The lineup of the sold-out concert at the Macon City Auditorium features Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Oteil Burbridge, Jaimoe, Chuck Leavell, Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Charlie Starr, Jimmy Hall, Lamar Williams Jr. and more.
When enslaved people fled bondage in the 19th-century South, their enslavers were often forced to describe the people they considered property as human beings in "runaway slave ads" in newspapers.
Republican U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick held a Thursday night town hall where a large group of constituents voiced their displeasure with recent actions of the Trump administration.
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.
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.
Hundreds gathered Monday in Athens and Atlanta to protest billionaire Elon Musk’s role in President Donald Trump's administration and massive cuts to federal funding; Atlanta City Council passed legislation Monday night redefining the authority of the city’s Office of Inspector General.
Protestors gathered at the state Capitol in Atlanta and City Hall in Athens to call for the removal of billionaire Elon Musk from his position in the Trump administration.
As the Federal Aviation Authority recruits air traffic controllers, one Georgia university trains them. Meanwhile, a report says Georgia’s rural hospital network is still fighting to overcome gaps in health care access.
The Georgia Senate passed a controversial bill Thursday to penalize local authorities who don’t follow immigration laws, while the House passed a bill increasing monies paid to spouses and children of public school employees who lose their lives at work. Meanwhile, Atlanta reports on the economic impact of the city’s bars, restaurants and arts venues.
The Georgia Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would create a sales tax holiday for guns, ammunition, and gun storage devices; the Port of Brunswick became the top U.S. seaport for automobiles last year, surpassing the Port of Baltimore; and a new study suggests nearly 80% of the beauty products marketed to Black women are linked to elevated risks of diseases like breast and uterine cancer.
The Georgia Senate passed a bill to ban state employee health plans from covering gender affirming care; a judge grants a $500,000 bond for the father of the 14-year-old accused mass shooter at Apalachee High School; officials in Savannah launch a campaign focused entirely around public art.
