Jan. 23, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Jill Nolin reports that another case of bird flu has been confirmed on a Georgia farm, this time hitting a larger poultry operation near the site of the state’s first commercial case. The second case was caught through “routine, premovement” testing at a farm in Elbert County that is about 210 yards away from where the state’s first commercial case was disclosed Friday.
Jan. 23, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Kristen Soles McCracken reports that the Georgia Safari Conservation Park in Madison was born from a labor of love over several years by a group of church friends. Mike Conrads, Bill Kilmer, Brandie Anderson and others wanted to create a space where guests could experience the beauty of wildlife in the natural world, see species up close and learn about the importance of preserving these amazing animals and their habitats.
Jan. 23, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Phoebe Quinton reports, fifteen employees on the state’s payroll earned more than $1 million in the last fiscal year, and 121 earned more than $500,000, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of data from Georgia’s Department of Audits and Accounts. More than half the employees who earned over $1 million are football and basketball coaches at the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.
Jan. 23, 2025 GlobalAtlanta.com
Staff reports that Netherlands Consul General Jaap Veerman joined Global Atlanta for the first Consular Conversations luncheon held OTP — a term Atlantans use for “outside the Perimeter” loop of Interstate 285 — at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, which presented the event with sponsorship from longtime organizing partners Miller & Martin PLLC.
Jan. 23, 2025 Albany Herald
Lucille Lannigan reports, in the summer of 2023, Tara Harris was waiting to launch her one-of-a-kind feminine hygiene project: a pantiless panty liner she dubbed “FemeFlex.” Now, at the start of 2025, the Ellaville native’s product is taking off.
Jan. 23, 2025 The Brunswick News
Staff reports that Glynn County commissioners on Wednesday declared a state of emergency and issued a 6 p.m. curfew for unincorporated areas of Glynn County. “Due to expected freezing temperatures and icy road conditions overnight, both the County and City will be enforcing an order restricting people from being on the streets between 6 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday.
Jan. 23, 2025 Valdosta Daily Times
Terry Richards reports that South Georgia woke up to a rare winter wonderland Wednesday as a blanket of snow lay over the region. Officially, 2.2 inches of snow fell in Valdosta overnight, dusting the landscape and coating car windshields, the National Weather Service in Tallahassee, Fla., said.
Jan. 23, 2025 Savannah Morning News
Drew Favakah reports that First Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara M. Lyons has been named the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, according to a press release issued by Barry L. Paschal, spokesman for the office. Lyons temporarily fills the role under the Vacancies Reform Act, which establishes requirements for filling vacancies in Executive Branch agencies that require presidential appointment and Senate confirmation, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Jan. 23, 2025 GPB
Ellen Eldridge and Sofi Gratas report, winter weather forced Wednesday’s planned Carter Center Mental Health Parity Day activities from in-person at the state Capitol to Zoom online and Tuesday’s Addiction Recovery and Awareness Day has yet to be rescheduled. But mental health advocates, including the Georgia Council for Recovery, discussed some of the issues in a forum last month.
Jan. 23, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Staff reports that the city of Acworth plans to opt-out of a voter-approved cap on property taxes. All local governments in Georgia must decide if they want to offer a new, optional floating homestead exemption, which will cap the annual increase in home values at the previous year’s rate of inflation.
Jan. 23, 2025 State Affairs
Tammy Joyner reports, after squiring his mom around the Capitol on his first day as a legislator, newly minted Rep. Bryce Berry settled into a temporary desk at the front of the House chamber, just feet from the Well. The 23-year-old Democrat and middle school math teacher promptly launched his first vote with a “nay” on the reelection of House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington.
Jan. 23, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Dave Williams reports, when lawmakers reconvene under the Gold Dome next week, they will begin examining an ambitious list of building projects fueled by the huge budget surplus the state has been built up during the last several years.
Jan. 23, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein reports that Attorney General Chris Carr is aiming to make the most of his head start in the race for Georgia governor. The Republican said he raised nearly $2.2 million between mid-November and the start of the legislative session on Jan. 10, when state officials are restricted from collecting donations.