For the week ending May 17, 2024, Sens. Warnock and Ossoff worked in urging the Department of Education to call out a student loan servicer for their failures, proving relocation support for military families, honoring Vietnam War veterans with medals, and investing in Georgia's airports to upgrade their infrastructure.
The singer, photographer and actor spoke with journalist Sammie Purcell about his life in show business, why he sings at Kroger and how he ended up in Megalopolis as an Elvis impersonator.
The graduation ceremony at Morehouse College is not just a milestone for its students, it is a celebration of their transformation from "men of Morehouse" to "Morehouse Men." But this year's ceremony is marked by a unique controversy surrounding the choice of commencement speaker: President Joe Biden.
The Midtown Development Review Committee (DRC) reviewed two renovation proposals at its May 14 meeting, including facade changes to the Woodruff Arts Center and a request to put signage on an Olympic-era monument.
Amy Kremer is a conservative activist who helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021, rally that led to a mob storming the U.S. Capitol. As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, she's trying to win one of two Georgia seats on the Republican National Committee.
On the Thursday, May 16 edition of Georgia Today: President Biden will be in Atlanta on Sunday to deliver the Morehouse College commencement speech; an Atlanta influencer joins a lawsuit fighting the federal government's TikTok ban; and a new minor league hockey team in Athens will be named after one of the city's most famous bands.
A lawyer for the family of Roger Fortson says the bodycam footage of the Florida sheriff's deputy who killed the Black U.S. Air Force airman and police radio traffic reinforce their assertion that the deputy was directed to the wrong apartment while responding to a domestic disturbance call. In police radio traffic that lawyer Ben Crump played at a news conference Thursday, a dispatcher says all they know about the location of the disturbance is "fourth-party information."
For GeorgiaDepartment of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Commissioner Kevin Tanner, getting the word out about the new three-digit mental health crisis hotline requires heavy hitters — and word-of-mouth. He'll throw the first pitch May 29 at Truist Park, when the Atlanta Braves take on the Washington Nationals.
Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% in April for the fourth month in a row, even as several jobs categories reached all-time highs, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.
Harm reduction, aimed at keeping people safe and alive, is one piece on the spectrum of addiction care that the state is ready to fund through settlements with major drug manufacturers.
As the weather warms up and Georgians head out onto the water, several partner groups are teaming up to teach boating safety skills. Low-cost kayaking lessons are available this weekend at five Georgia locations.
To accommodate much larger crowds, the Atlanta Dream are moving their two regular-season home games against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever to the downtown home of the NBA Hawks. The Dream's regular venue, 3,500-seat Gateway Center Arena near the city's airport, is the smallest in the WNBA.
The Georgia Republican Party’s state convention returns to Columbus this week, but unlike last year, the 2024 edition won’t feature former President Donald Trump among the speakers.
