Early voting is now open to fill two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC).

The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) is warning of a new text message-based scam that is attempting to steal money and driver’s license information.

More students have been skipping school since the COVID-19 pandemic, and Georgia lawmakers are looking into the problem.

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For the second month in a row, the Hart County Water and Sewer Authority Board is considering an array of potential long term water sources amid price increases from its current suppliers, including a hike from the City of Hartwell. 

Legislation doubling the acreage Georgia farmers can set aside for conservation in exchange for a property tax break easily cleared the state Senate Wednesday.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture lifted a suspension of poultry activities like swaps and sales at flea markets and similar places on Monday. The activities had been suspended after bird flu was found on two farms in Elbert County.

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns introduced school-safety legislation Monday stemming from last year’s school shooting in Barrow County that killed two teachers and two students.

Homeschool students would have guaranteed access to college admission testing at their local public school under legislation backed by Republican state senators.

A deer shot by a hunter in South Georgia has tested positive for Chronic-Wasting Disease (CWD), the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported Thursday.