Award at the Georgia Association of Water Professionals’ Fall Conference, which highlighted their commitment to delivering clean, safe and reliable drinking water to customers while complying to the highest operational efficiency and environmental compliance standards.
Jan. 2, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
In Wake of Vacancy Ruling, Jerica Richardson Considers Legal Options
Annie Mayne reports, ousted Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson said she is weighing her legal options after a judge stripped her of her elected office on New Year’s Eve. Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann Harris’ Tuesday ruling upheld the vacancy notice issued to Richardson by her colleagues on the Cobb Board of Commissioners in September, deeming the seat vacant.
Jan. 2, 2025 Rome News-Tribune
State Superintendent Makes Modernizing Education Funding Formula a Priority for 2025
Rachel Hartdegen reports that one of state school Superintendent Richard Wood’s goals for 2025 is to modernize the Quality Basic Education formula that determines the state funding for each local school system. While the QBE formula has been around for 40 years, many people, including Floyd County Board of Education members, have remarked that it is a complex and outdated approach to financing schools.
Jan. 2, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Wild Hog socializing, legislative policy briefings set stage for Georgia’s 2025 Gold Dome debates
Stanley Dunlap reports, everal new legislators will begin their first legislative session on Jan. 13 as they join returning legislators and leadership for another year of lawmaking inside the Gold Dome. A number of organizations will set the stage for likely bills to watch during the 40-day legislative session that wraps up in early spring.
Jan. 2, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
New Georgia lawmakers vow to listen, learn as first session approaches
Adam Beam reports, Georgia voters elected 22 new members of the General Assembly in November, including an Army colonel, a college football coach, a university trustee and a helicopter pilot. This crop of new lawmakers all have varied backgrounds and took different paths to the Legislature.
