June 16, 2023 Valdosta Daily Times Thousands without power in South Georgia Terry Richards reports that power outages were reported in South Central Georgia in the wake of strong thunderstorms that moved through the area Thursday. Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation…
June 15, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Georgia Maintains AAA Bond Rating from Credit Rating Agencies Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Wednesday announced that the state has again secured the highest ratings of AAA with a stable outlook from each…
June 14, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal Gov. Kemp, DNR announce 2023 Forestry for Wildlife partners Staff reports that Gov. Brian Kemp recognized three corporate forest landowners on June 13 for their stewardship and land management practices benefiting wildlife across Georgia.…
June 13, 2023 Georgia.gov Governor and First Lady Kemp to visit the countries of Georgia and France Staff reports, on Tuesday, June 13, Gov. Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp will lead a delegation of state officials on an international…
June 12, 2023 Saporta Report Georgia State University releases report analyzing impact of local entertainment industry Hannah E. Jones reports, over the years, Georgia has increasingly become a hotspot within the world of film and T.V. Wanting to further analyze…
June 9, 2023 Georgia Recorder Georgia PSC reverses course, pulls support for plan to burn tires to produce energy Stanley Dunlap reports that a controversial proposal to allow biomass plants to burn scrap tires for electricity has been withdrawn by…
June 8, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Woory to Open EV Parts Manufacturing, R&D Facility in Laurens County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Wednesday announced that Woory Industrial Co., Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer, will establish a new manufacturing facility…
June 7, 2023 Valdosta Daily Times, CNHI News Ga. health workforce lagging Asia Ashley reports that a shortage of health care workers has state officials concerned enough to set aside funding to help rural providers recruit employees. Georgia is among…
June 6, 2023 Georgia Recorder Cost controversies still inflame critics of Plant Vogtle expansion as kilowatts go online Stanley Dunlap reports that Georgia Power customers have been vocal about their displeasure over ratepayers bearing the hefty tab for the nuclear…
June 5, 2023 Savannah Morning News Peach state turns to citrus as invasive disease ravages Florida oranges Marisa Mecke reports, during the COVID-19 pandemic, some people learned to bake bread, others learned to roller skate, but Steven Cooler started growing…
June 2, 2023 Gainesville Times 2023 local peach crop to be severely reduced for this reason Ben Anderson reports, the peaches you buy at your local farmers market this year might not be so local. The fruit will be in…
The Nacoochee Valley, with its graceful Italianate mansion across from a gazebo-topped Indian mound, offers scenic beauty and a little mystery to visitors headed to the Alpine village of Helen. How old is it? Who built that mound, and who…
June 1, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Home Manufacturer ADMARES to Create Over 1,400 Jobs in Ware County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp today announced that ADMARES, which specializes in industrialized manufacturing of buildings and homes, plans to construct its first…
May 31, 2023 WABE Georgia peach crop decimated by bad weather, warming climate Sam Gringlas reports that summer is around the corner, and in Georgia, summer means peaches. But horticulturists at the University of Georgia say roughly 90% of the…
May 30, 2023 GPB Korean War Medal of Honor recipient to be buried at Andersonville National Cemetery Orlando Montoya reports that a Georgia soldier will be laid to rest this Memorial Day, 72 years after he was killed in the…
May 26, 2023 WABE Georgia Power’s parent company touts earnings as customers brace for higher bills Emily Jones reports that the first new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle is expected to start generating electricity for customers by the end of…
May 25, 2023 GPB Georgia's peaches knocked out by a 1-2 punch of climate trends and bad weather Grant Blankenship reports that fans of Georgia peaches may have a tough time finding them this summer as a mix of long-term…
May 24, 2023 Georgia.gov Automotive Supplier Hanon Systems to Create 160 New Jobs in Bulloch County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Tuesday announced that Hanon Systems, a global provider of automotive thermal and energy management solutions, will create 160…
May 23, 2023 Savannah Morning News Savannah's sea level is rising faster than other coastal cities. How is that possible? Marisa Mecke reports that the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at William & Mary recently released its annual report card of sea-level rise…
May 22, 2023 Georgia Recorder Rural Georgia still dialing 988 at higher rates as calls increase 12% overall Jill Nolin reports that Georgians living in rural communities continue to call into the national suicide prevention hotline at higher rates than…
May 19, 2023 Georgia.org 2023 GLOBE Awards Celebrate Georgia Exporters Across Diverse Industries Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced 27 Georgia business recipients of the 2023 GLOBE Award. Managed by the Department’s International Trade…
May 18, 2023 Capitol Beat News Kemp heading to Israel on trade mission Dave Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp will lead an economic development mission to Israel this weekend, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. The trip will mark Kemp’s…
May 17, 2023 Capitol Beat News PSC approves Georgia Power fuel costs recovery rate increase Dave Williams reports that the state Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday unanimously approved a fuel costs recovery plan submitted by Georgia Power that will increase…
May 15, 2023 Georgia.org Anovion Technologies to Create Over 400 Jobs in Bainbridge, Invest $800M in Manufacturing Facility Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced on Monday that Anovion Technologies (Anovion), a supplier of premium synthetic graphite anode materials for lithium-ion…
May 15, 2023 Georgia Recorder State regulators poised to OK steep Georgia Power rate hike request this week Stanley Dunlap reports that state regulators have heard final pleas imploring them to reject Georgia Power’s request for ratepayers to foot an…
May 12, 2023 Georgia Ports Authority GPA wins environmental approval for Gainesville rail hub Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch said GPA’s Network Georgia plan to develop rail hubs around the state is gaining momentum, with federal environmental approval…
May 11, 2023 Georgia Recorder It’s a wrap: Georgia governor signs off on 250-plus bills by deadline Stanley Dunlap reports, Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed legislation that would have allowed legislators to control tuition hikes at public universities ahead of Monday’s…
May 10, 2023 GPB Georgia tax revenue down 16.5% compared to April 2022, Kemp's office says Sarah Kallis and Orlando Montoya report that state tax collections slipped significantly in April. Gov. Brian Kemp's office said Tuesday that revenues decreased by…
May 9, 2023 Augusta Chronicle All money down: What's behind cash-only home sales in the Augusta metro area? Joe Hotchkiss reports, when a report showed cash-only home sales comprised more than 70% of all Augusta-area home sales in 2022, it…
May 8, 2023 Capitol Beat News Kemp inks $32.4 billion state budget Dave Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp signed a $32.4 billion fiscal 2024 state budget Friday that provides pay raises of $4,000 to $6,000 for law enforcement officers…
May 5, 2023 Augusta Chronicle How much is Wellstar spending in its merger with AU Health? Check here for the details Abraham Kenmore reports that the final agreement that would make Wellstar the sole corporate member of AU Health was…
May 4, 2023 WABE Mining debate brings personal ties to the Okefenokee Swamp into focus Emily Jones reports that as the battle has unfolded over the last four years, a truth has emerged. The swamp elicits powerful feelings. For thousands…
May 3, 2023 Georgia Recorder State regulators hear pleas for relief from rising electric bills in Georgia Power fuel rate case Stanley Dunlap reports that Savannah resident Evelyn Jackson told Georgia utility regulators Tuesday that being a retiree on a…
May 2, 2023 Capitol Beat News Georgia Power completes hot functional testing at Plant Vogtle’s Unit 4 Dave Williams reports that Georgia Power is making significant progress with the second of two additional nuclear reactors being built at Plant Vogtle…
May 1, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation to Bolster and Maintain Top-Tier Workforce Talent in Georgia Staff reports that Gov. Kemp signed multiple bills today at a ceremony on the campus of West Georgia Technical College in Coweta County.…
April 28, 2023 Macon Telegraph Billed as the first in Georgia, Trulieve opens medical marijuana dispensary in Macon Purser reports that Trulieve Georgia is expected to start receiving its first legal medical marijuana patients in Georgia at its Macon dispensary…
April 27, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Signs Public Safety and Anti-Gang Legislation Staff reports that Gov. Kemp signed SB 44 today at the Georgia Sheriffs' Association Command Staff Conference. He also signed several other pieces of legislation designed to support…
April 26, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Cutting Red Tape for Women-, Minority-, and Veteran-owned Businesses Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Rep. Soo Hong, Sen. Mike Hodges, local and state leaders, and representatives…
April 25, 2023 Augusta Chronicle Reps. Rick Allen, Jeff Duncan tour Plant Vogtle, advocate for more nuclear construction Abraham Kenmore reports, after touring the as-yet uncompleted fourth reactor at Plant Vogtle, U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta and U.S. House Energy,…
April 24, 2023 Macon Telegraph Federal incentives have sparked a $12 billion clean energy manufacturing boom in Georgia Gautama Mehta reports that companies have invested billions of dollars to build large-scale manufacturing plants in Georgia after Congress passed two bills…
April 21, 2023 Georgia Recorder Georgia Power customers in for a shock as average monthly bill could rise by $23 by June Stanley Dunlap reports, starting in June, Georgia Power customers could experience another bout of sticker shock when they…
April 20, 2023 Georgia Recorder Governor signs bipartisan legislation to conserve Georgia farmland Jill Nolin reports that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed off on a new conservation program that is meant to stem the loss of farmland in Georgia. The…
April 19, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Creative Home Ideas to Invest $15 Million in Liberty County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced on Tuesday that Creative Home Ideas, a YMF Company and design-house focused on home fashion, will create 70…
April 18, 2023 WSB-TV $1 billion arena with development bigger than the Battery proposed in north metro Zach Klein and staff report that the Battery in Cobb County is considered the gold standard for a mixed-used development in the United…
April 17, 2023 Georgia.gov March Net Tax Revenues Decline 3% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for March totaled almost $2.68 billion, for a decrease of nearly $83 million or -3 percent, compared to March 2022, when net…
April 14, 2023 GPB Genetically engineered trees in a Georgia forest mark a first in the nation Grant Blankenship reports, Vince Stanley hopes the trees can turn this wetland into a grove of money makers for him and Living Carbon,…
April 13, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal Kemp: New Yamaha facility in Kennesaw 'another great win for our state' Jake Busch reports that Gov. Brian Kemp was on-hand for the ribbon cutting of a new Yamaha facility that opened in Kennesaw…
April 12, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Seohan Auto Georgia Announces 180 New Jobs in Liberty County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced on Tuesday that Seohan Auto Georgia, a developer and manufacturer of automobile parts, will create at least 180…
April 11, 2023 Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports: Growing Big – Mason Mega Rail Staff reports, sitting on 85-acres at the Port of Savannah, Mason Mega Rail is the largest on-terminal intermodal facility in North America. The new yard features…
April 10, 2023 WABE Thousands of Georgians could lose Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids as COVID-19 rules phase out Jess Mador reports that health officials are urging Georgians with Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids to confirm that all of their…
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