The Current: In-Depth Journalism for Coastal Georgia
WEB4 days ago · Today’s top stories from KFF Health News. KFF Health News is a nonprofit national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Keep reading. From how they sweat to how they breathe, young people process high temperatures differently than adults. Recent studies also show heat’s effects on …
As Arbery trial starts, Glynn County seeks accountability
WEBOct 14, 2021 · A six-month investigation of Glynn County police, court and government documents show a persistent lack of accountability among local law enforcement and district attorney's office that stretches back a decade.
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WEBJun 9, 2021 · The Current, Coastal Georgia’s only nonprofit nonpartisan investigative news organization, will engage an experienced full-time reporter to cover the environment on the state’s 100-mile coast as a result of gifts from two prestigious Georgia-focused family foundations. The R. Howard Dobbs Jr. Foundation has …
FAQ: What to know about voter registration in Georgia
WEBAug 2, 2022 · The process requires a valid driver’s license or state-issued ID. Registrants must meet the following conditions: Be a citizen. Be a legal resident of the county in which they are registering. Be at least 17-and-a-half years old at registration and 18 at time of voting. Not be serving a sentence for a felony. Not been found mentally ...
Georgia Senate passes budget with raises for teachers, state workers
WEBMar 4, 2022 · ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate unanimously passed a $29.9 billion mid-year state budget Thursday that includes raises for teachers and state employees. With the state in sound financial shape coming out of the pandemic thanks to growing tax revenues, lawmakers are giving most state workers a $5,000 increase, with the …
Parts of Richmond Hill still flooded a week after TS Debby
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Officials don’t yet know full extent of damage. A woman stares at floodwaters near the Starbucks at Rushing Street and Ford Ave. in Richmond Hill, GA, Aug. 13, 2024. Many homes and businesses remain cut off by flooding a week after Tropical Storm Debby. Credit: The Current GA/Robin Kemp.
TS Debby: Glynn County updates - The Current
WEBAug 4, 2024 · Glynn County experienced 35 reports of downed trees, while the City of Brunswick had 3 reports. Additionally, power outages spiked at 9000 during Debby, but have since reduced to around 1000. Glynn County Schools are still on track to commence classes on Thursday, August 8. Today, maintenance work is …
Midway site proposed for casino development - The Current
WEBFeb 5, 2021 · But this year’s push features a different wrinkle. A Georgia developer who helped build The Battery, a mixed-use complex in Cobb County that includes the Atlanta Braves’ Truist Park, recently released renderings of three proposed casino resorts around the state, injecting tangible details into an issue …
Brunswick residents living next to a Superfund site worry about …
WEBMay 3, 2021 · In 1984, the U.S. EPA designated Terry Creek as one of the state’s four Superfund sites. The Department of Justice has ruled that Hercules is responsible for its cleanup. But almost 40 years later, the site remains closed to the public because of lingering contamination.
Coastal Georgia’s ever-growing film industry prospers
WEBJun 26, 2023 · The audit report says that in 2019 industry jobs totaled 16,500, but while 80% of the jobs went to Georgia residents, a majority of the wages earned — 53% — went to nonresidents, like film stars and senior actors. The Savannah Regional Film Commission says streaming hits like Manhunt and The Girl from Plainville brought approximately $207 ...
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