Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 3, 2025
Oct. 3, 2025 WSB Radio
Georgia Forestry Commission says fall foliage beginning in North Georgia
Miles Montgomery reports that fall color is just beginning across North Georgia, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission. Higher elevations are showing the earliest changes, while most lower elevations remain largely green.
Oct. 3, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Small Town, Big Vision: Inside Canton’s Sustainable Transformation
Julia Roberts reports, Canton, Georgia, proudly calls itself the “Coolest Small Town in America”—a place where historic charm meets modern innovation. Nestled along the scenic Etowah River, Canton offers outdoor beauty, a vibrant downtown, and a growing population drawn to its unique blend of culture and progress.
Oct. 3, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As World Cup nears, Georgia tourism industry pushes for more state money
Adam Van Brimmer reports, the first of Atlanta’s eight World Cup soccer matches kicks off June 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. With it comes a chance to showcase Georgia to international travelers visiting for the tournament.
Oct. 3, 2025 GlobalAtlanta.com
Go Global Conference Kicks Off in Atlanta With Focus on Transactions Over Talk
Trevor Williams reports that an international business conference that bills itself as exchanging endless panels for targeted cross-border business facilitation has kicked off in Atlanta. The Atlanta Black Chambers’ Global Opportunities Committee is billing its event as an “un”conference that focuses on AI-driven matchmaking to drive deals over discussions.
Oct. 3, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Initiative aims to help Georgians harness artificial intelligence for productivity
Ty Tagami reports that Alex Willson knows how to grow a pecan and turn it into a cake, but he is not so great at analyzing shipping logistics. The president and CEO of Sunnyland Farms in Albany is running an agricultural business that dates to 1948 — not the kind of operation one associates with cutting edge technology.
Oct. 3, 2025 Augusta Chronicle
Head of the class: New Augusta Tech president begins in 2026
Joe Hotchkiss reports that Augusta Technical College’s new president brings leadership experience from a North Carolina technical school specializing in health care careers. Dr. Kendricks D. Hooker will assume his new role Jan. 2, the Technical College System of Georgia announced Thursday.
Oct. 3, 2025 Tifton Gazette
Rural leaders across Georgia come together for prosperity summit
Davis Cobb reports that leaders across rural Georgia looked to the future of their communities, and the state as a whole, with collaboration in mind Wednesday. Representatives of rural communities across the state gathered in Tifton Oct. 1 to take part in the Rural Prosperity Summit, an annual conference recognizing the growth and achievements of the state’s smaller communities and discussing programs and plans to help those areas grow and thrive.
Oct. 3, 2025 Saporta Report
Mayor Dickens aims to extend tax allocation districts for $5 billion neighborhood plan
Delaney Tarr reports, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced an ambitious $5 billion neighborhood reinvestment initiative on Tuesday as part of his agenda to turn the city into the best place to raise a child. “Even as Atlanta has prospered, there is still an untold story that we must confront if we are going to take our city to even greater heights,” Dickens said. “What Atlanta has had is tremendous growth, but what we have lacked is balanced growth for decades now.”
Oct. 3, 2025 Augusta Chronicle
36th Annual Oliver Hardy Festival returns to Harlem
Jennifer Miller reports, it’s time to celebrate Harlem’s most famous son and the larger half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. On Saturday, crowds will gather to celebrate the 36th Annual Oliver Hardy Festival in downtown Harlem.
Oct. 3, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Marietta eyes new rules for public gatherings and protests
Megan Jackson reports that the Marietta City Council is eyeing a proposed ordinance regulating public protests. The Public Gathering and Expression Events Ordinance aims to address and regulate public gatherings and protests in Marietta following an increase in such events throughout the city, Assistant City Attorney Daniel White told the council during Tuesday’s series of committee meetings.
Oct. 3, 2025 Savannah Morning News
Geoff Duncan makes stop in Savannah for healthcare discussion in bid for Georgia governor
Evan Lasseter reports that Georgia gubernatorial candidate Geoff Duncan made his first trip to Savannah Wednesday since announcing his bid for the seat, hosting a table discussion with two local healthcare professionals about challenges facing the industry. On the state of healthcare in the U.S., Duncan offered a clear assessment.
Oct. 3, 2025 Albany Herald
Sen. John F. Kennedy talks about lieutenant governor’s race
Lucille Lannigan reports, growth, education and safety are top of mind for Georgia Sen. John F. Kennedy as he expands his campaign to be Georgia’s next lieutenant governor. Kennedy, the current top-ranking Republican in Georgia’s state Senate, is a civil litigator from Macon who’s served for 11 years in the Georgia Senate.
Oct. 3, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Six candidates, including a recently retired lawmaker, enter race for open Georgia Senate seat
Ross Williams reports that four Democrats, a Republican and an independent have all thrown their hats into the ring to represent a metro Atlanta district in the state Senate. Senate District 35, which includes parts of Cobb and Fulton counties, was vacated after former Sen. Jason Esteves, an Atlanta Democrat, stepped down to focus on his run for governor.
Oct. 3, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Swanky Senate retreats face scrutiny amid federal government shutdown
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, the campaign arm of Senate Republicans is scheduled to meet in Sea Island this weekend for some fishing, golf and pickleball while hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain out of work during the government shutdown. The National Republican Senatorial Committee has been quiet about the meeting since it was first reported by Politico. The NRSC didn’t respond to our questions about it, either.
