Georgia Trend Daily – Sept. 11, 2024
Sept. 11, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
‘We Haven’t Forgotten’: Atlanta Braves Honor 23rd Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
Isabelle Manders reports, hundreds of firefighters, law enforcement and civilians honored the lives of first responders and individuals impacted by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Saturday morning. More than 400 firefighters and civilians climbed the 2,200 steps at Truist Park, symbolizing the 110 flights of stairs the New York City Fire Department firefighters took to ascend the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Sept. 11, 2024 Valdosta Daily Times
9/11 Memorial 5K honors heroes and supports veterans
Caison Kirkland reports, on Saturday morning, downtown Valdosta was filled with runners and local supporters as the community came together for the fourth annual 9/11 Memorial 5K. With nearly 400 registrations, the event drew people from across the area to honor the lives lost on September 11th, 2001.
Sept. 11, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Transforming Lives: ABA Therapy Provider Reaches Major Milestone in Autism Care
Julia Roberts reports, ABLE Kids founder and CEO Allan Soto and his team have a long-standing history helping those with special needs. His story started in 2007, providing assisted living groups and day centers for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through his former company Soto ALG (assisted living group).
Sept. 11, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A metro Atlanta film studio is on the market, looking for partners
Savannah Sicurella reports, BlueStar Studios, a metro Atlanta filming campus on the site of the former Fort Gillem, is marketing itself for sale in a bid to either find fresh investors or new ownership amid a slow period of production in Georgia. The campus, which includes six buildings, was listed on commercial property marketplace LoopNet in late August.
Sept. 11, 2024 Georgia.gov
August Net Tax Revenues Up 2.4%
Staff reports, the State of Georgia’s net tax collections during the month of August totaled nearly $2.34 billion, an increase of $54.3 million or 2.4 percent compared to August 2023 (FY 2024), when net tax collections totaled $2.28 billion. Year to date, net tax revenue collections totaled $4.90 billion, for an increase of $120.6 million or 2.5 percent compared to FY 2024 when net tax collections totaled $4.78 billion after two months.
Sept. 11, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Plugging in: Georgia accelerates past 100,000 electric-vehicle registrations
John Deem reports, more than 100,000 Georgia drivers are choosing to plug in rather than fill up. As of Monday, there were 100,042 registered electric vehicles in the state, according to data from the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Sept. 11, 2024 WABE
Biden administration gives $40 million in grants to fund bridge over Lenox Road/400, other Georgia projects
Jasmine Robinson reports that on Thursday, the Biden Administration announced $40 million in grants for projects that aim to improve driver and pedestrian safety on Georgia’s roads. In Atlanta, $10 million will be spent on the construction of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the intersection of Lenox Road and GA400 in Buckhead.
Sept. 11, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus Airport gets $24M to rebuild a runway. How will construction impact flights?
Jeremy Chisenhall reports that the Columbus Airport is getting big money from the federal government to help fully reconstruct a runway, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday. The FAA will provide $24.4 million to the Columbus Airport to reconstruct runway 6/24, which needs to be rebuilt due to normal wear and tear and storm drain issues.
Sept. 11, 2024 Fox 5 Atlanta
Delta planes collide on taxiways at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport; NTSB investigating
Staff reports that the collision of two Delta Air Lines planes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. According to Delta Air Lines, the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350.
Sept 11, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Ups, Downs and In-Betweens
Susan Percy reports, Russell T. Keen, a 22-year veteran of the University System of Georgia (USG), became Augusta University’s president following the retirement of Brooks Keel at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. Keen was most recently executive vice president for administration and chief of staff to the president at the Augusta school, a research institution that houses the Medical College of Georgia and the Dental College of Georgia.
Sept. 11, 2024 The Current
McIntosh begins voting on Sapelo referendum
Mary Landers reports that early voting began Monday in McIntosh County on a referendum about zoning for Sapelo Island’s Hogg Hummock. Election Supervisor Elenore “Doll” Gale reported that 52 people voted on the first day.
Sept. 11, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Trump leading Harris in Georgia in latest poll
Dave Williams reports that former President Donald Trump is holding a slight lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia, according to a new poll. The survey of 969 likely voters conducted Sept. 4-Sept. 8 by Quinnipiac University showed Republican Trump with 49% of the vote to 45% for Democrat Harris, and 1% each for independent Cornel West and socialist Claudia De la Cruz.
Sept. 11, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Celebration participants Chuck Leavell, Patterson Hood share Carter memories
Bob Townsend reports that the star-studded artist list for “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song” at the Fox Theatre on Sept. 17 is filled with talented admirers of the former president. But two participants in particular — Chuck Leavell and Patterson Hood, who will perform with his band, Drive-By Truckers — have personal Carter stories The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked them to share.
