Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 6, 2025
Nov. 6, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
‘December-like cold blast’ coming to GA soon. Here’s when, what to expect
Chelsea Madden reports that while fall weather just started in Georgia, it may actually start to feel like winter soon. According to AccuWeather experts, “a strong surge of cold air is expected to push southward” soon.
Nov. 6, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Celebrating the Georgia Trend 2025 40 Under 40 Honorees
Jana Lawrence reports, on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the Atlanta History Center, we had the pleasure of celebrating the 2025 Georgia Trend 40 Under 40 honorees. The evening was made possible because of generous presenting sponsors Mercer University and Vinea Capital and silver sponsor Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
Nov. 6, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
FAA to cut 10% of flights Friday due to shutdown; Atlanta effects unclear
Emma Hurt reports that American transportation regulators will cut flights by 10% across 40 of the nation’s busiest airports starting Friday if the government shutdown continues. The move is to alleviate pressure on air traffic controllers who have been working without pay for weeks.
Nov. 6, 2025 WABE
As the credits roll on Georgia’s film boom, grassroots efforts take the lead
Marlon Hyde reports, Georgia’s film industry slowed down this year. State data shows a significant drop from the $4 billion amassed a few years ago. The numbers also show that film permits in Atlanta dropped roughly in half over the last year, leaving some in Georgia’s film industry looking for new ways to succeed.
Nov. 6, 2025 Macon Telegraph
Government shutdown set to close GA Head Start programs. Here’s where, how many
Sundi Rose reports that the lack of funds resulting from the on-going government shutdown is set to close 15 early childhood education centers across rural Georgia. The Head Start provider, Action Pact services counties across South and Central Georgia.
Nov. 6, 2025 GPB
An Atlanta civil rights museum just reopened after four years. Now it’s double the size
Amanda Andrews reports that the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta is reopening after four years of construction. City leaders and donors gathered Tuesday for a ribbon-cutting celebrating the $57 million expansion.
Nov. 6, 2025 Savannah Morning News
State, local officials celebrate training facility for HMGMA and suppliers
Latrice Williams reports that Georgia Quick Start held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday for its new 89,000-square-foot training facility located at the Hyundai megasite in Ellabell. The Hyundai Mobility Training Center of Georgia will serve as training grounds for Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America employees, as well as its suppliers.
Nov. 6, 2025 Saporta Report
Marci Collier Overstreet elected Atlanta City Council President
Delaney Tarr reports, after a heated campaign, unofficial results show longtime Atlanta City Councilmember Marci Collier Overstreet will be the next city council president. She narrowly beat out nonprofit leader Rohit Malhotra for the second-in-command seat on Nov. 4.
Nov. 6, 2025 Augusta Chronicle
Who is running for Georgia governor in 2026? These 6 Republicans have entered the race
Miguel Legoas reports that next year is Brian Kemp’s last as governor. The actual election isn’t for a while, but several people have already begun their campaigns.
Nov. 6, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Delays for distribution of government food benefits to the hungry
Ty Tagami reports that the one in eight Georgians who rely on the government for food may have to wait for weeks to get their spending allotment on the cards they use to buy groceries. In Georgia, deposits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, normally start arriving on the fifth of each month, rolling out on odd dates to recipients through the 23rd.
Nov. 6, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Democrats rush to seize momentum after Georgia victories built on affordability messaging
Alander Rocha and Ross Williams report that decisive Democratic victories in Georgia and across the country on Tuesday have given the Democratic Party momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms, while Republicans are left grappling with how to quickly recenter voters’ affordability concerns. Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard delivered an upset Tuesday by gaining over 60% of the statewide vote each, unseating two Republican incumbents on the Public Service Commission and clinching the first non-federal statewide victories for Democrats in Georgia in nearly 20 years.
Nov. 6, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s GOP criticism fuels speculation about her future
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene again broke with her party, this time going rogue on Bill Maher’s HBO show to blast Republican leadership for failing to propose a health coverage alternative to the Affordable Care Act. “Mike Johnson, for a month now, cannot give me a single policy idea,” Greene said of the U.S. House speaker. “And I’m angry about that.”
