Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 20, 2025
Oct. 20, 2025 Savannah Morning News
Hercules and Pinova present an $86 million cleanup update of former toxaphene site
Jillian Magtoto reports, about 50 people arrived at the Marshes of Glynn County Libraries on Oct. 16 for an update on the decades-long cleanup of a Brunswick site operated by Hercules, LLC that formerly manufactured toxaphene, an insecticide sprayed on cotton that runs in the bloodstreams of some county residents, an Emory University study in April found. Toxaphene lives in soils with a half life of up to 14 years and accumulates in the fatty tissues of humans and fish.
Delivering Value: Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry. Photo credit: Kevin Garrett
Oct. 20, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Growing With Intention
Amritha Alladi Joseph reports, North Fulton is a region that thrives from the uniqueness of its cities. Municipal and business leaders are proud of recent progress, but they recognize the need for paced growth – deliberate investments in economic, workforce or community initiatives that fit their city’s distinct population, needs and constraints.
Oct. 20, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Delta fans line up to buy vintage airline merch at this monthly event
Emma Hurt reports, in the early morning hours of the second Friday of every month, a collection of Delta Air Lines employees, aviation aficionados and curious locals converge outside a low-slung warehouse near the Delta Flight Museum for the chance to shop. This is “the world’s largest airline garage sale,” said RD Dewberry — a self-proclaimed “av geek,” former airline employee and a frequent “Surplus Sale” shopper.
Oct. 20, 2025 Augusta Chronicle
‘Stuck with this behemoth’: Appling residents fear plans for data center in Columbia County
Erica Van Buren reports that a small Columbia County community feels threatened by a proposed development that they believe was forced upon their neighborhood before they fully understood what was coming. Alan Wyatt, one of many concerned Appling residents, is speaking out against the White Oak Park Data Center project proposed for a portion of Columbia County near the Harlem-Appling exit of Interstate 20.
Oct. 20, 2025 Newnan Times-Herald
Commissioners tighten proposed data center rules before moratorium expires
Jeffrey Cullen-Dean reports, discussions regarding Coweta County’s data center ordinance resumed Thursday morning as county officials, staff and utility heads provided input on what should be included in the next draft. Commissioners decided that data centers constructed on property zoned for light industrial (LM) will require conditional-use permits from the board.
Oct. 20, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Rising Water
Hunter Riggall reports that Cobb County’s stormwater infrastructure, which drains rainwater into streams, creeks, and eventually the Chattahoochee River or Lake Allatoona, is under increasing stress from development that has increased impervious surfaces — roofs, roads, parking lots and the like — which prevent water from being absorbed into the ground. At the same time, a warming climate has caused storms to become more intense, dropping more rain over shorter periods of time.
Oct. 20, 2025 Rome News-Tribune
Artisan Milling Co. starts with quality local grains
Adam Carey reports, Rome-based Artisan Milling Co. was founded by Gordon County farmer Brad Swancy in 2005. It produces grits, corn meal and polenta using locally sourced grains and a traditional stone mill.
Oct. 20, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Trump family members to speak at Columbus area event honoring Charlie Kirk
Mark Rice reports that the tour honoring assassinated conservative political activist Charlie Kirk will arrive next month in the Columbus area — and members of President Donald Trump’s family are among the scheduled speakers. Auburn University is the site for the Nov. 5 “This is the Turning Point Tour” stop in the Chattahoochee Valley, according to the tour’s website.
Oct. 20, 2025 The Brunswick News
Rep. Townsend invited to meet with Trump cabinet members
Hank Rowland reports that State Rep. Rick Townsend is bound for the nation’s capital. The St. Simons Island Republican and other Georgia legislators will meet with members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet on Tuesday.
Oct. 20, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Thousands, including many dressed as frogs, rally against Trump at Atlanta No Kings protest
Alander Rocha reports that thousands of people gathered Saturday in Atlanta as part of the No Kings rallies taking place nationwide, where speakers sounded the alarm against the potential for authoritarian rule under the Trump administration. Speakers, which included prominent Georgia political figures and leaders of civil rights and advocacy organizations, described the current climate as a move away from democracy.
Oct. 20, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Federal appeals court issues order against plaintiff in Coffee County election lawsuit
Ty Tagami reports, a voting rights advocate and longtime city commissioner in Coffee County suffered a loss this week in a federal lawsuit she was pursuing against election officials after she was arrested for helping voters during the contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Olivia Coley-Pearson is suing the county election board and former election supervisor Emily Misty Martin.
Oct. 20, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Group targets Republican PSC candidates who voted for Georgia utility hikes
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, Republicans have another reason to worry about potentially losing the two Public Service Commission seats on the ballot next month. The Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund unveiled a $2.2 million campaign this morning targeting GOP incumbents Tim Echols and Fitz Johnson, tying them to Georgia Power rate hikes.
