Jan. 7, 2025 WABE
Kendall Murry reports that the year 2025 continues to kick off with low temperatures expected throughout North and Central Georgia, according to National Weather Service Atlanta. A wind advisory was expanded to include the regions at 4 a.m. Monday, and has been extended into early Tuesday morning.
Jan. 7, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Mary Anne Dunkin, Karen Kirkpatrick, Patty Rasmussen and Kenna Simmons report, this year’s Georgian of the Year, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, achieved his lifelong dream of becoming mayor in part because of his confidence and hard work, but also because of his never-give-up mindset. You tend to find similar qualities in most leaders who serve in local and state government or run companies, health systems, universities and nonprofits in the state’s 159 counties.
Jan. 7, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hunter Boyce reports, Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A has been catching a little heat online following a “slight” change to one of its most beloved menu items. The waffle fries have a new recipe, and some social media commenters are letting their thoughts be heard.
Jan. 7, 2025 The Brunswick News
Michael Hall reports, oil drilling rigs will remain absent from the ocean’s horizon after President Joe Biden blocked on Monday all future drilling along the East and West coasts of the United States as well as in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s North Bering Sea. The move is one local advocacy groups are applauding and that President-elect Donald Trump quickly condemned and vowed to reverse, which may prove difficult.
Jan. 7, 2025 GPB
Sarah Kallis and Kristi York Wooten report that mourners are flocking to the Carter Center in Atlanta to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter during a period of public repose. Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024 in Plains, Ga. at 100 years old.
Jan. 7, 2025 CNN
Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe report that Ted Turner, the 86-year-old media mogul and philanthropist who founded CNN, is recovering from pneumonia and “is doing well in rehab,” a spokesperson said Monday. Turner was hospitalized with a mild case of pneumonia and is now recuperating at a rehabilitation facility, Phillip Evans, the chief communications officer for Turner Enterprises, said in a statement.
Jan. 7, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Ross Williams reports that Jimmy Carter’s legacy includes working to eradicate tropical diseases in Africa, South America and Asia and to end conflicts in places like Syria, Israel and Sudan. But the late former president’s efforts also live on in the wild places of his native Georgia that he worked as governor and president to protect.
Jan. 7, 2025 Gainesville Times
Ben Anderson reports that Northeast Georgia Health System is planning to purchase Gainesville-based Longstreet Clinic after the two providers signed a letter of intent late last year.
Jan. 7, 2025 Augusta Chronicle
Joe Hotchkiss reports, President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law requiring the continued upkeep of Augusta’s New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam. Under the new Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024, the 87-year-old lock and dam will be fully repaired to keep the pool level along Augusta’s riverfront at 114.5 feet.
Jan. 7, 2025 State Affairs
Tammy Joyner reports that the three-year, $392 million renovation of the Georgia state Capitol will come to a halt next week so as not to disrupt Georgia lawmakers’ 2025 legislative session when it convenes on Monday. Renovations began on the 141-year-old state Capitol last April. Visitors and motorists traveling near the Gold Dome this past summer saw scaffolding used to replace some of the gold atop the dome, phase one of the project.
Jan. 7, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Hunter Riggall reports that the Cobb County Board of Ethics voted unanimously Monday to dismiss an ethics complaint filed against Cobb Chairwoman Lisa Cupid over the county’s education campaign ahead of the recent transit sales tax referendum. Conservative activist Lance Lamberton had filed the complaint, arguing Cupid violated state law by allowing public funds to be used to campaign in support of the 30-year tax.
Jan. 7, 2025 State Affairs
Tammy Joyner reports, state Republicans took the unusual step Monday of ousting former lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan from the political party. The State Executive Committee of the Georgia Republican Party voted unanimously Monday to expel Duncan from “any further participation or any future association with the party,” the organization said in a statement.
Jan. 7, 2025 Augusta Chronicle
Miguel Legoas reports, a new Georgia law will go into effect on July 1 which will impact a range of Internet uses, including a big one. More than 10 billion people visit Porn Hub every month, according to Statista, and that’s not including all of the other pornography websites.
Jan. 7, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report thata U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams is running for a post on the Democratic National Committee, a campaign that if successful could make the thorny internal effort to oust her as chair of the Georgia Democratic Party a lot less complicated. The Atlanta lawmaker pulls double duty as both a congresswoman and the state party chair, a volunteer role that is unpaid.