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Georgia planning $1M in grants for military mental health services
(The Center Square) — Georgia officials are awarding $1 million in grants to increase mental health access for military members, veterans and their families. Last year, state lawmakers passed House Bill 414 to create the Veterans Mental Health Services Program under the Georgia Department of Veterans Service. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed the measure into law on April 25, 2023. Lawmakers appropriated the first round of the grant's funding as...
Greene's campaign brings in millions, greatly dwarfing her challenger
(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has raised $6.3 million for her reelection campaign, the most of any Georgia candidate for U.S. House. Her opponent, Democrat Shawn Harris, has less than one-tenth that in his fight to win Georgia’s District 14. Harris brought in $522,000, which is only 8% of Greene’s funds, according to campaign finance reports. ...
Richmond Hill Wildcats break out the pads, eager to kick off 2024 football season
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. — Many kids in the state of Georgia return to school this week, which means the high school football season is right around the corner. Monday marked the first day of full pads for Georgia High School Association teams. Richmond Hill High School is gearing up...
Savannah Pride Center opens doors to community at new building on Abercorn St.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Hostess City now has more resources and a new space for the LGBTQ+ community. The Savannah Pride Center on Abercorn offers everything from mental and physical healthcare, to a place where people can just feel safe. “In Savannah, we’re looking at a spiking LGBTQ population,...
Statesboro’s biggest annexation plan in the city’s history has begun
STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - The biggest housing development the city of Statesboro has ever seen is in the works. City officials are in the process of putting together the annexation for such a massive project. Statesboro’s biggest annexation plan in the city’s history has begun. City officials say this project...
State Election Board resets votes on proposed rules changes
The State Election Board voted unanimously Tuesday to rescind preliminary approval of two rules changes and decide those matters instead at the board’s next meeting on Aug. 6. Board members held a special called meeting Tuesday after a watchdog group filed a lawsuit charging the board with violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act for meeting July […] The post State Election Board resets votes on proposed rules changes appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Trees down, roads closed, thousands without power after storms move across Georgia
DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Storms took out power across multiple areas of metro Atlanta and North Georgia overnight. The high winds and heavy rain even toppled a tree onto a car and house Shadowbrook Place in Decatur. Officials said a 27-year-old man was killed in Cherokee County after...
Midway to discuss moving fire protection to Liberty County
UPDATE 1:56 p.m.: CORRECTS agency name to Liberty County Fire Services; ADDS comments from State Rep. Al Williams. Midway Mayor Levern Clancy and Mayor Pro Tempore Clemontine Washington say the city may ask Liberty County to take over fire services. Both Liberty County Fire Services and the Midway Volunteer Fire...
Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Marjorie Taylor Greene
(The Center Square) — A 34-year-old Atlanta man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of "transmitting interstate threats" after he threatened to kill a congresswoman from northwest Georgia, prosecutors said Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said Sean Patrick Cirillo called the Washington office of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, three times on Nov. 8, 2023. Cirillo spoke with the congresswoman’s staffers and made "multiple threats," prosecutors said. According to a...
Georgia Is Investing the 14th Most in More Affordable Housing
Despite home price growth stabilizing, becoming a homeowner remains largely out of reach for many Americans. A recent Cato Institute housing affordability survey, conducted after the record-breaking rise in home prices during 2021 and early 2022, found that 87% of Americans are worried about housing costs. Additionally, 55% of homeowners indicated they couldn't afford to buy their current home at today's prices, and 69% are concerned that their children or grandchildren won't be able to afford a home in the future. Multiple factors have contributed...
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