The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta.

Credit: AP Photo/John Bazemore, File

Demonstrators gathered at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Tuesday in opposition to funding cuts by the federal government resulting in the mass layoffs of public health employees.  

Both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly passed legislation Tuesday intended to help the state's timber producers affected by Hurricane Helene.

The Savannah Music Festival has announced it will soon conduct a search for a new leader, as its current executive director has decided to step down this summer. 

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