Savannah resident Roi Roizaken loads sandbags into his van as rain from Hurricane Debby starts to fall, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. Forecasters warned heavy rain could spawn catastrophic flooding in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia.

Savannah resident Roi Roizaken loads sandbags into his van as rain from Hurricane Debby starts to fall, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. Forecasters warned heavy rain could spawn catastrophic flooding in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia.

Credit: AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton

Communities in southeast Georgia's Bulloch County are picking up the pieces from Tropical Storm Debby, while also preparing for more possible flooding this weekend.

Environmental advocates and officials in the northwest Georgia town of Calhoun have reached an agreement on how to make residents’ drinking water safe from cancer causing PFAS, or so-called "forever chemicals." 

A new, one of a kind center for people experiencing mental health crises is open in South Fulton County. Paid for by federal American Rescue Plan Funds, officials are now asking for funding to open more centers like it. 

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