On the first day of advanced voting in the nonpartisan election, Macon Water Authority incumbent Desmond Brown cried foul that his campaign signs were pulled up from around Macon Mall, the new location of the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she'll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson. The Georgia Republican is forcing her colleagues to choose sides after Democratic leaders announced they'd provide the votes to save the Republican speaker's job.
Employers across the state are invited to join the "Nurture the Mental Health of Georgia Workers" Safety Stand Down anytime during the month of May by stopping all work for a safety meeting focused on the importance of workers caring for their mental health and supporting co-workers’ well-being.
Georgia has a new law that limits the ability of some Chinese citizens to buy land in the state. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB420 into law on Tuesday. The measure bans any "agent" of China from buying farmland in Georgia or any commercial land near military installations.
The two democratic candidates for Chatham County District Attorney, including the incumbent, took to the stage this week in Savannah for a voters' forum, ahead of the primary election on May 21st.
A portion of the Chattahoochee River south of Atlanta remains unsafe for recreation, more than a month after a surge in e-coli bacteria.
Atlanta law enforcement officers are working together to assemble kits that will help children deal with potentially traumatic situations.
On the Tuesday April 30th edition of Georgia Today: A lawsuit aims to stop the vote on creating the city of Mulberry in Gwinnett County; A Georgia Bulldogs pitcher is suspected of cheating; And we'll hear part of my conversation with Atlanta comedian Heather McMahan.
Students and faculty members at Georgia Southern University’s main campus held a sit-in rally on Monday to protest the termination of a program aimed at reducing discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people.
The Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling in the four-year legal case against former Glynn County Police Chief John Powell, reversing a decision by a trial judge and setting the stage for Powell’s criminal charges to be dismissed.
QuikTrip is closing its Midtown store at Peachtree and 6th Streets on May 3 because of crime and declining sales, according to a statement from the company. The pilot store, which opened eight years ago, was the first QT location without a gas station. QT said it would continue to open new locations and is in the process of identifying a new Atlanta location for a full-service QT that “we hope to have online within the next 2-3 years.”
Within six months of the Muscogee County Jail opening a new wing a few years ago, the jail was already filled to capacity. During the three-hour hearing Monday, the panel listened to testimony about the public defender’s role in decreasing overcrowding in jails like the lockups in Muscogee and Fulton counties.
Atlanta-based comedian Heather McMahan speaks with GPB's Peter Biello about getting her start as a comedian, the death of her father, IVF, and maintaining a "joyful perspective."