ATHENS – The University of Georgia will soon begin a comprehensive renovation of one of its most historic buildings on North Campus, the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building. The $30 million project was approved recently by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents and is supported by a $…

ATLANTA — Morningstar Inc., a leading investment research firm, upgraded its rating of Georgia’s Path2College 529 Plan from Neutral to Silver, leapfrogging 18 other state 529 college savings plans. Georgia is the only state to receive a two-tier upgrade.

KENNESAW — “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” recently ranked Kennesaw State University among the nation’s Top 100 colleges and universities for conferring degrees to minority students. This is the 11th consecutive year the university has been ranked.

ATLANTA — A suspended Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit district attorney has pleaded guilty to four felony charges.

PERRY – Georgia youngsters are encouraged to go draw a fish. Those who do have an opportunity to win prizes and recognition while learning about fish species, behaviors, aquatic habitats and conservation. Using art and writing, the Georgia Fish Art Contest (part of the international Wildlife…

ATLANTA — The recent news on COVID in Georgia appears quite good – cases, hospitalizations and deaths have all dropped to a low plateau, state health officials say.

ATLANTA — Bipartisan momentum for action on mental health in the wake of the pandemic appears to be building ahead of next year’s legislative session.

Senior 4-H’er Maggie Payne poses with her first-place winning 650-pound pumpkin at the Union County Extension Office.

MACON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) -- The Macon County Sheriff’s Office says an overnight high-speed chase ended with the arrest of a wanted man out of Georgia.

Reported cases continue well below highest peak.

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ATHENS — Caleb Ray slides into the cockpit of an F-16 at the Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. He pulls his helmet down and adjusts the GoPro mount facing him — one that he helped engineer in his first year as an aircraft technician and welder for the United States Air Force Thunderbirds.

ST. MARYS – Cumberland Island National Seashore provides the public with an opportunity to hunt within its Wilderness area six times per year. In honor of the veterans who have served our country, the park’s $35 registration fee for the hunt scheduled for Nov. 9-11 will be waived for veteran…

MACON – A career offender with a violent criminal history was sentenced to serve more than 12 years in federal prison resulting from his arrest for distributing illegal narcotics while carrying a loaded semi-automatic weapon in Macon.

ATLANTA — The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking nominations for its 2022 Preservation Awards, an annual list of preservation projects and individuals in the state who have made significant contributions to the field of historic preservation. The submission deadline is Nov. 1…

ATLANTA — Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that a vehicle stolen in Meriwether County was found abandoned and had been intentionally set on fire. The car was discovered burned on White Oak Drive in Manchester recently.

MACON – An Indiana man was sentenced to federal prison after Butts County deputies arrested him transporting bundles of methamphetamine northbound from Florida.

MACON – A Macon resident with a lengthy criminal history, who was convicted by a federal jury this summer of multiple gun and drug distribution charges, was sentenced to prison for his crimes.

ATLANTA — The University System of Georgia (USG) experienced a slight decline in enrollment this fall after seven straight years of growth.

ATLANTA — Georgia has joined six other states in filing a long-threatened complaint against President Joe Biden and other federal agencies over the White House’s COVID vaccine mandates.

WSB-TV news anchor Jovita Moore has died sevens months after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

ATHENS — The quest for the perfect pumpkin each fall doesn’t start at the local patch. In fact, it starts up to 10 years prior for researchers like University of Georgia plant geneticist Cecilia McGregor. McGregor leads breeding efforts in the selective pumpkin variety called the “Orange Bul…

ATLANTA — State health officials say that 50% of all Georgians, or 5,154,793, are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

ATLANTA — The Georgia House and Senate Democratic caucuses have released their own proposed congressional map ahead of the special legislative session starting Nov. 3.

ATLANTA — One day after a Republican U.S. Senate rival launched a statewide radio ad campaign, University of Georgia football legend Herschel Walker released a digital ad focusing on his Wrightsville hometown roots.

ATLANTA — With the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Georgia steadily declining, more and more Georgians are driving and traveling.

UGA alumnus Harold D. Melton has nearly three decades of public service.

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Thirty-four cases were reported, a 93% decrease from the peak of cases reported around Labor Day.

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ATHENS — Chief scientist of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Ismahane Elouafi is set to deliver the talk at this year’s D.W. Brooks Lecture and Awards, which will be held virtually Nov. 2.

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that Brad Bohannon has been named the director of government affairs and policy in the Office of the Governor. Lauren Curry, who previously served in this position, is now chief operating officer.

ATLANTA — To provide additional support to Georgia’s families and child care providers and ensure more children have access to quality early educational opportunities, Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Commissioner Amy M. Jacobs announced Monday that Georgia w…

ATLANTA — State legislative Democrats are holding a series of events through Tuesday to pressure Gov. Brian Kemp to include Medicaid expansion in the upcoming special legislative session.

ATHENS — When Connor Logan graduates from the University of Georgia with his degree in hospitality and food industry management, he’ll have in-depth knowledge of his chosen field and hands-on experience in food and beverage service, front desk responsibilities, revenue management, and sales …

ATLANTA — Georgia Power would be allowed to pass on to customers $2.1 billion of the costs of completing the first of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle under a stipulation agreement.

ATLANTA – Georgia’s September net tax collections totaled nearly $2.82 billion for an increase of $655 million, or 30.3 percent, compared to September of last year when net tax collections totaled $2.16 billion. Year-to-date and through the end of one quarter, net tax revenue collections tot…

ATLANTA — The devastating impact of the Delta variant helped push John Arthur Brown into action. Brown, an Atlanta photographer, had been reluctant to get vaccinated.

WASHINGTON — A new report shows COVID-19 vaccinations may have helped prevent roughly 5,100 new COVID-19 infections and 700 deaths among seniors in Georgia during the first five months of this year.

MARIETTA — Capt. Kari Giles, deputy director of operations for Georgia Air National Guard, qualified to compete in the World Games after finishing sixth in the World Triathlon Powerman Long Distance Duathlon Championships in Zofingen, Switzerland.

The latest figure, a 48% decrease from the previous week, shows an overall decline in cases reported on campus.

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