Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 10, 2026
Nov. 10, 2026 WABE
Lake Lanier and other reservoirs get lower; drought operations kick in
Molly Samuel reports, as unusually dry conditions drag on in Georgia and neighboring states, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun drought operations affecting dams along the Chattahoochee River, including Buford Dam on Lake Lanier. The Corps has limited the amount of water it releases from Lanier for months, according to James Hathorn, Jr., chief of the water management section with the Corps of Engineers in Mobile, Alabama.
Nov. 10, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Ups, Downs and In-betweens
Kenna Simmons reports, winter may be coming, but Tybee Island beaches will be a busy place. That’s because the federal funds needed to replace about 1.3 million cubic yards of sand on its 5-mile beach were finally approved, allowing work to go forward.
Nov. 10, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
America’s largest port was planned near Savannah. It’s now dead on the water.
Adam Van Brimmer reports, this barren landscape on the South Carolina bank of the Savannah River is little changed from two decades ago when two rival port authorities got together and made plans to turn it into North America’s largest maritime port terminal. The site attracts little notice from the steady ship traffic that passes by.
Nov. 10, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Was Columbus Airport’s bigger Delta jet trial period successful enough to extend service?
Madeline Shapiro reports, Delta Air Lines concluded its Columbus Airport trial period in September to assess air travel demand in the Chattahoochee Valley. From June 12 to Sept. 6, one of three Delta CRJ-900 flights offered at Columbus Airport to and from Atlanta on Fridays and Saturdays was replaced by a bigger jet, a Boeing 717.
Nov. 10, 2026 Savannah Morning News
Wildlife impacts examined for Effingham County water plant
Latrice Williams reports that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on a proposed project involving Effingham County’s new water treatment facility, with an emphasis on endangered species, historic properties, water quality and the environment. The project involves a new river intake plus an approximately 8-mile raw-water line.
Nov. 10, 2026 Macon Telegraph
A long road to motherhood: Inside Georgia’s maternity care deserts
Nathanial Jordan reports, until recently, the thought of a long drive never bothered Storm Savage. When the 23-year-old and her boyfriend left metro Atlanta and moved to Peach County, she made peace with their decision to settle into a rural home with goats and cattle within earshot.
Nov. 10, 2026 GPB
In Georgia, data centers may be getting a new outlook
Sarah Kallis and staff report, with the shift in political power in Georgia, data centers may be getting a new outlook. During her campaign, Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms proposed a moratorium on new data center construction to help the state decide how to best move forward and address people’s concerns.
Nov. 10, 2026 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp Announces New Stone Mountain Authority CEO
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Monday announced that the Stone Mountain Memorial Association (SMMA) Board of Directors voted to appoint Christopher “Chris” Sanders as the Association’s next Chief Executive Officer. Sanders will succeed Bill Stephens, who has served in the role since 2011 and will officially retire on December 31, 2026.
Nov. 10, 2026 WSB TV
Georgia’s next school superintendent wants major changes to how schools are funded
Scott Flynn reports that Georgia’s incoming state school superintendent says addressing the teacher shortage, strengthening special education accountability and updating how the state pays for public education will be among her top priorities when she takes office. State School Superintendent-elect Lydia Powell sat down with Channel 2 Action News to discuss what she heard from voters during the campaign and what she plans to tackle first.
Nov. 10, 2026 The Current
Chatham delegation set to choose successor for veteran leader Ron Stephens
Craig Nelson reports, for the first time in decades, Democrats will hold a majority in the nine-member delegation that represents Chatham County in the Georgia General Assembly, following two stunning upsets in the county’s western reaches. How the startling victories of Democrats David Dillie (District 161) and Stephanie Burgess (District 164) over two longtime Republican incumbents will affect Chatham-related affairs in the state capitol is set to start taking shape this week, as House and Senate lawmakers hold party caucuses to elect new party leaders and hammer out their priorities for the new session.
Nov. 10, 2026 State Affairs
Georgia’s Black political power reaches new heights. Can it deliver lasting change?
Tammy Joyner reports that Georgia voters made history this week, electing the nation’s first Black woman governor and ushering in a remarkable shift in state political power that ended two decades of Republican dominance. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will lead a new Democratic administration that includes Black women in Georgia’s most powerful statewide offices — a historic milestone in a state where Black Americans fought simply for the right to vote just 60 years ago.
Nov. 10, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Democrats officially win control of Georgia state House with slim majority
Maya Homan reports that Democrats have clinched at least a one-seat majority in the state House, with 91 seats in the 180-seat chamber as of Sunday evening, according to the Associated Press. But unexpected developments, including an initially overlooked memory card that changed the outcome of a southwest Georgia House race, have drawn national attention and prompted an investigation into the county’s election reporting procedures.
Nov. 10, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The unlikely upsets that turned Georgia’s House blue
Greg Bluestein and David Wickert report, a seven-term Republican in southeast Georgia lost to a 24-year-old Democrat whose previous run for office ended in a last-place finish in a Las Vegas City Council race. A respected GOP incumbent who outraised his opponent by nearly 29-to-1 was ousted in a deep-red Hall County contest that was hardly on the Democratic radar.
