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Georgia Today: VP Harris visits Atlanta; Voting machine checks in Bibb County; New Hank Aaron stamp
LISTEN: On the Wednesday, July 31 edition of Georgia Today: Vice President Kamala Harris energizes Georgia voters with a stop in Atlanta; the Georgia's secretary of state's office holds surprise voting machine checks in Bibb County; and a new stamp celebrates baseball legend Hank Aaron. Peter Biello: Welcome to the...
Heavy winds and rains cause thousands of power outages in north Georgia
“Batten down the hatches,” Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum warned in a Facebook post Tuesday as storm clouds gathered in the distance. And the sheriff was correct. The thunderstorms that...
Warner Robins High School "Leading the Way" for teachers and students in 2024-25
On Wednesday, July 31, students Houston County returned for their first day of school at Warner Robins High School. Faculty and student alike will work to align under the district's "Leading the Way" campaign to lead to success in the classroom. Teachers wrote their goals outside of their classrooms this morning, ranging from "creativity," "character development," and "positive thinking,"
Augusta mayor’s spending raises concerns among city leaders
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - There are growing concerns among Augusta Commission members about the mayor’s spending habits. On Tuesday when commission members met at the committee level, the matter was brought to the table by Mayor Garnett Johnson himself. He was seeking reimbursement for his personal credit card, with...
GBI Investigating Fatal Shooting of Teen Levarius Ates in Hawkinsville, Community Urged to Aid Search for Justice
In a developing story out of Hawkinsville, GA, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is actively probing a shooting incident that tragically ended the life of 17-year-old Levarius Ke’Shay Madrad Ates from Eastman, Georgia. According to a press release from the GBI, after being critically injured in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 28, Ates succumbed to his injuries the following day, with no arrests having been made thus far in the case.
GA State School Superintendent: AP African American Studies course would violate state law
After more than a week of upheaval across Georgia related to a decision to cancel the state’s funding and approval for a test-piloted African American Studies Course from the College Board, the state superintendent has shared his reasoning for the program’s rejection.
Georgia Milestones data show improvement in core subjects throughout southwest Georgia
ALBANY – The Georgia Deptartment of Education released the 2023-24 Georgia Milestones Assessment scores recently, and the data show some statewide improvement in end-of-grade testing scores from third- through eighth-grade students. The Georgia Milestones Assessment System provides information about student performance in mastering state content standards in the core content areas of English ...
Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in Carolinas, Florida, Georgia
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States is facing a ransomware attack, officials said Wednesday. OneBlood said the attack had disabled its information technology, forcing it to operate at a reduced capacity in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. To manage its blood supply, the blood center was […]
‘Sustainable future will depend on land’ Conservation group shares 50 years of agriculture and land changes
The Georgia Conservancy environmental organization highlighted the trends and changes to Georgia's agriculture and land at the first meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Preservation of Georgia's Farmlands on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. As Georgia's population grows and land continues to develop, Georgia Conversancy focuses on whether Georgia can...
Trump sets up head-to-head Harris comparison with rally venue decision
Former President Donald Trump is set to host a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, this week, visiting the same venue Vice President Kamala Harris did on Tuesday, as both campaigns try to make the case Georgia is in their court. The Harris campaign filled Georgia State University’s Convocation Center with more than 10,000 attendees Tuesday night […]
House lawmakers call for sanctions on billionaire former Georgian prime minister
Bipartisan leaders of the Helsinki Commission are calling on the Biden administration to sanction Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire former prime minister of Georgia that critics accuse of pulling the strings in Tbilisi’s turn away from Europe and its deepening authoritarian rule. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony...
Georgia schools chief says African American studies decision rooted in ‘divisive concepts’ law
Georgia’s 2022 “divisive concepts” bill is to blame for the state’s sidelining of an Advanced Placement African American studies course, State School Superintendent Richard Woods said in a statement Wednesday. Last week, Woods said he would not recommend approval for the class but said districts that want to offer it can still do so through […]