Georgia Trend Daily – May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024 Georgia Ports Authority
Georgia Ports auto volumes up 44 percent in April
Staff reports, in its busiest month ever for autos and heavy equipment, the Georgia Ports Authority handled a record 80,600 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo in April, an increase of more than 44 percent, or 24,760 units, compared to the same month last year, according to a report to the GPA Board.
May 22, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Georgia’s First Seed to Glass Bourbon
Sucheta Rawal reports, thanks to the passion and efforts of one family, we now have a Georgia seed-to-still bourbon distillery with women at its forefront! Doc Brown Farm & Distillers is located in Senoia.
May 22, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ports Authority says it won’t fund $1B-plus Savannah bridge replacement
Adam Van Brimmer reports, a frequently heard comment Monday night during the first public information session regarding a new Savannah River crossing to replace the Talmadge Bridge was “that’s a lot of money.” Hours later, Georgia Ports Authority officials made it clear they don’t intend to be a funding source for either a new, higher bridge, projected to cost $1.17 billion, or a $2 billion beneath-the-river tunnel.
May 22, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
How $10.7 million Springer campaign will improve historic theater and downtown Columbus
Mark Rice reports, the Springer Opera House, the historic State Theatre of Georgia in Columbus, has launched the public phase of a $10.7 million capital campaign to construct an outdoor theater park, boost its education program and preserve and upgrade the 153-year-old building. More than 80% of the “Forever Springer” fundraiser goal has been secured in pledges during the quiet phase, which started a year ago, Springer CEO and executive producer Danielle Varner told the Ledger-Enquirer.
May 22, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Around Town: Here Comes The Boom (Economic, That Is)
Staff reports, growth and growing pains are coming as Northwest Georgia’s economy expands along with the rest of the state. “Companies that are changing the global economy love rural Georgia,” Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark told the Rome News-Tribune during a visit with the Rome Floyd Chamber last week.
May 22, 2024 GPB
Along Georgia’s coast, a call to Biden from the Gullah Geechee: Return part of our ancestral land
Benjamin Payne reports, Harris Neck, a 2,824-acre peninsula just off Georgia’s Atlantic coast — in rural McIntosh County, about 30 miles south of Savannah —was long home to Gullah Geechee people from West Africa, first as enslaved workers, and later as landowners after their emancipation through the Civil War. During World War II, though, the federal government forced these Black residents off their land via eminent domain to build an auxiliary airbase.
May 22, 2024 WABE
Fani Willis and judge presiding over Georgia Trump election case defeat challengers
Sam Gringlas reports that the prosecutor and judge overseeing the Georgia criminal case against former President Donald Trump both easily defeated challengers in local elections on Tuesday. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis won the Democratic primary and Judge Scott McAfee won a full term on the bench.
May 22, 2024 The Current
Carter says he’s weighing 2026 run against Ossoff
Craig Nelson reports that Coastal Georgia Congressman Earl “Buddy” Carter told an Atlanta television station on Tuesday that he’s considering a run in 2026 for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Jon Ossoff. Asked by WXIX-TV’s Zach Merchant if he was “contemplating” a run against Ossoff, Carter replied, “I won’t dispute that.”
May 22, 2024 State Affairs
Incumbents, young newcomers do well in primary election
Tammy Joyner reports that incumbents prevailed across the board in Tuesday’s primary with a few exceptions. Most incumbents who faced challengers were handily winning as of late Tuesday night with the exception of a few races that appear to be headed to the June 18 runoff.
May 22, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Socialist Stunner: Sanchez Ousts Anulewicz in State House Primary
Jake Busch reports that Gabriel Sanchez, a 26-year-old server endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, beat incumbent State Rep. Teri Anulewicz, D-Smyrna, in a stunning Democratic primary upset Tuesday. With 100% of precincts reporting, Sanchez won the District 42 primary with 2,249 votes, or 56.8%, against Anulewicz’s 1,711 votes, or 43.2%, according to unofficial results from Cobb Elections.
May 22, 2024 Macon Telegraph
Election results: Winner declared in Georgia GOP House race that covers part of Macon
Jessica Payne reports, Noah Harbuck has won the Republican nomination for a Georgia State House representative seat in District 145, which covers a portion of Bibb County, according to the Associated Press. Harbuck defeated Nancy Hicks and DeRon Rogers in the race.
May 22, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Jack, Dugan likely headed for runoff in 3rd Congressional District
Dave Williams reports that a former aide in the Trump White House and a former state senator appeared headed toward a runoff Tuesday night to decide the Republican nominee in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District. Brian Jack, brandishing an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, was leading former state Sen. Mike Dugan 47.5% to 27.7% with 2,151 of 2,715 precincts reporting in the west-central Georgia district shortly after 10 p.m., according to unofficial results.
May 22, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Georgians settle many races on the primary ballot, including surprise contest over abortion rights
Staff reports, a statewide Supreme Court race that centered on abortion rights delivered a jolt to an otherwise largely low-key primary election. Tuesday’s primary lacked the high-profile statewide contests that usually drum up interest, like a race for governor.
May 22, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PG A.M.: Election marked by incumbent wins and upset in Georgia House
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report, incumbents dominated most primary and nonpartisan election races, including those for the Georgia Supreme Court, the U.S. House and the General Assembly. Even tough challenges from well-organized opponents fell flat. Two inadvertent stars of the Trump trial — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Fulton Superior Judge Scott McAfee, cruised to easy wins Tuesday night, as did Justice Andrew Pinson.
