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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 ...
Regulators to consider another Georgia Power rate hike
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Construction on the new reactors at Plant Vogtle began in 2009, with an expected price tag of $14 billion and a projected opening date of 2017. In the more than a decade it’s taken to build the units, the costs have more than doubled, to an estimated total of over $30 billion. Georgia Power co-owns the Vogtle project with other power ...
Investors warn Chemours against future mining near Okefenokee
WEBEditor’s note: Sept. 5, 2024, 7:20 p.m. This article was updated to correct the list of groups invested in Chemours. As Georgia regulators continue to evaluate Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals’ controversial plan to strip mine near the Okefenokee swamp, a group of investors re-upped pressure on another mining company, Chemours.
Grand jury indicts fired Camden County deputy for violent traffic …
WEBJan 12, 2023 · A grand jury filed criminal charges against a Camden County Sheriff’s deputy who handcuffed and then rammed a local woman’s head into a car during a minor traffic stop in Kingsland. Christine “Christi” Newman, 53, of Woodbine faces six charges for her alleged conduct during that incident, including one count of aggravated assault, one ...
Jekyll, ‘Georgia’s jewel,’ is thriving. But development fears linger
WEBJan 5, 2024 · A 15-year-long revitalization initiative that has brought new oceanfront hotels, shops and a state-run convention center — and a recent tourism surge — is nearing completion. Set to begin in the new year is an overhaul of the island’s golf course complex and upgrades to the Pier Road retail corridor, located in the shadow of …
Trump’s attacks on Kemp, his wife reverberate across party
WEBAug 5, 2024 · Trump’s attacks on Kemp, his wife reverberate across party. In fiery speech, former president assails state’s top Republican for ‘disloyalty’. by Craig Nelson [email protected] August 5th, 2024 Why you can trust The Current. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Rome, GA, 2020 Credit: Stephen Fowler/GPB News.
List of free, reduced cost Georgia mental health resource contacts
WEBAug 25, 2023 · NAMI National HelpLine: (800) 950-6264. The Georgia Crisis and Access Line: 1-800-715-4225. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255. 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call 988. Peer Support “Warm Line ”: (888) 945-1414 The Georgia Mental Health consumer-directed “warm line” for …
Slideshow: Flooding persists in Richmond Hill - The Current
WEBAug 14, 2024 · 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. Flooding in the Live Oak subdivision, Richmond Hill.
Savannah State students start voting push on eve of Harris-Walz …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Chalk artwork outside Savannah State University's Library. On the eve of Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally in Savannah, students at the state’s oldest historic Black university launched a voter registration campaign. It’s a sign of Coastal Georgia’s enthusiasm about the possibility of electing the first Black woman to the White House.