On the Tuesday, June 4 edition of Georgia Today: Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens is calling in the US military to help address problems with the city's water system; Black workers in Georgia sue cereal-maker General Mills over allegations of racial discrimination; and could Georgia see the growth of more child care facilities open past normal working hours?
The start of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics is a few weeks away. That's where the world's finest athletes will gather to compete. And among those athletes proudly representing the United States is Staff Sgt. William Hinton, based at Georgia’s Fort Moore and a member of the elite Army Marksmanship Unit. Hinton beat 121 other trap shooters to earn his ticket to Paris.
Repairs continued Tuesday afternoon as Atlanta Watershed clarified its boil water advisory map for residents and listed new outages in affected neighborhoods.
A conservation group says it intends to sue two U.S. agencies, saying they failed to properly assess the environmental impacts of the sprawling electric vehicle plant Hyundai is building in Georgia.
Since Friday, some residents have gone without water and businesses and government offices have temporarily closed. For a broader view of this infrastructure failure, we turn to Dr. Iris Tien with Georgia Tech.
On June 1, the American Red Cross honored community partner MIRA USA for installing its 1,000th free smoke alarm in honor of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign.
On the Monday, June 3 edition of Georgia Today: Some Atlanta residents and businesses are still without water services following the breakdown of several water mains over the weekend; Georgia opts out of a federal program providing assistance to families in need during the Summer months; and Atlanta United fires its head coach.
After a series of water mains breaks that began Friday in Atlanta, a large portion of residents remain without drinkable water. GPB’s Amanda Andrews reports business owners are demanding financial relief.
The mother of an airman who was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy says the deputy's firing was not justice for her son's killing. Chantemekki Fortson spoke Monday at a news conference in Atlanta, accompanied by her attorney, Ben Crump.