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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...
Covington Council to tackle fireworks challenges at August work session
COVINGTON — One month and one day after “unsupervised teenagers” attempted to disrupt the city’s annual July 4 fireworks extravaganza by reportedly throwing firecrackers into the crowd and causing some to panic, the Covington City Council and mayor will hear recommendations from city staff on the best ways to secure future city events during a City Council work session.
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 ...
‘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...
Vineville Internal Medicine cuts ribbon at Gray office
Vineville Internal Medicine celebrated its new office in Gray with a ribbon cutting jointly sponsored by the Jones County/Gray Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Gray. The July 25 event took place at the newly renovated office building located at 147 James Street, next to the Gray Police Department. Vineville...
Columbus City Council, United Way discuss homelessness in the city
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus City Council held a work session Tuesday morning. At the top of the agenda was an update on homelessness across the city. We need to quit assuming that everyone who walks down the street with a backpack is homeless. Pat Frey, Vice President of United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley, […]