Category: Georgia
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Wing & Rock Festival Announces 2026 Music Lineup for March Event
Canton’s favorite fusion of flavor and live music is back. Wing & Rock Festival has officially announced its 2026 music lineup, returning to Etowah River Park in March for another high-energy weekend of rock, wings, and community fun. The 2026 festival will feature two full days of live music, spotlighting high-impact rock performances, crowd-favorite tribute bands, and emerging talent. Known as…
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Bearden: Month One Under the Gold Dome
We’ve completed one month of the 2026 Legislative Session, and Senate Republicans are advancing priority legislation from committees to the Senate floor and over to the House. We’re fully focused on restoring the American Dream and keeping government accountable to the people it serves. Senate Republicans passed Senate Bill 382, delivering on our promise to…
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Georgia State Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora to Host Fourth Annual Global Read-a-Thon
ATLANTA — Literature will once again unite audiences from around the world in celebration of Africa and the African diaspora during Georgia State University’s Global Read-a-Thon, led by the Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora (CSAD). The fourth annual CSAD Global Read-a-Thon is set for Feb. 18 and will bring together scholars, authors, artists and students…
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Anavitarte: 2026 session’s Week Four Under the Gold Dome
As we move deeper into the 2026 Legislative Session, Senate Republicans are advancing our priority legislation from committee to the Senate floor and over to the House. We remain focused on restoring the American Dream and keeping government accountable to the people it serves. Earlier this week, Senate Republicans delivered on our promise to lower…
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Anavitarte: Weeks Two & Three Under the Gold Dome
We are now well into the 2026 Legislative Session, and our work under the Gold Dome is moving quickly. Even with winter weather trying to slow things down, the Senate has stayed on track and focused on delivering results for Georgians. Over the past two weeks, much of our time has been dedicated to reviewing…
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Georgia Department of Labor Unemployment Dropped Across Georgia’s Regional Commissions in December
The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that unemployment dropped across Georgia’s 12 regional commissions in December. “In December, more Georgians were working and unemployment dropped across every area in the state,” said Georgia Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes. “Looking ahead in 2026, we remain committed to creating pathways to in-demand careers, supporting businesses with the talent they need, and…
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Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte Applauds Committee Passage of Priority Legislation, Senate Bill 382
Today, Senate Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte (R–Dallas) applauded the Senate Committee on Finance’s passage of Senate Bill 382, sponsored by Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R–Rome). This measure, a Senate Majority Caucus priority for the 2026 Legislative Session, would mandate the statewide base-year homestead exemption for all local governments and streamline the process for calling a referendum…
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FBI executes a search warrant at Fulton Co. elections office
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has sent a team to execute a search warrant at the Fulton County elections office today, according to an FBI spokesperson. The agents on scene were executing the warrant at the main office in Union City, but declined to provide more information. Justice officials had not yet commented to national…
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Pres. Trump declares State of Emergency in multiple states due to winter storm
Multiple states will have some additional help from the federal government ahead of a winter storm moving into the southeast and mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states through the rest of the weekend likely to cause power outages and strand people in their homes through at least the beginning of the week. President Donald Trump announced that…
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Walker County poultry flock tests positive for Avian Flu
LAFAYETTE — The Georgia Department of Agriculture is responding with an emergency team to Walker County after cases of Avian Flu were detected in a poultry flock. The confirmation of testing was received on Thursday night, according to the release from Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper. Per the release, the department deployed an Emergency Management Team…