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Lawsuit Accuses State Election Board With Meeting Illegally
A nonprofit nonpartisan watchdog group filed a lawsuit Friday charging the State Election Board with violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act after meeting last week without legally required public notice or a quorum. The three Republicans on the five-member board gave preliminary approval during a special meeting last Friday to rules changes that would require local election officials to post daily updates on their websites and inside polling places during early voting and give poll watchers greater access on election nights while votes are being processed. ...
Live Entertainment Spotlight in Middle Georgia this Week
From singing your heart out, to doing a swampy art project, to listening to high-energy live music, there are lots of ways to stay entertained during the next few days. The following are just a few of the interesting events taking place at the end of this week. THURSDAY, July...
Group not satisfied with feds’ response to threatened lawsuit over Hyundai permits
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include language from a letter from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the Ogeechee Riverkeeper. More than 30 days after threatening legal action to halt the largest economic development project in Georgia’s history, a lawyer on Thursday expressed impatience with federal officials for...
Street Racing Crackdown: New Georgia Law Puts The Brakes on Stunt Driving
Georgia has taken a hard stance against reckless stunt driving. As of July 1, the state has introduced severe penalties for those caught drag racing or performing similar dangerous stunts on public roads. First-time offenders will face fines ranging from $300 to $750 and a possible jail sentence of 10...
Lindenmeyr Munroe Expands Distribution Operations Into Georgia Market
The following article was originally published by Wide-format Impressions. To read more of their content, subscribe to their newsletter, Wide-Format Impressions. Lindenmeyr Munroe announces plans to expand operations into the Georgia market with an Atlanta-based distribution facility. The move into Georgia is supported with a fully stocked warehouse in Lithia...
Tech Outage: What hospitals in Southeast Georgia, the South Carolina Lowcountry have been affected?
SAVANNAH, Ga. — WJCL is reaching out to hospitals in our area to see if they have been impacted by Friday's global tech outage. Beaufort Memorial Hospital: Systems have experienced some issues. Clinical teams have implemented standard protocols to ensure patient care continues and IT teams have been working around the clock to bring computer systems back up. Patient care has not been impacted.
LIST | Georgia hospitals, businesses also reportedly impacted by global IT outage
ATLANTA - It's not just flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that are being affected by the global technology outage. Local hospitals, clinics, doctor's offices, hotels, manufacturing companies, banks and financial institutions, county and government services, and even Starbucks have been impacted. However, we've heard that Waffle House is open for business as usual.
FEMA funds $19 million project for life-saving equipment in critical facilities in Georgia
The funding will provide 157 fixed generators, 30 portable generators, two portable pumps and one transfer switch for critical facilities that provide services and functions essential to communities, particularly during and after a disaster.
Thunderstorms Threaten North and Central Georgia Today
Scattered thunderstorms hit North and Central Georgia this afternoon and evening, bringing potential hazards. Why It Matters: The strongest storms pose risks with frequent lightning, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and heavy rainfall bursts. Residents should stay vigilant. What’s Happening:. Thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Severe weather...
House Ag Vice Chair Addresses Peanut Growers
Many of his Republican colleagues are in Milwaukee this week for the convention, but Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia put peanut growers and his family ahead of attending his party’s big party. “It’s not that I don’t want to be there, it’s that I have a six year old...
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