As Georgia enters what has been predicted to be an above average hurricane season, many in the state are still far from recovering from last year's storms.

From Rome to Valdosta, Augusta to Savannah, Macon, Atlanta and beyond, GPB's City Café host John Lemley joins Kristi York Wooten to preview highlights of Georgia's symphony orchestra concert season, which kicks off this weekend. 

Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson talks about the year that his city has faced since Hurricane Helene.  His most pressing need is $17 million in reimbursements from the federal government.

Georgia summers can be blazingly hot — and dangerous to one's health. On days with heat advisories, heat safety is essential.

A grand jury in Lowndes County this week indicted 10 alleged members of a criminal gang based in Valdosta in the shooting deaths last November of two men and an assault on two Lowndes sheriff’s deputies.

Georgia Senate Bill 79 or the Fentanyl Reduction and Eradication Act, takes Austin's Law to the next step, establishing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crime.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City is warning Georgians to stay off roads across large portions of the state. 2 to 6 inches of snow is expected to fall in the Southwest region of the state, with 0 to 1 inch or more in Atlanta and suburbs. 

Across the state as communities prepare for tree lighting ceremonies, concerts, art exhibitions, stage shows and more, a theme is emerging: nostalgia.

On the Friday, Oct. 4 episode of Georgia Today: President Biden visited Valdosta to survey storm damage; former President Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp toured storm damage near Augusta; The Savannah Bananas announced their 2025 tour which includes the home of the Atlanta Braves, Truist Park.

With just under five weeks until the presidential election, the Harris-Walz campaign is ramping up efforts in Georgia. Vice President Kamala Harris visited Augusta this week to assess damage from Hurricane Helene, balancing storm recovery with campaign demands. The campaign is also looking into concerns over potential voting disruptions caused by the hurricane.

President Joe Biden visited South Georgia on Thursday to assess storm damage from Hurricane Helene firsthand. GPB’s Sarah Kallis reports from Berrien County.

Month-old twin boys are the youngest known victims of Hurricane Helene. The twins died alongside their mother when a large tree fell through the roof of their home in Thomson, Georgia, last week.

Former president and now candidate Donald Trump visited Valdosta on Monday to see the damage done by Hurricane Helene and talk about relief efforts. 

Parents of a Georgia teenager who officials said was found dead in a wrestling gym mat have long said their son was murdered.

Authorities in Valdosta have arrested an international fugitive charged in the Bahamas for the deaths of 17 people and an unborn child in a human smuggling operation.