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Camden Sheriff Race Heats Up - The Current
Jan 11, 2024 · by Jake Shore [email protected] January 11th, 2024 Why you can trust The Current. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Good morning. In this week’s public safety newsletter, we’re covering the transparency promise of police body cameras, the challengers seeking to unseat the Camden County sheriff and the latest in a Statesboro tax evasion case.
FAQ: What to know about voter registration in Georgia
Aug 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 ...
New Georgia data: There are more of us, we’re getting older
Jul 5, 2022 · The state’s median age rose from 37.3 in 2020 to 37.5 in 2021. The fastest growing age group in Georgia was the 65 and older population, she added. That population increased by 3.2% over the one-year period from 2020 to 2021. Cities like Atlanta, Macon, and Savannah mirror the state trend, Wilder said. Each city’s median age ticked up ...
‘It seemed like our lives didn’t matter.’ - The Current
Nov 30, 2021 · More than two months later, cellphone video was released showing how Arbery was chased by three white men before being shot. Hundreds of people in Glynn County took to the streets in outrage. “We needed answers. We needed accountability. We grew up here, but it seemed like our lives didn’t matter,” Henderson says.
What does Symrise make at plant where fires forced evacuations?
Nov 7, 2022 · Glynn County officials said the chemical source of the fire was hydrogen peroxide pinene, which is manufactured at the plant. No Symrise employees were injured in the blast or fire, which started during a shift change with 4-8 employees present. About 1,400 people in 500 households live within a three-mile radius of the site, according an ...
Judge clears Oct. 1 start for new prosecutors oversight panel
Oct 4, 2023 · Judge clears Oct. 1 start for new prosecutors oversight panel. A bill passed in March created an oversight board that can discipline GA prosecutors accused of misconduct. On May 5, 2023, Brian Kemp signed into law a district attorney oversight bill passed by Georgia state Republicans in March. Kemp chose the Chatham County Sheriff's Office as ...
Southern Co. to shut down units at 3 Georgia coal plants
Nov 5, 2021 · ATLANTA – Atlanta-based Southern Co., the parent of Georgia Power, is doubling down on its commitment to reduce its reliance on coal. Georgia Power gets OK to recover $2.1B from customers for Plant Vogtle expansion. The nation’s third largest utility has announced plans to close most of its coal-burning units at Plant Scherer near Juliette ...
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Brunswick chemical plant to be dismantled in 2024 - The Current
Dec 22, 2023 · Pinova’s permanently closed chemical processing plant in Brunswick will be fully decommissioned in December 2024, the company announced Tuesday. This story also appeared in Georgia Public Broadcasting. The plant permanently closed last summer, following a massive fire in April which prompted a local state of emergency and shelter-in-place orders.