Rosalynn Carter, partner of 39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter, changed the way Americans view mental health, and spent decades reducing stigma and fighting diseases through her work at the Carter Center.
The former first lady, 96, who was diagnosed with dementia in May, has been living at home in Plains, Ga. with former President Jimmy Carter, 99, who began receiving in-home hospice care in February.
On the Friday, Nov. 17 edition of Georgia Today: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter enters hospice. A new report considers whether the Ocmulgee River corridor should be a national park. And the Rome Braves are now the Rome Emperors. These stories and more are coming up on this edition of Georgia Today.
The National Park Service has delivered to Congress its long-awaited study on whether the Ocmulgee River corridor in central Georgia meets the criteria to be managed as a national park and preserve. The answer: Not quite, and not yet.
Romman is the granddaughter of Palestinian refugees. She said that she has found support in Georgia’s Palestinian and Muslim communities but has also found that Jewish and Palestinian people can uniquely support each other.
Every year as many as 80,000 children in the U.S. are hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus or RSV.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a judge to revoke the bond for one of the 19-people charged in the 2020 election interference racketeering case.
A new Savannah-themed edition of Monopoly is hitting the shelves, complete with local landmarks of the Hostess City of the South.
As a federal judge has ordered Georgia to draw Black majorities in one additional congressional district, two additional state Senate districts, and five additional state House districts, white Democrats could be in peril in some cases as Republicans seek to comply with the court order and preserve as many of their own seats as possible.
This week on Georgia in Play, the South still got something to say. André 3000's latest album doesn't feature any bars, but it does feature his viral flute music. Plus, a voting lawsuit questions the security of Georgia's elections, two high schoolers from Georgia will advise PBS Newshour, and Georgia recognizes Native American Heritage Month.
On the Thursday, Nov. 16 edition of Georgia Today: The drought in Georgia is expanding; officials have determined the cause of the fire that destroyed the largest historic home at Stone Mountain State Park; and Atlanta is getting another shot at the Major League Baseball All-Star game.
