Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 16, 2025
Oct. 16, 2025 Savannah Morning News
Georgia Department of Transportation says project to widen I-16 is on accelerated plan
Latrice Williams reports that the Georgia Department of Transportation has released its response letter regarding major road improvements coming to I-16. The document details comments and concerns from residents who live along the corridor. In May, GDOT announced a $522 million plan to widen 32.5 miles of I-16 from two to three lanes in both directions.
Oct. 16, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Potholes, Permits and Public Safety
Tharon Johnson writes, next year, Georgia voters will once again be inundated with hundreds of millions of dollars of ads for some of the most competitive races in the country to determine our U.S. senator, governor and dozens of offices down the ballot. If 2020 and 2024 are any indication, you won’t be able to go a day without seeing Sen. Jon Ossoff on TV or hearing Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ voice on the radio.
Oct. 16, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
$10B project backed by Burt Jones pairs hospital with wave of data centers
Zachary Hansen and Greg Bluestein report, it’s becoming clear what type of development might surround a controversial rural hospital project south of Atlanta that’s backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and his family. Mammoth data centers — and lots of them.
Oct. 16, 2025 WABE
Savannah State University names Hyundai College of Education after $5 million donation
Meimei Xu reports, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved the naming of Savannah State University’s Hyundai College of Education on Tuesday after the university received a $5 million donation from the car manufacturer. This comes after the March opening of a Hyundai electric vehicle production plant in Ellabell, Georgia, located near Savannah.
Oct. 16, 2025 Augusta Chronicle
These 25 Georgia nursing homes are among the 1,200 best in the nation, Newsweek says
Miguel Legoas reports, in order to receive the day-to-day care they need, many senior citizens will live in a nursing home. But, there are more than 350 in Georgia, according to the state’s department of community health.
Oct. 16, 2025 Macon Telegraph
Macon-area residents push back on gas pipeline that would cut through 940 GA properties
Margaret Walker reports that five homeowners in a Monroe County neighborhood may succeed in rerouting a natural gas pipeline planned to cut through their neighborhood — part of a project that is set to cross 940 properties statewide. The $3.5 billion project by Kinder Morgan is known as the South System Expansion 4, and has been commonly referred to as SSE4.
Oct. 16, 2025 Capitol Beat News
More students graduating from Georgia public colleges, universities
Ty Tagami reports that the number of students who earn a degree at a public college or university in Georgia keeps rising. Enrollment has been rising, too, but that is not the only reason for the increasing graduation rates at the University System of Georgia.
Oct. 16, 2025 GPB
Proposed Atlanta TAD extension sparks hours of discussion at City Hall
Amanda Andrews reports, Atlanta City Council’s Community Development Committee will take more time to consider a proposal to extend Atlanta’s Tax Allocation Districts for 30 years. A Tuesday night meeting drew hours of discussion from supporters and people with concerns.
Oct. 16, 2025 Savannah Morning News
Pooler City Council considering impact fees to help shoulder the costs of infrastructure
Destini Ambus reports that Rochelle Criter once again walked to the podium facing Pooler City Council members during the public comment period of a regular meeting. She had spoken earlier, asking the council to vote “no” on anything that could potentially further impact the people living in the Hunt Club neighborhood when a buffer modification came up.
Oct. 16, 2025 Augusta Chronicle
Augusta officials unveil new fleet of electric buses that go into service next week
Erica Van Buren reports, in an effort to become more sustainable, the city of Augusta was awarded $12 million to purchase five new electric buses to replace the diesel vehicles the city used to ferry residents to their destinations. A ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday at Augusta Transit to unveil the five new buses.
Oct. 16, 2025 Macon Telegraph
Nearly $1 million from school speed cameras will fund police technology in Macon
Jesse Fraga reports, money made off school speed cameras will fund nearly $1 million in tasers and body-worn cameras for the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, according to Macon-Bibb County commissioners. The Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to allocate $960,500 to renew a contract with Axon, a public safety technology company, which provides the tools.
Oct. 16, 2025 Athens Banner-Herald
Jimmy Carter’s grandson endorsed this Democratic candidate for Georgia’s next governor
Miguel Legoas reports that the election for who will succeed Gov. Brian Kemp is more than a year away, but it’s still heating up, with 13 candidates vying for the seat including seven Democrats and six Republicans so far. On Wednesday, Jason Carter threw his support behind Jason Esteves to be the next governor of Georgia.
Oct. 16, 2025 Albany Herald
Geoff Duncan visits Albany on ‘Protect Georgians’ Health Care’ gubernatorial campaign trail
Lucille Lannigan reports, the former Georgia lieutenant governor and 2026 candidate for governor Geoff Duncan made a stop in Albany Tuesday during his statewide tour. Duncan wanted to highlight the Trump administration’s attacks on health care through the statewide “Protect Georgians’ Health Care” tour.
Oct. 16, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
New Georgia Project shuts down, ending a decade of political influence in state
Greg Bluestein reports, once one of the most influential political groups in the South, the New Georgia Project is shutting down this week, marking a stunning fall for an organization that pushed to advance Democratic causes for more than a decade. The New Georgia Project’s board of directors said in a statement Thursday that the organization and an affiliated action fund are both dissolving but encouraged others to continue supporting “values of justice, integrity and equity” that guided their work.
