Lifelong residents of a tiny Georgia island who are descended from slaves are pushing to give voters a chance to override local zoning changes that they say threaten one of the last Gullah-Geechee communities in the U.S. South.
State officials warn that flathead catfish are invading another Georgia river, sparking fears that the predator will threaten native fish included the prized redbreast sunfish.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Georgians are struggling more than the rest of the nation when it comes to rising rates of mental illness.
The National Park Service has filed a notice that it will seek a UNESCO World Heritage site designation for the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
While Georgia's General Assembly doesn't ramp up until early January, the fight over gun rights legislation is already underway.
The sheriff in Atlanta's Fulton County is defending his plan to house some detainees in other parts of Georgia and out of state.
Since the 1980s, Remote Area Medical clinics have provided free health care services on a first-come, first-serve basis to thousands of people without access to care. One of these pop-up clinics is coming to rural Georgia this weekend.
Georgia’s state department that oversees mental health services is partnering with a Macon-based provider to open a healthcare center specifically for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
A second nest belonging to an invasive species of hornet has been found and destroyed on Wilmington Island outside Savannah.
State Representative Patty Bentley joyously changed her last name to Stinson in a wedding ceremony on the grounds of the Georgia Capitol.