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Showers and storms continue to roll across the southeast
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Another morning of hot and humid conditions, with showers rolling in Friday evening. There's not as much of a chance for rain as we head towards the weekend. Rain totals today will range from 1-2 inches, with the most rain in the Lowcountry. Although, heavy rain will be affecting parts of southeast Georgia.
Gov. officials to deliver historic federal resources for Georgia’s agriculture
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff will be in Tifton Friday afternoon. He is set to deliver historic Federal resources to strengthen Georgia’s agriculture. The press conference is scheduled to begin around noon and it will be held at the University of Georgia’s Tifton campus, located at 2360 Rainwater Road.
‘Show mercy’: Georgia Power rate increases driving up power bills through the summer
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Many Georgians are reporting sticker shock as they open up their recent power bills with Georgia Power. “It has gone up,” said Rebekah Brown, who lives in Old Fourth Ward, in an interview on Thursday. “Everyone is saying, wow, what happened to the...
Conn’s Is Closing More Than 70 Stores In 13 States Including Georgia And South Carolina
Conn’s home goods and furniture retailer has announced it’s closing more than 70 stores across the country, including some stores in Georgia and South Carolina. The good news is, the Conn’s store on Bobby Jones Expressway in Augusta is not on the closure list. At least not for now.
Environmental groups pushing to delay Georgia Power gas turbines project
ATLANTA – Georgia Power should delay building three new “dual-fuel” turbines at Plant Yates near Newnan to allow time to consider potentially less expensive alternatives, an independent energy consultant said Wednesday. The Atlanta-based utility received bids late last week in an all-source procurement request for proposals (RFP)...
Commission chair says there’s no ‘single silver bullet’ to improving Georgia’s Medicaid program
Ga. (AP)-The head of a new commission tasked with recommending improvements to Georgia’s Medicaid program said Thursday that she did not see a single solution for all of the issues facing low-income and uninsured state residents. Caylee Noggle, whom Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp tapped to chair the Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission, made the remarks during […]
Fun Things to Do in Middle Georgia and Beyond with the 25th Annual Bragg Jam Concert Crawl, the Firefly Festival, and Much More
The month is almost over but this week offers plenty of ways to try to slow time down some, whether with the excitement of the popular Bragg Jam Concert Crawl in Macon on Saturday, attending one of the many free live music performances in Middle Georgia, or even some art therapy at Artspace Macon. The following are just a few fun things to do the last weekend of July.
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