Sept. 27, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Britttany McGee reports, hundreds of personnel across multiple agencies have been deployed in Georgia ahead of Hurricane Helene, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp reported in a Thursday news conference. The storm became a Category 4 hurricane late Thursday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center, as it neared landfall in Florida.
Sept. 27, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Kristen Soles McCracken reports, if you pause in Henry County to take more than a passing glance, you may be surprised by how much there is to discover. The bustling city of Stockbridge offers many of the amenities you’d find inside the Atlanta Perimeter; in McDonough and Locust Grove, the strategy calls for slower, more measured growth to preserve their pastoral vibe.
Sept. 27, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Michael E. Kanell reports, Metro Atlanta added 8,300 jobs last month, a weaker than usual August, as unemployment rose and economic growth continued to level off, the Georgia Department of Labor said Thursday. The unemployment rate, which counts only those actively seeking work, rose to 4% from 3.8% in July.
Sept. 27, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Richard Burkhalter reports that on Wednesday morning, a boisterous group gathered in the board room at the Historic Savannah Foundation headquarters on Columbia Square. The room buzzed with excitement as Sue Adler, CEO and president, announced a historic posthumous donation in the amount of $1.5 million.
Sept. 27, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Dave Williams reports, the U.S. Commerce Department Thursday gave initial approval to more than $1.3 billion in federal funding to expand broadband connectivity in Georgia. The money is part of a federal investment of more than $2.9 billion to deploy broadband infrastructure in Georgia, South Carolina, Minnesota, and Iowa.
Sept. 27, 2024 Saporta Report
Delaney Tarr reports that self-driving robotaxis are heading to Atlanta through rideshare service Uber beginning in early 2025, but the driverless cars aren’t likely to be wheelchair accessible. For residents like Carden Wyckoff, it’s a blow to an already lacking number of transport options for wheelchair users in the city.
Sept. 27, 2024 Albany Herald
Staff reports, a curfew has been declared for Albany and Dougherty County, and the emergency response includes the opening of a shelter for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, which could come this afternoon. The Dougherty County Emergency Management Agency was expecting the worst of the storm’s impacts to come with a 12-hour window starting at between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sept. 27, 2024 The Brunswick News
Gordon Jackson reports, an agreement has been reached to process payroll for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit for workers in Camden County. District Attorney Keith Higgins will be required to submit a detailed time sheet for each pay period the Monday morning prior to the designated payroll week, according to the agreement reached Wednesday.
Sept. 27, 2024 WSB TV, WSB Radio
Staff reports, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced ballot tracking notifications for voters are now available on the Georgia My Voter Page. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, the tracking alerts are available as part of an effort to “mitigate concerns with the United States Postal Service, Secretary Raffensperger urges Georgia voters opting to vote Absentee-by-Mail to request their ballots on MVP as early as possible.”
Sept. 27, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Ross Williams reports, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled against bids by two independent presidential candidates to count on ballots for the state’s November election. Independent presidential candidate Cornel West and Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate Claudia De la Cruz are not qualified to run for president in Georgia, the court ruled unanimously Wednesday, marking a win for Democrats, who sought to keep the left-wing candidates off the ballot.
Sept. 27, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein reports, the odd coalition of Georgia voters that split their ticket in 2022 between Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp helped decide that election. This year, a similar group might be just as decisive. Call it Georgia’s Nikki Haley bloc.