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Hickory Hollow Jerky Recalls Ready-To-Eat Jerky Products Due to Lack of Federal Inspection
Hickory Hollow Jerky, a company based in Eufaula, Alabama, is recalling approximately 6,229 pounds of ready-to-eat jerky products that were produced without federal inspection. The recall, announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), affects products sold in multiple states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and through internet sales.
Georgia lawmakers ponder measures to preserve the state's farmland
(The Center Square) — As Georgia lawmakers ponder how to preserve farmland, their potential action could include expanding tax credits or incentives, similar to what the state offers to lure high-profile economic development projects. Georgia has lost at least 2.6 million acres of land since 1974 and a million acres of timberland, state Sen. Billy Hickman, R-Statesboro, said during a Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia's Farmland meeting. ...
Georgia Today: Vance to campaign in GA; AT&T workers continue strike; ATL pledges funds for homeless
LISTEN: On the Tuesday, Sept. 3 edition of Georgia Today: Republican Vice presidential candidate JD Vance plans a town hall meeting in Braselton; AT&T workers across the Southeast continue their strike; and Atlanta's mayor says the city will be dedicating $60 million dollars towards addressing Atlanta’s growing homeless population.
Georgia football recruiting staffer injured in fatal crash settles lawsuit with UGAA
A former Georgia football recruiting staffer who sustained serious injuries in a Jan. 15, 2023 crash that killed two members of the program has settled her lawsuit with the University of Georgia Athletic Association. The move came in an Aug. 29 court filing in State Court in Gwinnett County between Victoria “Tory” Bowles and the Athletic Association. The parties dismissed Bowles’ claims “as a result of the compromise and agreement entered into between the parties.” ...
Georgia Voter Guide: The key state House races in Savannah, Athens and Augusta
Voters across Georgia will have a chance to vote in all 180 Georgia House of Representative districts this year, as all seats are up for a vote in 2024. Voting rights, gun safety, health care access and the conflict between pro-voucher and public education advocates are major priorities this election cycle, according to the candidates vying for a seat at the Tennessee Capitol. ...
Credit Card Competition Act will disproportionately hurt small businesses
As a mother-daughter duo who wanted to share our love of Italian ice with our community in Georgia, we could not be prouder of the success our business has been able to achieve thanks to the support it has received from our community. Kayla’s Italian Ice started with nothing more than $100 and a pushcart, […] The post Credit Card Competition Act will disproportionately hurt small businesses appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Want to contact the Georgia Public Service Commission? Here’s how.
The five members of the Georgia Public Service Commission are publicly elected officials. That means anyone can attend their meetings, offer public comments, and give feedback on energy affordability, justice, and policy in the state.
Federal judge orders Trump campaign to cease using Isaac Hayes song at rallies
A federal judge in Georgia ordered former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to cease the use of an Isaac Hayes song at all future campaign rallies. In response to a lawsuit from the late artist’s estate, Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued a temporary injunction […]
The people who control Georgia’s climate and energy plans
This story is part of a collaboration with Grist and WABE to demystify the Georgia Public Service Commission, the small but powerful state-elected board that makes critical decisions about everything from raising electricity bills to developing renewable energy.
Summer studies: Georgia legislators in the thick of a season of peering ahead to next session
College football is back, pumpkin-flavored everything has returned, and the legislative study committee schedule is loaded with meetings. Fall must be creeping in. Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter.
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