What began in the mid-1980s as a small family farm in Reidsville today is one of the largest growers and shippers of sweet onions in North America. Shuman Farms is dedicated to growing and delivering world-famous Vidalia onions through brands like RealSweet and Mr. Bucks. Currently, there are about 60 Vidalia onion growers across 20 counties, but Tattnall County accounts…
May 23, 2025 Athens Banner-Herald Georgians ‘be prepared’: NOAA predicts above-normal Atlantic hurricane season for 2025 Miguel Legoas reports that some Georgians are still haunted by the destruction of Hurricane Helene. But it wasn’t the first storm and it won’t be the last. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 through…
May 22, 2025 Georgia Recorder Governor plugs proposed Georgia Power rate freeze agreement ahead of looming PSC member elections Stanley Dunlap reports that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and state regulators hailed on Wednesday Georgia Power’s tentative agreement to freeze base rates for the next three years as a symbol of the state’s economic growth. Some clean energy advocates dismissed the…
May 21, 2025 WSB Radio Home Depot says it doesn’t expect to boost prices because of tariffs Michelle Chapman reports that Home Depot doesn’t expect to raise prices because of tariffs, saying it has spent years diversifying the sources for the goods on its shelves. Billy Bastek, executive vice president of merchandising, said during a conference call on Tuesday that Home…
May 20, 2025 Capitol Beat News Georgia Power offers to freeze customer rates Dave Williams reports that Georgia Power will not seek to raise base rates for the next three years under a proposed agreement the Atlanta-based utility announced Monday. The agreement between the company and the state Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Advocacy Staff – if approved by the five-member…
May 19, 2025 Savannah Morning News ‘Not feasible’: Coastal Housing Study says Bryan County lacks affordable housing Latrice Williams reports that Georgia Tech has completed its four-county study of Coastal Georgia’s housing stock. Bulloch, Bryan, Chatham and Effingham County each face their own challenges but they all have one thing in common – a need for more affordable housing. Shepherd Center rehabilitation expert conducting therapy session…
May 16, 2025 GPB Visitors to Georgia’s artificial reef contributed $8.2M to coastal economy in 2023, study says Devon Zwald reports, in late 2023, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources placed two retired MARTA rail cars in 60 feet of water off the coast of Ossabaw Island. The rail cars were the latest addition to one of 46 artificial reefs…
May 15, 2025 Macon Telegraph Middle Georgia farmers welcome peach season. See where they come from Lucinda Warnke reports, it’s been a busy spring at Lane Southern Orchards. In Fort Valley, the 11,000 acre farm has spent the past several weeks pruning trees, training workers, and ordering supplies ahead of one of its most important harvests of the year —…
May 14, 2025 WABE Morehouse names 1992 alum Dr. F. DuBois Bowman as the school’s new president Kendall Murry reports that after a nationwide search, Morehouse College announced Tuesday that a fellow “Morehouse Man” will serve as its 13th president. Public health leader and biostatistician Dr. F. DuBois Bowman will take over the position on July 15, following the end of…
May 13, 2025 Georgia.gov Kemp: April Net Tax Revenues Down 5.8%; Adjusted YTD Down 0.6% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections in April approached $3.73 billion, for a decrease of $230.4 million, or 5.8%, compared to FY 2024, when net tax collections totaled $3.96 billion for the month. April 2025 individual and corporate income tax collections were…
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