PRESS RELEASE — April 2, 2025 – Wellroot Family Services, previously known as the United Methodist Children’s Home, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering children and families in crisis, announced its fundraising gala will be held Thursday, April 3, 2025, at Zoo Atlanta. The annual event aims to raise close to $400K to support Wellroot’s mission to restore children and families…
April 23, 2025 Georgia Recorder Atlanta air quality gets failing grade in new American Lung Association national ranking Stanley Dunlap reports that the American Lung Association’s 2025 annual air quality index gives failing grades to Georgia’s population center for smog and air pollution. The American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report released Wednesday ranks Atlanta third worse in ozone…
April 22, 2025 Savannah Morning News This Georgia brewery makes Brewers Association’s top 50 lists. See who made it. Miguel Legoas reports that the Brewers Association recently released its lists of the top 50 craft brewing companies and the top 50 overall brewing companies by beer sales volume.Creature Comforts Brewing Co. in Athens is the only Georgia brewing company on either…
A French cheese puff filled with macaroni and cheese flavored grits, smoked turkey and collard greens won the 2025 grand prize in the Flavor of Georgia contest. The winning “Sunday Dinner Gritscuits” were from Lady Belle, a Stone Mountain micro-bakery that combines French and Southern flavors in its products. “I saw a long line around them,” says Manpreet Singh, department…
April 21, 2025 Savannah Morning News, USA Today Pope Francis, a Catholic Church reformer, dies at 88: Live updates Cybele Mayes-Osterman, John Bacon and Susan Miller report that Pope Francis, 88, a humble reformer who sought to make the Catholic Church more inclusive much to the ire of some conservatives, has died, the Vatican announced Easter Monday. Cardinal Kevin Farrell,…
April 18, 2025 Georgia Recorder Two Georgia Power coal plants among the dozens now exempt from Biden-era pollution rule Stanley Dunlap reports that two energy advocates say that a new exemption granted by the Trump administration for dozens of power plants – including two in Georgia – is the latest example of federal policy favoring the coal industry despite pollution…
April 17, 2025 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: CRH to Expand Metro Atlanta Footprint Staff reports that Gov. Brian P. Kemp on Wednesday announced that CRH, the leading provider of building materials solutions, plans to create more than 300 new jobs in metro Atlanta and invest $1.7 million in a new Finance & Accounting Shared Services Center (SSC) in Fulton County. The…
April 16, 2025 State Affairs New tariffs test Georgia’s global trade resilience Beau Evans reports that it’s been a cycle of ups and downs for Stephanie Stuckey. She spearheaded a dramatic expansion of her family brand of pecan candies that her grandfather started as a roadside stand in 1937, expanding Stuckey’s products from a few hundred stores to thousands across…
March is all about celebrating the women who are making an impact—from trailblazing entrepreneurs and industry leaders to creatives and community advocates. Athens, Georgia is home to many inspiring women whose stories deserve recognition during Women’s History Month. Serra Jaggar, founder of Indie South, has grown Athens’ largest makers market from a small pop-up in 2006 into a thriving hub for local…
April 15, 2025 GPB Georgia Chamber urges businesses to be ‘proactive’ as tariffs take effect Peter Biello reports that tariffs proposed by President Donald Trump have upended U.S. trade policy and created significant uncertainty in the marketplace. A new report by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce suggests that Georgia businesses and consumers may face higher prices as a result of…
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