Oct. 4, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Stanley Dunlap reports that the number of confirmed deaths caused by the swath of destruction Helene left in Georgia has risen to 33 people, and preliminary reports are up of $417 million in damages across the state. Gov. Brian Kemp and state emergency management officials provided an update Thursday on the response to the deadly storm that swept through Georgia early Friday knocking out power to more than 1.4 million homes and businesses, causing extensive damage to farmland and property across the state.
Oct. 4, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Kathleen Conway reports, each year, Georgia Trend recognizes 40 of the most successful and civic-minded people in the state under the age of 40. If you’ve lived in Georgia for a while and keep up with politics, law, sports or the Atlanta restaurant scene, you’ve probably heard the names Michael P. Boggs, Warrick Dunn and Pano I. Karatassos.
Oct. 4, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
J. Scott Trubey reports, Georgia Ports Authority said Thursday night its Savannah and Brunswick facilities will reopen Friday after a major union suspended its strike to allow more time to negotiate a master contract. The state-run authority said the Ocean and Garden City terminals in Savannah, two key container terminals, will resume operations in the morning.
Oct. 4, 2024 GPB
Orlando Montoya reports, a new initiative aims to bring more funding, accountability and focus to help prevent homelessness in southeastern Georgia’s Brunswick. The initiative is called Under One Roof, a fund of the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation, a large grant-making nonprofit in Glynn County.
Oct. 4, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Sundi Rose reports, unfortunately, there is more bad news for women, especially if you live in Columbus, Georgia. Columbus ranks among the worst cities for female residents, according to a WalletHub survey. The city placed in the bottom 10 of 182 cities, coming in at no. 173, raising concerns about earning potential, life expectancy and unemployment.
Oct. 4, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Don Spears reports that Augusta National Golf Club is joining with the Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area for a $5 million donation toward recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. The club made the announcement in a Thursday morning press release that the donation would go to the Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund.
Oct. 4, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
David Crowder reports, in 2013, Rome and Floyd County switched to a new 800 MHz communications system, which includes 10 towers and 98% coverage anywhere in the county — from The Pocket to Cave Spring. Floyd County Manager Jamie McCord told the Rome-Floyd Joint Services Committee on Tuesday, it is time to renegotiate the contract with Williams Communications. $25 million was included in the 2006 special purpose, local option sales tax for the communications system, which McCord admitted is expensive to operate.
Oct. 4, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Trevor Williams reports, when families from around the Arab world gathered for a picnic at the Alif Institute nearly two decades ago, they couldn’t have known that their act of community would blossom into a Southeast-wide cultural festival welcoming 7,000 people a year. Then again, this convener and curator of Arab culture already had a history of small actions that added up to big results.
Oct. 4, 2024 Dalton Daily Citizen
Brady Hix reports that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, spoke on a range of topics Tuesday while hosting a Constituent Town Hall at Pleasant Valley Innovative School in Eton. Greene, who represents Whitfield and Murray counties as part of Georgia’s 14th Congressional District and who is running for reelection, said she is paying close attention to the escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s missile attack on Israel earlier in the day.
Oct. 4, 2024 WABE
Marisa Mecke reports, lawmakers, Conyers residents and environmental groups rallied at the Georgia State Capitol Thursday to call for the shutdown of the BioLab chemical plant that caught fire on Sept. 29. They said that the business’ track record of breaking environmental regulations, including the most recent fire, should make the state of Georgia reconsider permitting BioLab.
Oct. 4, 2024 WSB TV, WSB Radio
Staff reports that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and former President Donald Trump will discuss Hurricane Helene damage together on Friday. It will the first public appearance for Kemp and Trump together since the 2020 election.
Oct. 4, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Dave Williams reports, President Joe Biden called on Congress Thursday to pass a supplemental spending bill to aid victims of Hurricane Helene in Georgia and other Southeastern states. After touring storm damage from last week’s massive storm in South Georgia, Biden dismissed remarks earlier this week by U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., that there’s no need for Congress to act until after next month’s elections.
Oct. 4, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, Federal prosecutors are having to rethink their strategy for pursuing historic criminal charges against Donald Trump after the U.S. Supreme Court granted broad immunity to former presidents for their official acts while in office. And as a newly unsealed court filing from special counsel Jack Smith shows, Georgia will play a prominent role if the case moves forward.
