Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 12, 2026
Nov. 12, 2026 WABE
El Niño could mean snow for Georgia this winter, but it’s not a sure thing
Emily Jones reports, the Pacific Ocean is heating up — and while it’s a continent away, the impacts from El Niño are expected to reach Georgia. For the notoriously hot and humid Southeast, El Niño typically has two main effects: it gets wetter, and it can bring bouts of cold weather.
Nov. 12, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Conyers | Rockdale County: On the Leading Edge
Amber Jones Barry reports, Conyers may not be the first city in Georgia that springs to mind as a tourist mecca. But if you’re skeptical about its appeal, you might want to think twice. Plenty of tourists visit the Rockdale County city – and make a sizeable economic impact.
Nov. 12, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Frontier’s first class seats are nearly here
Emma Hurt reports, the all-new Frontier Airlines first class seat can soon be yours. The ultra low-cost carrier opened its inaugural first class reservations Tuesday for flights beginning March 5, 2027.
Nov. 12, 2026 WSB TV
2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup: US joint bid lists Atlanta as host city
Kimberly Wright reports, could Atlanta host another World Cup? It’s a possibility after a bid submitted by the U.S. Soccer Federation to host the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with Atlanta as “the principal location for the competition‑related events.”
Nov. 12, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com
Belgian Firm Ups Georgia Investment to $50M as Trump Officials Credit Tariffs With Bringing Factories Home
Trevor Williams reports that a Belgian firm specializing in towering steel racks for warehouses increased its investment in northwest Georgia to as much as $50 million, unveiling an automated plant that highlights its firm commitment to the U.S. market. While Trump administration officials tied the Stow Group’s move to Calhoun directly to the president’s trade agenda, executives said it was about more than combating the higher prices that have come with Mr. Trump’s 50 percent steel tariffs.
Nov. 12, 2026 Rome News-Tribune
Rome City Commission tables $5.6M TAD agreement for Match Point Way development
Baylen Parker reports, a proposed $5.6 million funding agreement for a 360-unit residential development on Match Point Way is on hold as city officials await additional documents from Berry College. The Rome City Commission voted during Monday’s meeting to table the tax allocation district agreement, which would provide financial assistance to RNG Investments LLC for the development on 37.9 acres near the Rome Tennis Center and Mount Berry Mall.
Nov. 12, 2026 Savannah Morning News
Endangered right whales return to Southern shores | Exclusive
Stephanie Castellano reports that North Atlantic right whales are beginning their annual return to Southern waters. Every fall the critically endangered whales migrate from the coast of New England and Canada to the warmer waters off Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, where they give birth and nurse their young.
Nov. 12, 2026 GPB
Money from Georgia’s opioid settlement trust is helping mothers find treatment instead of prison
Ellen Eldridge reports, a nonprofit that helps pregnant, incarcerated women and their newborns is expanding in Georgia after receiving new funding from the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust. The state does not track the number of pregnant women coming into Georgia’s jails, but an estimated 80% of incarcerated women are mothers, says Amy Ard, the executive director of Motherhood Beyond Bars, a nonprofit that helps pregnant, incarcerated women and their newborns.
Nov. 12, 2026 WABE
Bidding deadline ends for Georgia warehouses ditched by ICE
Emily Wu Pearson reports, large warehouses in Oakwood and Social Circle are for sale as Immigration and Customs Enforcement abandons plans to convert the facilities into detention centers. Cushman and Wakefield, an investment management company, listed the Georgia warehouses along with five other ICE-purchased warehouses in a portfolio of properties for sale.
Nov. 12, 2026 State Affairs
Split Legislature puts Senate Republicans in spotlight in Georgia
Beau Evans reports that Sen. Carden Summers, R-Cordele, says it’s about to be a “new ride” at the Capitol with a split Legislature in Georgia. The South Georgia lawmaker is one of several Republican state senators now on the radar for signs of siding with newly majority Democrats in the House on key issues in the 2027 legislative session, particularly when it comes to expanding Medicaid coverage.
Nov. 12, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Democratic wins revive Medicaid expansion push in Georgia, but new hurdles await
Ariel Hart reports, three days after Keisha Lance Bottoms won the governor’s seat, Ryan Loke faced a crowd of Georgia health advocates, some giddy at the possibility of the state finally expanding Medicaid. Loke understood. In 2019, as health policy adviser to newly elected Gov. Brian Kemp, Loke had helped form the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program and knew its struggles well.
Nov. 12, 2026 Capitol Beat News
Election losses force changes in Georgia Senate GOP leadership
Ty Tagami reports, the Republican majority in the Georgia Senate chose two new leaders after Democrats ousted two incumbent leaders in the Nov. 3 election, according a Senate announcement and unofficial election results. Sen. Tim Bearden, R-Carrollton, will become majority caucus chairman for the 2027-28 biennium that starts in January.
Nov. 12, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Southern shake-up puts 3 Georgians in the 2028 presidential spotlight
Greg Bluestein reports that a blue streak of Democratic victories across the once-solidly Republican South last week scrambled the 2028 presidential race. And the shake-up could create an opening for three of Georgia’s most prominent politicians.
