Author: Linda M. Erbele

Oct. 17, 2024 WABE USDA announces estimated $207.7 million in relief assistance to Georgia farmers Kendall Murray reports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering relief assistance to Georgia farmers who are still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene,…

Oct. 15, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer These Columbus companies rank best in state, says Forbes. Did your employer make the list? Sundi Rose reports, Forbes Magazine compiled a list of best places to work in the U.S. and Georgia was represented…

Oct. 14, 2024 Capitol Beat News State tax revenues decline in September Dave Williams reports that Georgia tax collections fell by 2.8% last month, resuming a downward pattern that has taken hold for much of this year, the state Department…

Oct. 11, 2024 Capitol Beat News Helene damage to Georgia farms estimated at $6.46 billion Dave Williams reports that Hurricane Helene caused at least $6.46 billion in losses to Georgia farmers, according to preliminary estimates released Thursday by the University…

Oct. 10, 2024 Savannah Morning News Gov. Brian Kemp visits CEMA, provides update on Hurricane Milton ahead of landfall in Florida Evan Lasseter reports, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp visited the Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Wednesday afternoon and provided an…

Oct. 9, 2024 Georgia.gov Kemp declares emergency with massive Hurricane Milton headed for Florida Dave Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency Tuesday for 38 Georgia counties likely to be affected by Hurricane Milton, a massive…

Oct. 8, 2024 Augusta Chronicle Hundreds of complaints allege price gouging in Georgia as hurricane order is set to expire Matthew Dolan reports, there have been alarming, but largely unsubstantiated reports on social media and beyond about widespread price gouging…

Oct. 7, 2024 Augusta Chronicle, Detroit Free Press Profit on the ground: How Hurricane Helene is still robbing Georgia farmers Matthew Dolan reports, walk a cotton field these days and puffs of the white material − soaked by rain and…

Oct. 4, 2024 Georgia Recorder Kemp says state’s Helene death toll now 33 as Biden tours storm’s south Georgia devastation Stanley Dunlap reports that the number of confirmed deaths caused by the swath of destruction Helene left in Georgia has…

Oct. 3, 2024 Savannah Morning News Biden to visit Georgia, Florida on Thursday to tour Helene damage, White House says Katie Landeck reports that President Joe Biden is coming to Georgia and Florida on Thursday, the White House announced Wednesday.…

Oct. 2, 2024 WSB TV, WSB Radio Gov. Kemp suspends gas tax following Hurricane Helene Staff reports that Gov. Brian Kemp has issued an executive order suspending the state’s gas tax following Hurricane Helene. In the order, it says that…

Oct. 1, 2024 WSB Radio, WSB TV Rockdale County chemical plant fire: New shelter-in-place warning issued for gas cloud banking down Staff reports that Rockdale County is asking residents once again to shelter-in-place due to a plume banking down in…

Sept. 30, 2024 WSB Radio, WSB TV Rockdale County Chemical Fire: I-20 closed, 17,000 in evacuation zone, residents to shelter in place Staff reports that evacuations remain underway after a fire broke out at a Rockdale County chemical plant. Local…

Sept. 27, 2024 Georgia Recorder Georgia’s state officials, farmers brace for damage from fury of Hurricane Helene Jill Nolin, Ross Williams and Stanley Dunlap report, what remains of Hurricane Helene is expected to leave Georgia by midday Friday, likely leaving…

Sept. 26, 2024 Georgia Recorder State officials warn Hurricane Helene threatens impacts across all 159 Georgia counties Jill Nolin reports, a hurricane warning has been issued as far inland as Macon as Hurricane Helene threatens the entire state of Georgia,…

Sept. 25, 2024 WSB Radio Tropical Storm Helene: Gov. Brian Kemp issues State of Emergency Staff reports that the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency discussed how the state is preparing for Tropical Storm Helene. GEMA Director Chris Stallings…

Sept. 24, 2024 Savannah Morning News Expected tropical cyclone could impact Georgia, SC coasts late this week, forecasters say John Deem reports, a potential tropical weather system is expected to form as it passes through the Gulf of Mexico in…

Sept. 23, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Brunswick and Chatham County Rural Workforce Housing Grant Awards Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Friday announced the fifth round of grant awards for the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative, totaling more than $4.8…

Sept. 20, 2024 Capitol Beat News Georgia unemployment increases for fourth straight month Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate rose in August for the fourth month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state’s jobless…

Sept. 19, 2024 11 Alive Interest rate cut signals hope, opportunity for metro Atlanta families, economist says Joe Ripley reports, the Federal Reserve’s move to lower its standard interest rate by half a percentage point caught Tom Smith, an economics…

Sept. 18, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Georgia Breaks Tourism Records for Second Straight Year Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Tuesday joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the state broke tourism records for the second…

Sept. 17, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Celebrates Top State for Business Ranking at Workforce Summit Staff reports, on Friday, Gov. Kemp delivered the keynote address at the second annual Governor's Workforce Summit, during which he announced that Georgia has been…

Sept. 16, 2024 WSB TV, WSB Radio Atlanta-based Home Depot paying out nearly $2M for overcharging customers Staff reports that Atlanta-based Home Depot has settled a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles County, California that alleged they were overcharging customers and…

Sept. 13, 2024 WABE Georgia regulators consider pricey power plant to bolster forestry jobs Emily Jones reports, state regulators are considering a plan that would allow Georgia Power to generate more electricity by burning organic material, such as wood pellets. There…

Sept. 12, 2024 Fox 5 Atlanta $492M mixed-used development proposed in Smyrna near Truist Park Christopher King reports, Truist Park could get a new neighbor. A development team wants to build a near half-billion dollar high-rise and hotel complex up…

Sept. 11, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal 'We Haven't Forgotten': Atlanta Braves Honor 23rd Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Isabelle Manders reports, hundreds of firefighters, law enforcement and civilians honored the lives of first responders and individuals impacted by the Sept. 11,…

Sept. 10, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal Coca-Cola to Have 'Seat at the Table' in A.I. Innovations Jack Lindner reports that Coca-Cola Company President and Chief Finance Officer John Murphy, who served as the guest speaker at the Cobb Chamber’s monthly…

Sept. 9, 2024 Capitol Beat News Georgia PSC approves Georgia Power rate rollback Dave Williams reports that state energy regulators authorized Georgia Power on Wednesday to reduce customer rates by $122 million to reflect the Atlanta-based utility’s savings from corporate…

  Aug. 29, 2024 Saporta Report Kevin Duvall new CEO of Georgia World Congress Center Authority Maria Saporta reports that the largest convention center in Georgia has named Kevin Duvall to serve as its next CEO. The board selected Duvall…

Aug. 28, 2024 Augusta Chronicle Forbes ranked America's best employers by state. Here are the top companies in Georgia Miguel Legoas reports that mre than 1,200 different organizations were included by Forbes on America’s Best-In-State Employers list. Which were the…

Aug. 27, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces 26 Appointments to State Boards, Commissions, and Authorities Staff reports that on Monday, Gov. Kemp announced the appointment and re-appointment of the following 26 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions.  …

Aug. 26, 2024 Fox 5 – Atlanta Georgia leaders ask Kemp to take action against Trump-backed State Election Board members John Dukes reports that Georgia state lawmakers, clergy members, and civil rights leaders are urging Gov. Brian Kemp to take…

Aug. 23, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Hosts Small Business Roundtable Staff reports that along with other state leaders, Gov. Kemp hosted small business leaders for a roundtable discussion today on civil litigation policies impacting the state's business climate and day-to-day…

Aug. 22, 2024 Savannah Morning News 'No policy or plan could have stopped this': Richmond Hill mayor talks cleanup efforts Latrice Williams reports that during Tuesday night's city council meeting, Richmond Hill Mayor Russ Carpenter provided an update on the…

Aug. 21, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov Kemp: FreshRealm, Innovator in National Fresh Meals, Moves Operations to Montezuma Staff reports, Gov. Kemp announced on Tuesday that FreshRealm, Inc., a national leader in fresh meal delivery, will expand its footprint in Montezuma, Georgia.…

Aug. 20, 2024 Georgia.gov Governor Kemp, Joined by Commissioners John King and Russel Carlson, Provides Update on Georgia Access and Pathways Staff reports, on Monday, Gov. Kemp, joined by Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King, Department of Community Health…

Aug. 19, 2024 Dalton Daily Citizen, Canary Media Long known as Carpet Capital, Dalton grows in solar output Julian Spector reports, growing up in Cartersville, Georgia, Lisa Nash saw what happens to communities when factory jobs disappear. It was the…

Aug. 16, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com Delta Makes Strides Toward Offering Wi-Fi on All International Flights Trevor Williams reports that Delta Air Lines Inc. has started rolling out free Wi-Fi on European flights this month, the first step in equipping its global…

Aug. 15, 2024 Capitol Beat News University System of Georgia reports $21.9B in economic impact Dave Williams reports, the University System of Georgia (USG) produced an economic impact of $21.9 billion during fiscal 2023, a 9% increase over the previous…

Aug. 14, 2024 Capitol Beat News Georgia posts healthy start to new fiscal year Dave Williams reports that the state began a new fiscal year on a positive note last month, with July tax collections increasing 2.7% over July of…

Aug. 13, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp and State Leaders Provide Update on Response to Debby Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Monday joined state and local emergency management officials, local leaders, and others in Savannah to provide an update on…

Aug. 12, 2024 Savannah Morning News Savannah has shelter for flood victims, warns of increased flooding up to 12 inches Joseph Schwartzburg reports that as of 3 p.m. Saturday, the City of Savannah released more information concerning rising flood waters…

Aug. 9, 2024 New York Times Dam Breach in Rural Georgia Floods Communities Downstream Christine Hauser reports, at least four dams in Georgia were breached, releasing water as Tropical Storm Debby soaked the state this week. But only one of…

Aug. 8, 2024 Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports expanding inland connectivity Staff reports that the Georgia Ports Authority is expanding its rail cargo capacity to move containers across the state and into the Midwest with greater speed and efficiency, according to GPA…

Aug. 7, 2024 The Brunswick News 'We got lucky,' as Debby mostly spares Isles Michael Hall reports that Brunswick Public Works employee Kenneth McCray could have had a much more challenging job on his hands Tuesday morning as he picked…

Aug. 6, 2024 Savannah Morning News Rain from Debby reaches Savannah; 10-20 inches still possible, forecasters say John Deem reports that Savannah is no longer the bullseye for the highest rain totals from Hurricane Debby, but flooding remains a concern…

Aug. 5, 2024 Savannah Morning News Gov. Kemp issues state of emergency for Georgia due to Tropical Storm Debby Miguel Legoas reports that Georgia's leaders are getting ready for some very dangerous weather coming soon. Gov. Brian Kemp issued a…