Oct. 1, 2024 WSB Radio, WSB TV
Staff reports that Rockdale County is asking residents once again to shelter-in-place due to a plume banking down in the county. The new alert comes hours after the county had lifted a previous shelter-in-place order for a fire that broke out at the Biolab chemical plant on Sunday.
Oct. 1, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Staff reports, each year, Georgia Trend recognizes 40 of the most successful and civic-minded people in the state under the age of 40. These young leaders are your neighbors who might work or volunteer in your community. They live in various regions of the state, from Statham to Savannah, Arabi to Augusta, Macon to Metro Atlanta.
Oct. 1, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Michael E. Kanell reports, as the storm surge ebbed, Helene’s winds died down and the massive cleanup began, thousands of claims adjusters were spreading across the Southeast in the past several days to assess the damage. Their job is to put numbers on the insurance claims of consumers and businesses, conveying them to insurance companies for payment.
Oct. 1, 2024 Fox 5 Atlanta
Tyler Fingert reports, from the air, the view of Hurricane Helene’s toll in Augusta is staggering. Neighborhoods were left in disarray from the storm’s strong winds, which toppled trees and knocked down power lines.
Oct. 1, 2024 State Affairs
Tammy Joyner reports, Georgia’s most famous son is 100 years old today. In addition to reaching the century mark, James Earl Carter Jr. — or “Mr. Jimmy,” as friends and admirers call him — is the nation’s oldest living and oldest-lived president.
Oct. 1, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Dave Williams reports that Georgia students showed strong improvement on this year’s Georgia Milestones math tests, the state Department of Education reported Monday.Scores increased on six of the seven assessments, including eight-point increases in eighth-grade math and high-school Algebra.
Oct. 1, 2024 Georgia.gov
Staff reports, while state officials and agencies continue working around the clock with local and federal partners to support Georgians recovering from Hurricane Helene, Governor Brian Kemp, Commissioner Tyler Harper and Colonel Billy Hitchens also issued the following statement to remind relevant parties that the Georgia Hemp Farming Act, which places public safety restrictions on hemp products manufactured and sold in Georgia, will become effective tomorrow on October 1.
Oct. 1, 2024 The Brunswick News
Michael Hall reports that a special election that would have allowed McIntosh County voters to determine the fate of a zoning ordinance in Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island is illegal, a judge ruled on Wednesday. The order signed by Tifton Judicial Circuit Superior Court Senior Judge Gary McCorvey effectively kills the Oct. 1 referendum that was to let voters decide whether a rule passed by the McIntosh County Commission a year ago would stand.
Oct. 1, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Annie Mayne reports, a group of residents challenging the constitutionality of Mableton’s cityhood are preparing to argue their case in front of the Georgia Supreme Court. The lawsuit was filed by five Mableton residents — Deidre White, Ronnie Blue, Judy King, Tanya Leake, and Robert Swarthout — in Cobb County Superior Court in May 2023.
Oct. 1, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Staff reports, two major players in the 2024 election are coming to town. The headliner is J.D. Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, who’s due at The Mill in Lindale at 1 p.m. Friday (doors open at 11 a.m.) Falling off most radar screens is Janelle King’s speech before the Oct. 10 meeting of the Floyd County Republican Women.
Oct. 1, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Jill Nolin reports that abortion providers in Georgia say they will expand their services immediately and are preparing for a potential influx of out-of-state patients after a Fulton County judge ruled Monday that Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional under the Georgia Constitution.
Oct. 1, 2024 WABE
Sam Gringlas reports, a trial begins Tuesday over controversial new rules in Georgia for certifying election results. The rules were passed in August by the embattled Georgia State Election Board and have sparked concerns about disruptions following the presidential election in November.
Oct. 1, 2024 Valdosta Daily Times
Kevin C. Hall reports, a former president joined the list of officials touring damage in the Valdosta area Monday. Donald Trump, who is running to regain the presidency, spoke with reporters and officials outside the remains of Chez What, a furniture store on Ashley Street that was decimated by Hurricane Helene.
Oct. 1, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein reports, Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican U.S. Rep. Austin Scott launched a bipartisan effort Tuesday urging congressional leaders to swiftly approve disaster relief aid for an agriculture industry facing “catastrophic losses” from Hurricane Helene. They organized a letter signed by Georgia’s congressional delegation and more than a dozen other legislators that presses House and Senate leaders to urgently help farmers who have already faced “multiple growing seasons without sufficient federal support.”
