Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 11, 2024
Oct. 11, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Helene damage to Georgia farms estimated at $6.46 billion
Dave Williams reports that Hurricane Helene caused at least $6.46 billion in losses to Georgia farmers, according to preliminary estimates released Thursday by the University of Georgia College of Agriculture & Environmental Science. That represents direct crop losses, losses to businesses that support agriculture and forestry, losses to workers in those related industries, and estimated recovery and restoration costs that agricultural businesses will face.
Oct. 11, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
The Holly Theater in Dahlonega
Candice Dyer reports, the historic Holly Theater opened its doors in Dahlonega in 1948, not long after the end of World War II, so many Appalachian people whiled away afternoons watching flicks there. After it fell into disrepair, some of those same people came together in a spirit of sentimentality around 30 years ago to restore it.
Oct. 11, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Georgia biotech firm finds itself fighting the FDA and former workers
Micheal E. Kanell reports that MiMedx, a Marietta biomedical company that makes skin grafts and other treatments, is entangled in contentious legal battles with filings in recent weeks by a federal government agency in one court and 10 former employees in another. Near the center of both conflicts is a new wound treatment it calls Axiofill, which the Food and Drug Administration said in a warning letter MiMedx is not authorized to sell, and which the company continues to market while it challenges that determination in federal court.
Oct. 11, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Hundreds of complaints allege price gouging in Georgia as hurricane order extended a week
Matthew Dolan reports, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office said Monday it has received nearly 300 complaints statewide so far since the governor issued a special order late last month to protect consumers from unfair price hikes on essential items to deal with the hurricane and its aftermath.
Oct. 11, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
‘A labor of love.’ $28 million project produces first children’s hospital in Columbus
Mark Rice reports, the first children’s hospital in Columbus is scheduled to open Monday, culminating years of planning, fundraising and constructing the $28 million facility. A crowd gathered Wednesday outside the front entrance of the Bill and Olivia Amos Children’s Hospital, 616 19th St., for the ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Piedmont Columbus Regional midtown campus.
Oct. 11, 2024 Athens Banner-Herald
Southern Living praises Athens’ antiquing scene. Why it ranks tops in Georgia for vintage
Vanessa Countryman reports that Southern Living has recently highlighted Athens as one of the top 11 towns in the state for antique shopping. Known primarily as the home of the University of Georgia, Athens boasts a vibrant antiquing scene that attracts both locals and visitors, according to the magazine.
Oct. 11, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Federal judge rules against extending Georgia voter registration over Helene complications
Jill Nolin reports, a federal judge has rejected an attempt by voting rights groups in Georgia to extend the state’s deadline to register to vote because of Hurricane Helene. Judge Eleanor L. Ross with the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia ruled from the bench Thursday afternoon after concluding that the groups were unable to muster enough compelling evidence that their voter registration efforts were thwarted by the storm.
Oct. 11, 2024 Fox 5 Atlanta
Fulton County sues State Election Board over ‘election denier’ monitors
Aungelique Proctor reports that the a bold move, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections sued the state board over its insistence that its elections be monitored by so-called election deniers who support former President Donald Trump. Early voting gets underway here at the C.T. Martin Center next week, but the Fulton County Elections Board and the State Elections Board are still very much at odds.
Oct. 11, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
State Election Board Member Discusses Controversial Rule Revisions
Rachel Hartdegen reports, Georgia State Election Board member Janelle King sought to clarify on Thursday new rules for the Nov. 5 election the board has rolled out in recent months. King was the featured speaker at the Floyd County Republican Women’s monthly meeting.
Oct. 11, 2024 WABE
The three measures on Georgia’s ballot and what they mean
Meimei Xu reports, Georgia residents can vote for or against three state measures related to taxation on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election next month. If passed, Georgia Amendment 1 would allow local governments to offer a statewide homestead exemption to ad valorem taxes, or taxes based on the assessed value of a piece of property.
Oct. 11, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Harris and Trump are anything but confident as early voting starts in Georgia
Greg Bluestein reports, after years of painstaking grassroots organizing and campaigning, the race for president in Georgia is set to enter its most crucial phase next week when early in-person voting begins and rival candidates finally kick their political machines into high gear. As the Tuesday start of the three-week period nears, there’s a rare consensus from campaigns that have battled each other through the year: Georgia remains up for grabs.
