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Wells Fargo removing ATMs from Georgia QuikTrips
ATLANTA - Georgia QuikTrips are making a big change inside their stores. A sign at one of the gas station chain's DeKalb County stores says that Wells Fargo will no longer operate ATMs inside of Georgia QuikTrips. While the sign says that the ATMs will be removed "soon," it did...
Audit: Georgia SOS should act to ensure it meets federal reporting requirements
(The Center Square) — Georgia's Secretary of State's office should take additional action to ensure it meets federal reporting and inventory requirements tied to federal election grants. The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts included the finding in a new audit following a March 2022 examination. The initial audit revealed that, with a few exceptions, the office spent Help America Vote Act funds on authorized goods and services. However, nearly...
Georgia public health officials push hurricane evacuation assistance program for at-need residents
LISTEN: The Coastal Health District's hurricane registry is meant to help coastal residents with mobility challenges who have no outside support. GPB's Benjamin Payne reports. As the Atlantic hurricane season ramps up for what is projected to be a record-busy season, the Georgia Department of Public Health is encouraging qualified residents to sign up for the agency's hurricane registry for evacuation assistance ahead of severe storms.
Southwest Georgia doula collective bridges health care gaps amid black maternal mortality crisis
ALBANY – Sharri Anderson said she believes each family has an unofficial doula – a mom, an aunt, a sister -- who steps up as a guide and advocate for the mother of a newborn baby. During Anderson’s third pregnancy, that advocate was her own mother. As Anderson worked to push out her 10-pound daughter who had a heart murmur, she said she was under immense stress. She tried to...
Grovetown P.D. searching for runaway 16-year-old
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WJBF) – The Grovetown Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a runaway. 16-year-old Emma Caldwell was last seen at her home on Lory Lane at approximately 11:45 p.m. on July 4th. She was wearing a gray shirt, black shorts and gray crocs. Emma is possibly traveling in a black […]
Artificial intelligence to affect broad range of public services
ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers may or may not develop legislation this summer and fall to establish state standards for regulating emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology. But one certainty that became clear from the inaugural hearing of a state Senate study committee late last month is that AI will dramatically affect a wide range of government policy areas, from economic development to health care, education, public safety and transportation. “It’s going...
Presidential election spending in Georgia projected to hit $244M
(The Center Square) – Political advertising in Georgia for the 2024 presidential election is predicted to reach $244 million, third-highest in the nation. The Political Projections Report, released Monday by advertising tracking company AdImpact, forecasts $373 million in total election cycle spending. The would rank 10th highest. Georgia is one of seven consensus battleground states. The […]
Plant Vogtle Update: Further Behind Schedule, Still Billions Over Budget
Georgia Power customers and taxpayers have been helping foot the bill for the expansion project at Plant Vogtle, which is billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. The state’s largest utility is building two new nuclear reactors at the facility south of Augusta. It's a massive project, the...
New treatment and tracking for Parvo may help save more dogs
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Canine Parvovirus, which we all know as Parvo, is one of the deadlines and contagious viruses for dogs. But for the first time ever, there is a way to track and treat the nearly 500+ cases in Georgia. “Its just been unbelievable for our staff just...
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