Author: Linda M. Erbele

April 18, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Three New Rural Workforce Housing Grant Recipients Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Wednesday announced the third round of grant recipients from the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative. Totaling more than $6.3 million in…

April 17, 2024 Capitol Beat News State energy regulators OK Georgia Power plan to boost generating capacity Dave Williams reports that the state Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a request by Georgia Power Tuesday for a huge increase in electrical…

April 16, 2024 WABE Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson again named world's busiest airport with over 100 million passengers Kenny Murry reports that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has once again been named the busiest airport worldwide. According to Airport Council International (ACI), the…

April 15, 2024 Capitol Beat News State tax revenues drop by double digits Dave Williams reports that Georgia tax collections continued their downward slide last month, declining by 12.6% compared to March of last year, the state Department of Revenue…

April 12, 2024 Athens Banner-Herald It's National Pecan Day: Learn more about the nut that's so important to Georgia Erica Van Buren reports that the average pecan harvest in Georgia is about 88 million pounds, enough to make 176 million…

April 10, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal PrizePicks Extends Partnership as Official Daily Fantasy Sports Partner of the Atlanta Braves Staff reports that PrizePicks, the largest daily fantasy sports operator in North America, announced that the company has reunited with the…

April 9, 2024 Georgia Recorder Georgia to distribute $638M settlement through grant program to combat deadly opioid epidemic Jill Nolin reports that the state has launched a grant program for awarding the hundreds of millions of dollars in opioid settlement…

April 8, 2024 Georgia Recorder Time runs short to comment on state permits to mine near Okefenokee as environmental groups blast plan Jill Nolin reports that more than 70,000 comments have already poured into the state Environmental Protection Division as…

April 5, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: PrizePicks Announces 33,000-square-foot Headquarters in Atlanta Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Thursday announced that PrizePicks, one of the largest daily fantasy sports operators in North America, will locate its new 33,000-square-foot headquarters in…

April 4, 2024 WSB Radio, WSB TV Solar panel manufacturer announces new plant in Cartersville, plans to employ 4,000 Georgians Staff reports that a South Korean company has started production of solar panels at its newest Georgia plant. The company,…

April 3, 2024 Savannah Morning News ‘On the clock’: Local officials gearing up for start of production at Hyundai Latrice Williams reports that Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America’s decision to bump up its start of production date came as a…

April 2, 2024 WABE Who controls the power? The overlooked officials who have say over Georgia Power's policies and prices Emily Jones reports, on a Tuesday morning in January, college student Aurora Gray stepped up to the podium in a…

April 1, 2024 WABE Vehicle cargo could be heading to Georgia ports following the collapse of Baltimore's Bridge Marlon Hyde reports, Georgia ports are prepared to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimore following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse earlier this…

March 29, 2024 Georgia Recorder Immigration crackdown, election law changes go to the governor as other hot-button proposals fizzle Jill Nolin reports that state lawmakers closed out the 2024 legislative session with a flurry of votes that spilled over into…

March 28, 2024 Capitol Beat News Georgia Power, PSC staff reach agreement on request for more generating capacity Dave Williams reports that Georgia Power and state energy regulators have agreed on a plan to increase the Atlanta-based utility’s electrical generating…

March 27, 2024 Georgia Ports authority Georgia Ports Authority Board approves $65M for Ocean Terminal Staff reports that the Georgia Ports Authority has approved contracts totaling $65.6 million for container yard work at the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal, a…

March 26, 2024 Savannah Morning News Gov. Kemp, trio of U.S. Congressmen, support study of Savannah Harbor deepening during Port visit Evan Lasseter reports that three U.S. Congressmen accompanied Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on a visit to the Georgia Ports…

March 22, 2024 Albany Herald First blooms of spring seen on southwest Georgia citrus trees Lucille Lannigan reports, the first blossoms bloomed from the buds of Justin Jones’ navel orange trees on the first day of spring. Jones, a Lee…

March 22, 2024 Capitol Beat News Georgia employment keeps reaching new highs Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s economy continued to reach all-time highs on a number of fronts last month, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. While Georgia’s unemployment…

March 21, 2024 Savannah Morning News Nearly a dozen warehouses could be coming to North Bryan. Here is what to know Latrice Williams reports, the status of a proposed project on the north end of Bryan County that could result…

March 19, 2024 Augusta Chronicle Report: $23 billion in clean energy projects ranks Georgia second in nation for creating jobs Erica Van Buren reports that a recent report ranks Georgia second in the nation for clean energy projects, creating nearly…

March 18, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Incoming Adjutant General of Georgia National Guard Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, on Friday, congratulated Major General Richard “Dwayne” Wilson on his selection to become the Adjutant General of the Georgia National Guard,…

March 15, 2024 WABE Metro Atlanta moves up to sixth-largest in US, counties outside city see major increases Kenny Murry reports that the metropolitan Atlanta area has reached a new milestone this week, with the U.S. Census Bureau naming it…

March 14, 2024 Rome News-Tribune, Calhoun Times North Georgia Goodwill Receives $300K Grant From Coca Cola Foundation To Empower Women in Non-Traditional Roles Staff reports that Goodwill of North Georgia recently received a $300,000 grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation to…

March 13, 2024 Fox 5 Atlanta Another fraught Georgia election season after predictable 2024 presidential primary Stanley Dunlap reports that Georgia voters on Tuesday helped cement Donald Trump and Joe Biden as the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees for the…

March 12, 2024 Georgia.gov February Net Tax Revenues Fall 4.3%; Adjusted YTD Down 3.1% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections in February totaled more than $2.03 billion, for a decrease of $92.3 million or 4.3 percent…

March 11, 2024 Albany Herald Young southwest Georgia farmer leads family farm into the future amid industry challenges Lucille Lannigan reports that Casey Cox Kerr was a child, she watched her dad farm while snacking on raw peanuts atop a…

March 8, 2024 Georgia Recorder Rivian taps brakes on plan to build $5B EV plant in rural Georgia Jill Nolin reports that the electric vehicle start-up Rivian announced Thursday that it will delay construction on its Georgia plant and instead…

March 7, 2024 WSB Radio 2 metro Atlanta cities make Southern Living’s list of the South’s Best Cities on the Rise in 2024 Staff reports that two Georgia cities have made Southern Living’s list of the South’s Best Cities on…

March 6, 2024 The Current Nearly 300 attend public hearing on plan to mine near Okefenokee Mary Landers reports that close to 300 people attended a virtual hearing Tuesday evening sponsored by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to collect comment…

March 5, 2024 Georgia Ports Authority Savannah container volumes up more than 14 percent in February Staff reports that Georgia Ports Authority handled 451,670 twenty-foot equivalent container units in February, for an increase of 56,880 TEUs or 14.4 percent compared…

March 4, 2024 Georgia Recorder Georgia Power’s request for more electricity comes under fire Emily Jones reports that Georgia’s energy regulators are considering Georgia Power’s request to generate and buy more electricity to meet what the utility calls a surge…

March 1, 2024 Capitol Beat News Kemp signs midyear budget Dave Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp signed a record $37.9 billion fiscal 2024 midyear budget Thursday that includes $5.5 billion in new spending. “This is a very, very good…

Feb. 29, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Play ball: Columbus OKs $50 million Double-A Braves baseball bet on 1920s Golden Park Tim Chitwood reports that after hours of debate before a packed crowd, the final score was 6-4 as Columbus Council voted…

Feb. 28, 2024 The Current EPD offers plan to aid private wells impacted by Hyundai’s water use Mary Landers reports that Bulloch County residents worried about their private wells in the face of the Hyundai development had a chance to…

Feb. 27, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp, State Leaders Celebrate Hyundai Motor Group’s Historic Impact on Georgia Staff reports that Gov. and First Lady Kemp yesterday joined President and Global COO of Hyundai Motor Company and President and CEO of Hyundai…

Feb. 26, 2024 Albany Herald Southwest Georgia communities awarded Rural Energy grants Staff reports that Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. D-Ga., the ranking Democrat leading the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related…

Feb. 23, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces 66 Appointments to State Boards, Authorities, and Commissions Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, on Thursday, announced the appointment and re-appointment of the following 66 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions.  …

Feb. 22, 2024 Rome News-Tribune Georgia Environmental Protection Division Chastised for Ash Pond Closure Permit John Bailey reports that the latest salvo fired in a fight over the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s approval of leaving tons of coal ash in…

Feb. 21, 2024 The Brunswick News Vehicles keep ports busy at Colonel's Island Hank Rowland reports that higher numbers of vehicles keep rolling on and off the docks each year on Colonel’s Island. The auto port recorded its busiest calendar…

Feb. 20, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Second Round of Funding Increases for CJCC's Victim's Services Grant Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Monday announced he has directed the Office of Planning and Budget to again increase funding for the…

Feb. 19, 2024 Georgia Recorder Georgia Power objections cast long shadow over state lawmakers’ efforts to expand solar energy Jill Nolin reports, a push to expand community solar in Georgia is running into opposition from the state’s largest electric utility,…

Feb. 16, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: SOLARCYCLE to Create 600 Jobs in Polk County at First-of-its-Kind Solar Panel Glass Plant Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Thursday announced that SOLARCYCLE, an advanced technology-based solar recycling company, will create more than…

Feb. 14, 2024 Athens Banner-Herald UGA medical school gets approval with hopes of 'alleviating physician shortages' Staff reports, with its vote on Feb. 13, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents authorized the University of Georgia to establish a new…

Feb. 13, 2024 Georgia.gov January Tax Revenues Up 2.1%; Adjusted YTD Down 2.7% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections in the month of January totaled $3.05 billion, for an increase of $62.7 million, or 2.1 percent,…

Feb. 12, 2024 Georgia Recorder Georgia environmental regulators issue draft permits for strip mine near Okefenokee Jill Nolin reports that state regulators have issued draft permits for a controversial mining proposal near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The state Environmental…