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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…