Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 20, 2026
Oct. 20, 2026 Savannah Morning News
Yura Corporation to open manufacturing facility in Chatham County
Latrice Williams reports that Tier 1 automotive supplier Yura Corporation is investing $5 million and creating 55 jobs in Chatham County. The company announced Tuesday that it will open a manufacturing facility in Bloomingdale to produce wiring harnesses and electronic modules for Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, according to a press release from the Savannah Economic Development Authority.
Oct. 20, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
North Fulton: New Momentum
Brian A. Lee reports that New Urbanism is looking up again in North Fulton County. For Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton and Johns Creek, that means increased economic opportunity and community connection while preserving the quality of life that has long made those cities such a major draw.
Oct. 20, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Remaking an eyesore: Developer lays out vision for abandoned I-285 tower
Zachary Hansen reports, Cesar Contreras remembers many nights waiting in line to get into Club Europe, a nightclub that opened in the aftermath of Atlanta playing host to the Centennial Olympics Games. The club was at the ground floor of a uniquely shaped hotel that jutted 14 stories into the sky near Spaghetti Junction.
Oct. 20, 2026 Rough Draft Atlanta
Atlanta City Council votes to sell detention center to Fulton County for $68 million
Logan C. Ritchie reports that chaos reigned over the Atlanta City Council chambers on Monday as council members and staff debated the intricacies of selling the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County for $68 million, finally authorizing the transaction in an 8-7 vote. An hours-long discussion led to a confusing vote when veteran Council member Michael Julian Bond tried to delay the measure – then re-litigate it – after it passed.
Oct. 20, 2026 Valdosta Daily Times
Sunbelt Expo honors innovative farm products
Kevin Hall reports that the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo set out to find the most innovative products of 2026, and the results were released ahead of the show, which starts Tuesday. The Sunbelt Ag Expo Innovation Award salutes products and services that are innovative, time-saving, labor saving or will change the agricultural world, according to the award’s web page, https://sunbeltexpo.com/innovation-award/.
Oct. 20, 2026 Gainesville Times
Fieldale Farms president retiring after 50 years with company. Here’s who’s replacing him
Jeff Gill reports that longtime Fieldale Farms Corp. President Tom Hensley is stepping down after 50 years with the company. Hensley, retiring at the end of the year, will be succeeded by John Wright, the company’s chief operating officer, the Baldwin-based poultry company said in a press release Monday, Oct. 19.
Oct. 20, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Nonprofit awards $30,000 in scholarships to Columbus first responders and law enforcement
Madeline Shapiro reports that when Back Columbus Blue, a nonprofit organization that provides meals for Columbus first responders and law enforcement, turned 10 years old in 2025, it began awarding scholarships too. Paul Voorhees, co-founder and owner of Ranger Joe’s, and former state Rep. Jed Harris Jr. founded the Back Columbus Blue in 2015 to show appreciation for local law enforcement.
Oct. 20, 2026 Gainesville Times
UNG names interim president as Michael Shannon prepares to leave for Florida
Ben Anderson reports, the University of North Georgia has named a longtime administrator as its interim president following President Michael Shannon’s decision to leave the university for a new job in Florida. University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue announced Monday, Oct. 19, that Chaudron Gille, UNG’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, will take over as interim president Nov. 1.
Oct. 20, 2026 The Current
Chatham $80M emergency center delayed again
Adithi Vimalanathan reports that Chatham County’s long-awaited emergency operations center will cost at least another $1 million and won’t be completed until after the 2027 hurricane season, according to project officials. The updated completion for the multi-agency public safety facility, construction of which was approved in 2025, is now November 2027, according to information presented Friday to the county commissioners.
Oct. 20, 2026 WSB TV
Thousands of Georgia voters push for first-of-its-kind election on data centers
Ashlyn Webb reports that thousands of Coweta County voters are pushing to overturn a controversial data center project approved by county commissioners earlier this year, using a rarely invoked provision of the Georgia Constitution that could force a special election. More than 14,000 residents signed a petition seeking to reverse the county’s approval of Project Sail, a massive nine-building data center campus.
Oct. 20, 2026 The Current
Funding disparity grows in Senate, Coastal Georgia congressional contests
Craig Nelson reports that whether it’s the race between Jim Kington and Amanda Hollowell to succeed Buddy Carter as Coastal Georgia’s congressman or the contest for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, the amount of campaign spending is eye-watering and the disparity between candidates gaping. As of Sept. 30, Kingston, a Republican, reported $399,559 in cash on hand, according to candidate filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission last week, the last major finance deadline ahead of Election Day, while Hollowell, his Democratic opponent, had $56,762.
Oct. 20, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Jackson will skip this weekend’s Trump rally in Macon
Alander Rocha reports that Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson will skip President Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in middle Georgia this weekend, opting instead to campaign in suburban Atlanta as the virtually tied race enters its final stretch. The decision comes after Jackson on Friday joined Trump on stage at a rally in Dalton after taking part in a tele-rally with the president the previous Sunday.
Oct. 20, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AJC poll: Bottoms, Jackson deadlocked in race for Georgia governor
Greg Bluestein reports that Republican Rick Jackson has a staggering financial edge in Georgia’s race for governor, but Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is campaigning in a climate shaped by President Donald Trump’s tanking approval ratings. A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows neither candidate has managed to break away in a contest for the state’s top job, the result of which will set a new political course for Georgia.
