June 15, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com

Carter Center Kickoff: Soccer Spotlight Gives Atlanta’s Role in International Peacemaking, Civil Rights a Chance to Shine

Trevor Williams reports, in a world of growing complexity and widespread conflict, sports provide a level playing field, opening doors for dialogue and improving prospects for peace. That was the assessment of experts on a sports diplomacy panel at The Carter Center June 3, who highlighted how camaraderie forged by collegial competition can bridge divides between nations and people.

June 15, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!

Choosing the Right Place for Care Can Save Time, Stress, and Money

Amanda Free reports, many people have experienced it: an unexpected illness or injury disrupts the day, or routine bloodwork gets pushed further down the to-do list. Today, people have more choices than ever for receiving routine care, from virtual care and urgent care to retail clinics and ambulatory surgery centers. But where people receive care can significantly affect both costs and the overall experience.

June 15, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta’s new downtown rising on the doorstep of the World Cup stadium

Zachary Hansen reports, if you are new to downtown Atlanta, or haven’t visited in some time, you might be wondering what’s up with all the construction. The city’s core is a hive of new development, unprecedented in its history.

June 15, 2026 The Current

Savannah’s Great Dane wins Chinese tariff battle

Margaret Coker reports that U.S. customs officials are poised to levy new duties on semitruck trailers made in China and Mexico after a yearlong legal battle fought by Savannah’s Great Dane LLC and two other American manufacturers of this essential component of the trucking industry. The decision marks a small victory for the American employers against an onslaught of cheaper, less safe Chinese trailers that are heavily subsidized by Beijing, according to Chris Hammond, the executive vice president of Great Dane and the great-great grandson of the 125-year-old company’s founder.

June 15, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

‘Fabulous.’ Multimillion-dollar attraction opens along river in Columbus

Madeline Shapiro reports, overlooking the banks of the Chattahoochee River, the Chattahoochee Promenade and the Clifford and Bobsie Swift History Trail are now open in the Columbus Historic District. The Historic Columbus Foundation celebrated the project’s completion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon.

June 15, 2026 Union-Recorder

Mighty Hero Homes Project to create 84 tiny homes on former CSH property

Billy Hobbs reports that officials with the Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority in Milledgeville recently facilitated a land deal to benefit military veterans facing uncertainties. “The Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors is very pleased to announce that they have facilitated a land contract with the Mighty Hero Homes Project to help end homelessness with our veterans,” said Robert Binion, chairman of the CSHLRA.

June 15, 2026 Rough Draft Atlanta

Atlanta Beltline celebrates completion of 17 miles of continuous trail

Collin Kelley reports, the Atlanta Beltline held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to celebrate the completion of the Southside Trail, creating nearly 17 miles of continuous trail for the first time in the project’s history. The milestone marks the longest uninterrupted stretch of completed trail the Atlanta Beltline has delivered to date: 16.7 miles.

June 15, 2026 Marietta Daily Journal

Cobb lawmakers divided as special session to redraw election maps looms

Lucinda Warnke reports that Cobb County Democrats are expressing concerns that Republican-led efforts to draw new election maps may seriously alter state and federal districts in the county and diminish representation in the process. The concerns come as state lawmakers prepare to convene at the Capitol on June 17 for a special session.

June 15, 2026 State Affairs

Pedestrian safety skipped in 2026 legislative session in Georgia

Beau Evans reports that Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, R-Marietta, knew before lawmakers got to Atlanta in January that pedestrian safety would go on the backburner. The 2026 legislative session came in a contentious election year as top lawmakers focused mostly on cutting taxes.

June 15, 2026 Georgia Recorder

Kemp backs Burt Jones in race to be Georgia’s next governor

Alander Rocha reports that Gov. Brian Kemp made a last-minute endorsement of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ bid to replace him in the governor’s mansion ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election in the GOP primary. In a social media post Sunday afternoon, Kemp pointed to their past work over the years, saying that he and Jones “has been a strong, trusted ally in those victories for the people of our state,” pointing to tax cuts and economic growth.

June 15, 2026 Athens Banner-Herald, USA Today

Trump backs GOP lawmaker in Georgia runoff as Republicans try to unseat Ossoff

Jay Stahl reports that President Donald Trump endorsed GOP Rep. Mike Collins over former Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley in Georgia’s upcoming Republican runoff, as the party looks to defeat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.The endorsement of Collins, 58, comes after Gov. Brian Kemp, a longtime Trump target, supported Dooley, a personal family friend and political newcomer.

June 15, 2026 Capitol Beat News

GOP runoff to test voter frustration over electricity bills and data centers

Ty Tagami reports that the five-member Georgia Public Service Commission does not decide whether technology companies can build their data centers, which consume land to house their computer servers, often use water to cool them and consume copious amounts of electricity to power them. But the elected commission members’ decisions can affect the companies’ cost of doing business by controlling electricity rates and, by extension, the amount of money that regular customers pay to cool, heat and power their homes and businesses.

June 15, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Georgia special legislative session almost nobody wanted

Greg Bluestein reports that Georgia is about to host its first ever World Cup matches, pick Republican candidates for marquee midterm matchups and kick off a special legislative session that could fundamentally alter the state’s political power — all in the same week. The result is one of the most unusual political moments in recent state history: A fight over political maps unfolding alongside a global sporting event, statewide campaigns and a summer holiday when lawmakers would ordinarily be anywhere but the Capitol.