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GA leaders celebrate impact of IRA on clean energy, environmental justice
Thursday marks the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act and Georgia leaders with Elected Officials to Protect America are reflecting on its benefits. On Monday, state leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the legislation's effect on reducing carbon emissions, creating jobs and boosting Justice40 communities. Donya Sartor, mayor...
Free workshop aims to help landowners navigate estate planning
ATHENS -- Most Americans die without an estate plan, which can create a host of problems for surviving family members. University of Georgia Extension and Fort Valley State University Extension are offering a free workshop, “Sustaining the family home and farm through estate planning,” on Aug. 22 to educate Georgia landowners on the benefits of creating an estate plan. Attorney Gracy Barksdale will provide an overview of estate planning, covering...
Georgia Sees the 11th Most International Tourism in the U.S.
With warmer temperatures globally and many schools across North America and Europe observing summer vacation, summer is a peak season for travel around the world. Yet international summer travel plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic due to travel bans, distancing guidelines, and event cancellations. Fortunately, after several summers of reduced travel, international travel is expected to fully recover in 2024. According to the World Economic Forum, international tourism reached 88% of 2019 levels globally in 2023, edging closer to pre-pandemic figures. While travel to several top...
House study committee on navigable streams plans first meeting
ATLANTA -- A special House study committee tasked with determining where Georgians have the right to boat, fish and hunt in Georgia’s streams will hold its first meeting here Thursday. The House Study Committee on Navigable Streams and Related Matters grew out of a legislative effort to name sections of some 64 streams and rivers in Georgia as “navigable” and thus open to the public for boating, fishing and hunting. ...
CSRA soldier’s body returns home after death in Iraq
SWAINSBORO, Ga. - The body of a Georgia National Guard soldier – a new father from Twin City – has returned to Georgia. Spc. Owen James Elliott, 23, died July 31 in Baghdad in an incident that was not combat-related. A plane carrying his body landed around 4:10...
Preseason rankings: Four reigning champions start season at No. 1
Reigning state champions Milton, Pierce County, Prince Avenue Christian and Bowdon are ranked No. 1 to start a football season that should be more unpredictable because of reclassification. Also No. 1 are Buford, Benedictine, Jefferson and Toombs County. Buford is No. 1 in Class 6A, now the highest classification with...
Georgia Today: GA ranked low for behavioral healthcare; Harris-Walz campaign ads; YSL trial resumes
On the August 12th edition of Georgia Today: A new study shows Georgia has almost the worst behavioral health care in the country; The democratic national convention launches its firsts ads for Harris presidential campaign; And the RICO trial against Young Thug and seven codefendents, the longest in Georgia history, is set to resume today.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars pour into House District 53 race
(The Center Square) – While many of Georgia’s 180 state House of Representative seats are not competitive, District 53 is where Democrat Susie Greenberg hopes to flip the “most flippable” seat back blue. Incumbent Republican Rep. Deborah Silcox was first elected in 2022 by a margin of less than 1,500 votes, after many years of […]
Houston County woman displaced after house fire | She believes it was caused by a lithium battery
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Houston County woman is without a home after a Friday night fire in the Statham’s Landing subdivision, which she believes was caused by a lithium battery in her golf cart. The fire broke out around 10 p.m., according to the Houston County Fire...
Metro Atlanta air quality expected to be poor for the third consecutive day
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division relayed a Code Orange air quality alert to the National Weather Service for metro Atlanta, in effect this afternoon, Tuesday, August 13, 2024. What is in the alert?. The alert gives the following information:. Air Quality Alert Message. Georgia Dept of Natural Resources Environmental Protection...
Stadium shuffle | Houston County's McConnell-Talbert Stadium finishes 1st phase of renovations
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — McConnell-Talbert Stadium, a longtime hub for high school sports and community events in Houston County, has completed the first phase of a $6.8 million renovation project to modernize the facility while preserving its historic character. The renovations, finished earlier this month, include new bleachers on...
Battle of the birds: Northside football hosts the Eagle’s Landing Golden Eagles to open the season
High school football has finally arrived in Houston County, and the Northside Eagles are one of the few teams who open at home on Friday. They’ll play host at the MAC to a former Warner Robins region opponent, the Eagle’s Landing Golden Eagles. Historically, the Golden Eagles have...
Fatal head-on collision claims life of man, 66, at Tucker and Foster roads
Macon, Ga (WGXA) - UPDATE 08/13/24: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identifies the victim as 66-year-old Robert Wayne Howard. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a fatal accident that occurred on Tucker Road at Foster Road. The incident was reported to the Macon-Bibb E911 Center on August 13, 2024, at 2:11 PM.
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