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Georgia dove hunting season opens Saturday, September 7
Attention Georgia dove hunters! The 2024-2025 dove season is right around the corner. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), opening day will kick off the season on Saturday, September 7. “Dove season kicks off the fall hunting season in Georgia and is a great opportunity to bring a new hunter with you into a field and get them excited about hunting,” says Kara Nitschke, WRD Wildlife Biologist. “Consider visiting a public dove field this year. Whether found in a Wildlife Management Area or a Voluntary Public Area Access area, these fields undergo a great deal of preparation to...
Muscogee County Elections Board pushes back on 11th-hour changes by the Georgia Election Board
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — We’re just over 10 weeks away from the general election on Nov. 5. Georgia’s election rules and suggested changes to them remain a topic of discussion. The Republican-controlled Georgia Elections Board has been proposing and making those changes in the run-up to the election. That promoted action this week from the […]
Georgia's Black, underserved farmers get free training and technology with TEAM Tilley
There's a new resource available to help local farmers get a better understanding of their businesses. TEAM Tilley Leaders Program is an outreach program with Black and underserved farmers in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. It looks to teach them how to manage risk and improve profitability using their own farms' financial data...
Georgian leadership seeks to ban opposition party after October vote
The increasingly authoritarian leadership in Georgia is threatening to ban the main opposition party following the parliamentary election in October, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Friday. Kobakhidze stated that declaring the United National Movement unconstitutional is crucial for creating a healthy democratic system in Georgia once and for all. For this to happen, the ruling party Georgian Dream needs to achieve a constitutional majority in the election on October 26, he said, according to media reports. The United National Movement is the party of former President Mikheil Saakazhvili, jailed by Georgia's current leadership. Polls put Georgian Dream at around 60%. In the 2020 parliamentary election, the party fell just short of a two-thirds majority. Despite fierce protests, the party recently pushed through a law modelled after Russian regulations intended to curb the alleged foreign influence on civil society. The EU had originally made Georgia a candidate to join the bloc, in a decision in late 2023, but has since frozen the process due to this law.
Georgia doctor: With the return of fall sports, here's how to keep young athletes safe
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. — As the new school year gets underway, many students are lacing up their sneakers and hitting the field for fall sports. WJCL 22 News spoke to a doctor about how to help young athletes stay healthy and safe. Dr. Jenna Sirmans with SouthCoast Health said...
GPB evening headlines for August 23, 2024
Many Georgia Democrats gathered to watch Kamala Harris' speech as she formally accepted the party's nomination for president. Metro Atlanta Congresswoman Lucy McBath spoke about gun violence as she followed other Georgians on the stage at the DNC. Savannah's district attorney is dropping charges against six people after two police...
Summer jobless rates increase as labor force grows
More local workers are seeking unemployment benefits, according to the latest figures from the Georgia Department of Labor; however, that increase is coupled with a slight uptick in the local labor force. The summer months typically bring higher levels of unemployment as new workers flood the marketplace from schools and...
Georgia lawmakers say the top solution to jail problems is for officials to work together
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate committee says more cooperation among county officials would improve conditions in Fulton County’s jail, but it also called on the city of Atlanta to hand over all of its former jail to the county to house prisoners. The committee was formed last...
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