Georgia Trend Daily – May 6, 2026
May 6, 2026 GPB
A brief break in Georgia’s drought grants a window for peanut farmers to push into the field
Grant Blankenship reports, the rain ending April was just enough to ease the severe drought gripping the state and allow planting for one of Georgia’s premier crops: peanuts. Fourth-generation peanut farmer Kenny Ray Davis Jr., of Ben Hill County, said Georgia peanut farmers like to plant around the middle of April.
May 6, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Unofficial Guide: Eat, Visit, Do, and Shop
Jana Lawrence reports, “What should we do this weekend? Easy question, but often the answer is hard to figure out. In that light, sometimes we like to share some of our favorite things about Georgia – places to eat, sights to visit, things to do, stores to shop.
May 6, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots
Emma Hurt reports that within days of Spirit Airlines’ shutdown, Delta Air Lines offered discounted fares for passengers and free standby travel for stranded pilots and flight attendants. Atlanta-based Delta is also looking to hire some of those out-of-work captains and first officers.
May 6, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com
Slovakia Invites Georgia to Collaborate on AI-Enabled Factories of the Future
Trevor Williams reports that the world’s largest producer of cars per capita is inviting Georgia to partner on the road toward the factories of the future. Slovakia, a Central European nation of 5.5 million people, has wooed some of the world’s largest and most luxurious automotive brands on the promise of its technically skilled workforce and its nimble economy, a gateway to the 450 million consumers of the European Union.
May 6, 2026 Saporta Report
Rollins Inc. welcomes diversity on its board; still has in-person annual meetings
Maria Saporta reports that Rollins Inc., a legacy Atlanta pest control company, captures a unique blend of Southern traditions and societal evolution. As a close observer of Rollins for decades, change has been afoot as the company has transitioned from having only white males on its board (from 1964 to 2015) to one with three women and two Black people among its 12 directors.
May 6, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus-based startup launches product to create ‘a healthier world’
Jordyn Paul-Slater reports that VentorLux LLC founder Nathan Carr has spent years refining what he calls a practical way to clean the air in high-traffic buildings like hospitals, military barracks and detention centers, where respiratory illness can spread quickly. The company’s flagship device, the Soulis X1, is part of the Soulis product line and uses UVC light produced by LEDs inside an enclosed unit to treat circulating air, an approach Carr said can reduce the number of airborne microorganisms in a room.
May 6, 2026 The Brunswick News
$4.7 million anonymous gift will support housing initiatives
Staff reports that, local housing initiatives are sitting on firmer foundations this week thanks to a $4.7 million anonymous gift given recently to the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation. A private donor who has chosen to remain anonymous donated the money to support housing and community initiatives, the foundation said.
May 6, 2026 WABE
Meet the candidates trying to become Georgia’s new secretary of state
Kendall Murray and Rahul Bali report, early voting is underway and several candidates are battling it out to see who will replace Brad Raffensperger as Georgia’s next secretary of state. Raffensperger is in his second term and is now running for governor.
May 6, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Fulton County fights Department of Justice push for 2020 election worker information
Maya Homan reports, Fulton County officials are trying to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from gaining access to the private information of nearly 3,000 Georgians who served as election workers and volunteers during the 2020 presidential election.The Justice Department is demanding Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections to turn over the names, positions, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of all county election workers and volunteer poll workers who assisted with the 2020 general election.
May 6, 2026 Capitol Beat News
In ‘monumental step,’ Kemp signs education package led by new literacy law
Ty Tagami reports that a bipartisan education initiative that seeks to boost reading skills among young public school students in Georgia will go into effect this year after Gov. Brian Kemp signed it into law Tuesday, along with a package of other education bills. The Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026 is a sweeping overhaul of prior legislation that targeted literacy and dyslexia.
May 6, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Democrats want voters to remember 2020 when they vote in 2026
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, the fallout from Georgia’s 2020 election is back in the headlines. And now it’s in the TV ads, too. Tuesday, the state Democratic Party launched a 30-second spot that puts Donald Trump’s pressure campaign front and center.
