On Tuesday, the Georgia House Committee on Education heard legislation that would help guarantee students' and schools' safety, health and well-being to prevent school tragedies before they occur.
The cast and crew of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding previewed selected scenes and original works for commuters at the College Park MARTA station this month, continuing at the Southwest Arts Center in South Fulton through March 9.
Judges across Georgia and the nation are reporting a frustrating up-tick in jury absenteeism. Battery manufacturer Duracell is moving its research and development headquarters to Atlanta.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration. The Senate approved Loeffler on a 52-46 vote Wednesday.
In recent days, more than a thousand employees at the Atlanta-based CDC and more at other agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services have been let go.
A woman is suing the fertility clinic that helped her get pregnant using in vitro fertilization two years ago, saying she gave birth to another patient's child after doctors transferred the wrong embryo to her. Krystena Murray says she still wants to raise the baby boy, who she gave birth to in December 2023. She gave up the child after his biological parents demanded custody last year.
Demonstrators gathered at the CDC in Atlanta Tuesday in opposition to funding cuts and mass layoffs of public health employees; both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly passed legislation intended to help the state's timber producers affected by Hurricane Helene; and the Savannah Music Festival seeks a search for a new leader as its current head will step down this summer.
On the Tuesday, Feb. 18 edition of Georgia Today: The Atlanta City Council redefines the authority of the city's Office of the Inspector General; a Georgia university collaborates with the U.S. Army on new battlefield technology; and a play previewed at an Atlanta MARTA Station uses comedy to reflect on immigration, identity and belonging.
Albany-based Phoebe Putney Health System and Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine agreed Monday to enter a partnership aimed at improving health-care access in an area suffering from a shortage of medical providers.
The beginning months of 2025 have seen efforts to intentionally erase Black history, but Ruckage, a fashion brand founded by Darryl Bordenave, has countered this with its newest clothing line currently on display at Bloomingdale’s in Lenox Mall, celebrating the legacy of the historic Tuskegee Airmen.
Influenza viruses have continued to steadily circulate within Atlanta and Georgia communities as the state contends with other concerning infectious diseases.
