On the Friday, Jan. 24 edition of Georgia Today: President Trump orders the release of classified documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr:; more than 100 dogs are on the road to recovery after being seized from a South Georgia puppy mill; and Gov. Kemp asks state lawmakers to approve millions of dollars in Hurricane Helene relief aid.
President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The executive order Trump signed Thursday also aims to declassify the remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
A new federal immigration enforcement bill inspired by Laken Riley has won bipartisan passage in Congress; former first lady Rosalynn Carter inspired the state’s certified peer specialist program through her mental health advocacy, and the Carter Center hosted Mental Health Parity Day to celebrate Georgia’s progress.
On the Thursday January 23rd edition of Georgia Today: An unhoused man died last week when city workers used construction equipment to clear the camp where he was living; the Laken Riley Act is on its way to becoming law; And CNN expects to lay off about two-hundred people.
Residents and city leaders recently celebrated the grand opening of Ruby Harper Skatepark, which, for many in the neighborhood, represents the power of working together and investing in the community.
The third case this year of highly pathogenic avian influenza in chickens, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed in Georgia.
The remnants of the winter storm in the Deep South are still on the ground after dropping as much as nine inches of snow in parts of South Georgia, and its effects are expected to linger into Thursday.
A federal appeals court will hear arguments Thursday in a three-year-old case over Georgia's Congressional and state legislative district maps.
On the Wednesday, Jan. 22 edition of Georgia Today: Snow falls across Georgia — in some areas, lots of it; bird flu spreads among the state's commercial poultry producers; and a former Braves outfielder falls short of gaining entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Winter weather continues to disrupt flights at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
The storm, which brought snow and ice to the Southeast from Houston, Texas, to Georgia, has caused delays and cancellations.
Snow has fallen in central Georgia, including Macon, which hasn’t seen snow in seven years.
Meanwhile, South Georgia’s Crisp County may have set a new snowfall record on Tuesday. Crisp County Sheriff Billy Hancock reported that his office measured seven inches of snow in Cordele just before midnight.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City is warning Georgians to stay off roads across large portions of the state. 2 to 6 inches of snow is expected to fall in the Southwest region of the state, with 0 to 1 inch or more in Atlanta and suburbs.
On the Tuesday, Jan. 21 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia braces for winter weather across the state; the trial begins for the former Georgia prosecutor accused of meddling in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial; and Savannah prepares for a curfew on late-night walking tours.
Snow is in the forecast for Georgia today, legislation on transgender girls participating in girls sports has been filed at the state capitol, and Savannah is preparing to roll out new restrictions on walking tours in the city's historic downtown.
The 40th annual holiday celebration to honor the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. included urgent and motivational messages from the Rev. Dr. Bernice King and civic and faith leaders as well as statements about Cornelius Taylor, the man killed in a recent encampment sweep near the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.
On the Jan. 17 edition of Georgia Today: Mixed reactions from Georgia politicians ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday; state officials address potential problems with Georgia's new health insurance marketplace rollout; and the revival of an Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concert tradition will commemorate Martin Luther King Day.
In a wide-ranging interview, the daughter of Martin and Coretta Scott King discusses the relevance of her father's messages of nonviolence in today's world, her remembrances of former President Jimmy Carter, MLK Day falling on the same day as the presidential inauguration and why the power of words still matters in the 21st century.
