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Another Heat Wave is Expected in Georgia This Week
While the risk of hazardous weather remains low today, Georgia residents should prepare for a significant heat wave this week, with temperatures approaching record highs. Isolated thunderstorms may also return by Friday. The Details:. Today and Tonight: There’s little to no chance of hazardous weather today, with conditions expected to...
Election deniers in key states are newly empowered in 2024
Local election officials in key swing states are taking on new power heading into 2024, worrying some legal observers who expect attempts to slow down the certification process in favor of GOP candidates. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, which former President Trump baselessly claimed was rigged against him, local election offices, which […]
Bipartisan Effort Paves Way for Reviving Closed Hospitals in Ga.
ATLANTA — At the shuttered Atlanta Medical Center, a “Stronger Together” mural sends a hopeful message near a summer spray of hydrangeas. The campus was mostly quiet on a recent weekend, since AMC closed almost two years ago. A lone security vehicle sat behind a chain-link fence, and pedestrians passed by without even a glance. In the town of Cuthbert, some 160 miles away, the Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center also remains shut after closing four years ago, another Southern hospital casualty in a region...
‘Hands Across the Border’ campaign targets drunk and drugged driving ahead of Labor Day weekend
State troopers and local law enforcement officers in Georgia will collaborate with counterparts in Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee to conduct sobriety road checks leading up to Labor Day.
GCPS Recognized by Forbes as a 2024 ‘Best-In-State Employer’
Forbes recognizes Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) as a 2024 Best-In-State Employer. Forbes partnered with research firm Statista to survey more than 160,000 employees who work at companies with a minimum of 500 people. GCPS is ranked 59th out of 100 organizations in Georgia and is one of nine education organizations on the list. With more than 22,000 employees, GCPS is the largest employer in Georgia.
Representative Patty Stinson shares plans to reintroduce House Bill 1417
Representative Patty Stinson recently gave an interview on House Bill 1417, which she plans to reintroduce next year. The Bill would allow defendants to present information during a grand jury proceeding. Currently grand juries in Georgia only hear information from the prosecution before deciding whether or not to move a case along. Stinson told how […] The post Representative Patty Stinson shares plans to reintroduce House Bill 1417 appeared first on Americus Times-Recorder.
Feds to revisit key environmental permit for wells to supply Hyundai's GA site
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday it is launching a “reevaluation” of a key environmental permit for four proposed Floridan Aquifer wells to supply up to 6.6 million gallons of water per day to Hyundai Motor Company’s Bryan County manufacturing facility and related development around the nearly 2,500-acre site. USACE’s move...
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