Author: Linda M. Erbele

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 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…

April 7, 2023 Savannah Morning News Gulfstream Aerospace expanding facilities, adding 1,600 new jobs Adam Van Brimmer reports that Gulfstream Aerospace announced an expansion of its facilities and its workforce during a Thursday event at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport.…

April 6, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Life Sciences Manufacturer Meissner to Create 1,700 Jobs in Athens-Clarke County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced on Wednesday that Meissner Corporation, an industry leader in advanced microfiltration and therapeutic manufacturing systems, will invest…

April 5, 2023 The Center Square Census numbers show Georgia’s population increased T.A. DeFeo reports that two Georgia counties are among the fastest-growing counties in the nation. Between 2021 and 2022, Dawson and Lumpkin counties ranked among the top five…

April 4, 2023 Albany Herald 'Listen to the Land' multimedia project premieres at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Friday Staff reports that the premiere for “Listen to the Land,” a student-run and -produced multimedia project, is scheduled for Friday, with a…

April 3, 2023 Saporta Report Leaders and experts discuss the healing power of parks at Park Pride’s 22nd annual conference Hannah E. Jones reports that Park Pride hosted its 22nd annual Parks and Greenspace Conference this week, with about 450…

March 31, 2023 GlobalAtlanta.com Foreign Investment-Fueled Jobs Growing Five Times Faster Than General Employment Trevor Williams reports that the number of jobs created by foreign-owned companies in Georgia is growing five times faster than general employment, according to a new report…

  March 30, 2023 WSB Radio EV battery recycling plant opens in Covington Jonathan O’Brien reports that East Georgia is now home to North America’s largest electric vehicle battery recycling facility. Massachusetts-based Ascend Elements cut the ribbon Wednesday on its…

March 28, 2023 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Okefenokee protection bill won’t pass this year, despite majority support in the House Gautama Mehta reports that a bill to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from future mining has 91 sponsors in Georgia’s House of Representatives,…

March 27, 2023 Fox 5 Atlanta Kemp, weather officials to tour Troup County as clean-up of tornado damage continues Kim Loeffler reports that residents in Georgia's Troup County are just starting to pick up the pieces after a tornado touched…

March 24, 2023 Rome News-Tribune Major supplier for Qcells solar panel plant on the way -- 160 jobs and $147 million investment due by summer 2024 John Druckenmiller reports that the first major dividend in Bartow County’s surging green energy…

March 23, 2023 The Brunswick News Mining proposal draws 170K public comments Gordon Jackson reports that a record number of public comments have been sent to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division regarding a proposal to mine heavy minerals near the…

March 22, 2023 Capitol Beat News State bank regulators: Georgia’s banks in very strong position, not at risk Rebecca Grapevine reports that Georgia’s banks are in a strong position in the wake of the failure of two large American banks…

March 21, 2023 Augusta Chronicle Plant Vogtle Unit 4 begins hot functional testing Marisa Mecke reports that Georgia Power this week announced that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 has started hot functional testing, its next step toward reaching fuel loading. This…