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Georgia Drivers Frustrated By Conflicting Reports on EVs
A recent survey revealed that nearly half of Georgia drivers are uncertain about switching to electric vehicles (EVs), citing concerns over practicality and costs. 🔋 Why It Matters: The study highlights the growing divide between EV enthusiasm and hesitation, reflecting broader national trends as the automotive industry shifts towards electrification.
‘Tow to Go’ offers safe rides to Georgians on Independence Day week
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The American Automobile Association (AAA) will provide a free service to keep impaired drivers off the road during the week of Independence Day. The Auto Club Group has launched its Tow to Go program in Georgia and other select states offering a safe ride for would-be-impaired drivers and their vehicles during the busy […]
High court passes on case of Georgia man on death row who says Black jurors were wrongly purged
ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors. Warren King, 48, was convicted of murder and other crimes in the September...
Lower personal, business income taxes take effect in Georgia
(The Center Square) — Several tax changes took effect on Monday, the start of fiscal 2025, including a decrease in Georgia's personal and corporate income tax rates. House Bill 1015 lowers Georgia's personal income tax rate to 5.39% from 5.49%, while HB 1023 sets the corporate income tax rate — previously 5.75% — to the same level as the personal rate. Additionally, HB 1021 increases Georgia's income tax exemption from $3,000 to $4,000 per dependent. ...
All 410 public libraries in Georgia offer updated Zoo Atlanta free passes
Do you and your family want to go to Zoo Atlanta, the Atlanta History Center, or the Center for Puppetry Arts but get sticker shop at the prices? The Experience Pass Program provides free passes to those and a number of popular destinations. The Georgia Public Library Service recently announced...
New law quietly comes into effect and drivers risk arrest – and you don’t have to be behind the wheel to be punished
DRIVERS and pedestrians have been warned about a new law that outlaws dangerous driving maneuvers with deadly consequences. The road law threatens to arrest speedy drivers but there are easy ways to avoid getting in trouble. Georgia passed a bill strengthening punishment for drivers and spectators at illegal street racing events. New penalties went into […]
A century of Carter? Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday plans underway
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The reports of Jimmy Carter’s demise remain as untrue today as they were more than a year ago when Georgia’s most beloved public figure entered hospice care. In fact, tentative plans are underway (the man is 99, after all) to celebrate Carter’s...
Environmental groups decry attempt to delay shipping rules intended to save whales
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Georgia congressman has proposed a yearslong delay in changes to federal rules meant to protect vanishing whales, prompting a rebuke from environmental groups who say the animals need protection now. The delay proposed by Republican Rep. Buddy Carter concern new vessel speed rules issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service […]
A remarkable feat 50 years later
When he was the governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter canoed the infamous Bull’s Sluice on the Chattooga River to draw attention to the Chattooga River, shared by Georgia and South Carolina. The year was 1974, the year the federal government recognized the Chattooga as an official wild and scenic river and gave it the protections it enjoys today. And, now 50 years later, a local conservation organization will celebrate the Chattooga as a Wild and Scenic River, and the public is invited to be part of the event. The group Stay Wild Chattooga Conservancy offers an evening of music, a farm-to-table dinner, along with a bar service from 6 to 10 Saturday night, August 3 at the Chattooga Belle Farm, Damascus Church Road, Long Creek.
NEW for 7/2: On invasive snails, debate lies, 2024 choice
DEE CAMERIO OF LILBURN has been recognized as being the outstanding Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution member for honoring Vietnam veterans in Georgia in 2023. This recognition came at the 133rd National Society of the DAR in Washington recently. She is shown with her husband, Lou Camerio. TODAY’S FOCUS:...
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