Georgia Trend Daily – Sept. 24, 2025
Sept. 24, 2025 Savannah Morning News
Kemp’s office says South Korea committed to ‘all state and federal laws’ after raid
Latrice Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp’s office has released a statement regarding the relationship between Georgia and South Korea after the raid at the megasite Sept. 4. In the weeks following a major immigration raid at the Hyundai megasite near Savannah, Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp has expressed his desire to maintain the state’s business relationships with South Korea and plans to proceed with a previously arranged plan to visit the country in October.
Sept. 24, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
A Gentleman and a Scholar
Loran Smith writes, the term student-athlete is far different today than yesteryear, when a scholarship that paid for your education was something extraordinary. High school kids today still are the beneficiaries of the grant-in-aid system that went into effect in 1956.
Sept. 24, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Why Home Depot thinks this new digital tool will help boost its pro business
Amy Wenk reports that Home Depot is rolling out a new project planning tool in its latest effort to win more business from professional contractors. The Vinings-based home improvement retailer said Tuesday it has launched a free digital platform to help builders and other tradespeople plan, manage and execute complex projects.
Sept. 24, 2025 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp Recognizes Workforce Development Month; Announces Third Workforce Summit
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp has proclaimed September as Workforce Development Month in Georgia, recognizing the critical role of education, training, and talent development in keeping the state competitive and promoting prosperity for hardworking Georgians. Building on Governor Kemp’s unveiling of the Top State for Talent initiative last year, he announced that the third annual Governor’s Workforce Summit will be held October 20–21 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Sept. 24, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Mableton chemical plant applies for air quality permit for new process area
Megan Jackson reports that a Mableton-based chemical plant has filed an air quality permit application with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division for a new process area. Compass Chemical International, LLC manufactures specialty chemicals such as phosphonates and additives for water treatment and oil and gas markets.
Sept. 24, 2025 GlobalAtlanta.com
With October Visit, Aruba Startups Eye Atlanta for U.S. Market Entry
Trevor Williams reports that ten startups from the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba will fly north to Atlanta in October on a trip aimed at exploring the city’s promise as a gateway into the U.S. market. The island, known more for tourism over technology, is to send some of its best entrepreneurs on a weeklong trip hosted by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Atlanta and led by StartAruba.
Sept. 24, 2025 Athens Banner-Herald
$95 million Athens housing and commercial project to break ground in 2026
Wayne Ford reports that new housing and commercial development that will ultimately have about 600 housing units and space for retail and commercial businesses will break ground in the late spring of 2026 in Athens. The $95 million project, called “The Shoals,” is located on an approximately 90-acre site along Barnett Shoals Road between Lexington Road and the Lakewood Hills Senior Village.
Sept. 24, 2025 Macon Telegraph
GA has 2 of the ‘most charming’ downtowns in US, HGTV says. Here’s why they’re special
Chelsea Madden reports, if you’re looking for some of the most beautiful and fun downtown spots around, you may not have to go far. HGTV recently found 40 of the most charming downtowns in the country and two Georgia locations, Athens and Dahlonega, were recognized for their classic southern feel and vibrant scene.
Sept. 24, 2025 The Current GA, Georgia Recorder
Christian schools, Amazon attract most Georgia voucher school dollars
Maggie Lee and Ross Williams report, Georgia’s new program to subsidize private education has helped more than 8,000 children move from public schools with low test score averages to educational organizations predominantly affiliated with Christian churches, data from the Georgia Education Savings Authority shows. About $5.4 million of the $7.1 million distributed by the state authority at the start of the fall school semester went to 286 private schools serving 85 counties and nine cities, according to a data investigation by The Current GA and Georgia Recorder.
Sept. 24, 2025 The Brunswick News
Republican candidate for Congress explains reason for running
Gordon Jackson reports that retired Army Lt. Col. Brian Montgomery spent the past 23 years serving his country, earning a West Point appointment and a distinctive military career. Montgomery has decided to continue his life of public service by declaring his candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent the First Congressional District of Georgia.
Sept. 24, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Special election coming to Cobb and Fulton to fill Senate seat
Megan Jackson reports that a special election to fill the seat vacated by former state Sen. Jason Esteves, D-Atlanta, is scheduled for Nov. 18, Gov. Brian Kemp’s office announced. Esteves resigned to run for governor. His former District 35 seat includes parts of Cobb and Fulton counties.
Sept. 24, 2025 WABE, GPB
Georgia senators demand answers on more than a dozen deaths in immigration detention
Ximena Bustillo reports that Georgia’s Democratic senators are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to provide more information on recent deaths in immigration detention centers, including the conditions of detainees. Since President Trump took office, 15 people have died in immigration detention, 10 of those deaths occurred between January and June, Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock wrote in a letter shared exclusively with NPR.
Sept. 24, 2025 Capitol Beat News
GOP keeps hold on north Atlanta suburbs with solid win in Senate election
Ty Tagami reports that Republican Jason Dickerson cruised to a strong finish ahead of a Democratic challenger in the special election Tuesday to fill a vacant state Senate seat in the northern suburbs of metro Atlanta. Dickerson, a businessman from Canton in Cherokee County, took about 60% of the vote against Alpharetta lawyer Debra Shigley in the low turnout race, winning with a commanding majority that was still smaller than Republican margins last year.
Sept. 24, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No ‘brownie points’: Democrats gain ground but can’t flip Georgia Senate sea
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, a few days before the special election, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin made clear there would be no moral victory if his party failed to flip a deep-red state Senate seat on Atlanta’s exurban fringe. On Tuesday, Republicans celebrated after Jason Dickerson’s resounding 23-point win over Democrat Debra Shigley, who lost despite a high-profile push from Martin and other Democratic leaders.
