Georgia Trend Daily – April 27, 2026
April 27, 2026 The Brunswick News
Brantley Wildfire has not entered Glynn, prompted evacuations in county
Michael Hall reports, while mandatory evacuations were issued this weekend for parts of Glynn County, the Brantley County wildfire has not entered Glynn, officials said at a press briefing Sunday evening. The massive wildfire that started Monday afternoon when a mylar balloon struck a powerline and sent sparks to the drought-parched ground has burned more than 21,000 acres just a few miles from Glynn County in Atkinson, Waynesville and other parts of Brantley County.
April 27, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Georgia Education Guide
Staff reports, given the popularity of Georgia’s colleges and universities, students must begin planning their next steps early. The Georgia Education Guide was written to highlight basic questions parents and students should ask and answer as they transition into the often complex world of postsecondary education.
April 27, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For Georgia pre-K, 3-year-olds could be the next frontier
Cassidy Alexander reports that Georgia’s pre-K program was recently lauded as being one of the best and most far-reaching in the nation. It gives all 4-year-olds in the state free access to pre-K, but serves zero 3-year-olds.
April 27, 2026 Vinea Capital
Vinea Capital Announces 2026–2027 Vinea Heritage Scholarship Recipients
Staff reports that Vinea Capital, through the Vinea Foundation, is proud announce its continued annual giving of scholarships to exceptional students from Heritage Academy to attend Westminster Schools of Augusta—one of the region’s leading Christ-centered, college-preparatory schools. The scholarships reflect a shared commitment between Vinea, Westminster, and Heritage Academy to expand access to high-quality education for students across the Augusta community.
April 27, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com
For Fifth Year, Delta Plans Normandy Flight to Preserve Veterans’ Legacies of Heroism
Trevor Williams reports, Delta Air Lines Inc. is set to fly World War II veterans to Normandy for the fifth straight year, continuing to invest in a program that has won accolades and generated goodwill in the U.S.-France relationship. The “Battlefield Return” program, run in partnership with Best Defense Foundation and sponsored by Michelin, sees American heroes, many of them now centenarians, feted in the French region where the D-Day landing turned the tide of the war and liberated France from Nazi control.
April 27, 2026 Valdosta Daily Times
Georgia Forestry Foundation launches Forest Wildfire Recovery Fund
Staff reports, wildfires are causing significant damage across South Georgia, threatening homes, forestland, property, and rural livelihoods. In response, the Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF) is launching the Forest Wildfire Recovery Fund to provide direct, practical support to communities, forest landowners, and rural families impacted by wildfire and related disaster recovery needs.
April 27, 2026 Griffin Daily News
Local manufacturer contributes to new era of lunar exploration
Avery Caldwell reports, when Artemis II launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, it marked the first crewed mission to orbit the moon in more than 50 years. While the historic flight carried four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, parts of the mission were built with contributions from outside major aerospace hubs, including GM Diecron, a manufacturer based in Griffin.
April 27, 2026 Albany Herald
Residents demand accountability as fingers point in Lee County tax controversy
Kathryn Crockett reports that what was scheduled as a routine Republican candidate forum Tuesday night quickly turned into a public airing of frustration over a property tax system many residents say failed them – and a pointed demand for accountability from those in office.
April 27, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Over the counter birth control could be available in GA soon. Here’s what to know
Sundi Rose reports, Georgia just passed legislation that authorizes pharmacists to dispense and administer birth control pills and injections without a prescription from a doctor. As of 2024, 82 Georgia counties had no OB-GYN, and 19 counties had no family medicine doctor at all.
April 27, 2026 WABE
What are the Georgia ballot questions in the 2026 primary election?
Meimei Xu reports that Georgians voting in the May 19 primary will see several non-binding questions on their partisan ballots. These questions do not enact any policies but rather function as polls.
April 27, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Georgia Dems push for ‘28 national convention, Ossoff tries to tamp down presidential talk and more
Ross Williams, Jill Nolin and Alander Rocha report that National Democrats visited Atlanta this week as Georgia’s capital city makes its pitch to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, where the party faithful will officially name that year’s presidential nominee. Atlanta is one of five finalists for the job, and it’s competing against Boston, Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia.
April 27, 2026 Capitol Beat News
Pending cuts to Georgia Medicaid payments could affect children who need therapy
Ty Tagami reports that therapists who help children with disabilities learn how to hold a crayon, walk and talk say their services to low-income families could be sharply reduced by proposed Medicaid rate cuts. Two of the three contractors who manage Medicaid for Georgia sent letters to therapists recently to alert them to pending 20% reductions.
April 27, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia’s 2026 races keep coming back to Trump
Greg Bluestein reports that Georgia candidates keep talking about jobs, taxes and the rising cost of living. But one reality keeps intruding on every marquee race on the May 19 ballot: Donald Trump still dominates the conversation. Call it another Trump primary in Georgia.
