Ellaville
Ellaville, GA · Municipal
WALB 10
Albany moves forward with underground cable upgrades to improve power reliability
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — Albany city commissioners approved a $388,800 contract to replace aging underground power lines across the city, outsourcing the labor to improve infrastructure and prevent prolonged outages. The contract allows a company based in Buford, Ga. to install new cables and protective piping to help prevent...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms flips 6 Republican-leaning precincts in Columbus
Twelve Muscogee County voting precincts Gov. Brian Kemp won in his 2022 race against Stacey Abrams swung 10.7 points toward Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms in Tuesday’s election, according to a report by the government relations and public affairs firm Ohio River South . The shift in these Republican-leaning precincts began in 2022 and continued in 2024, Karl Douglass, a partner at Ohio River South, told the Ledger-Enquirer. But he said there was a noticeable uptick in 2026. “Those 12 precincts that Kemp won that are in north Columbus and midtown, Keisha Lance Bottoms won six of them outright,” Douglass said. “And in every one of them, she gained ground against both the (Kamala) Harris share of the vote and the Abrams share of the vote in ‘24 and ‘22, respectively.” The report said the Democratic share of the vote in those precincts rose from 39.6% to 50.3%. In Muscogee County, already a solid Democratic stronghold, the number of voters who chose the Democratic nominee in the governor’s race increased by 7.1 percentage points from four years ago. How Bottoms outperformed in Republican-leaning precincts Bottoms, the first Black woman elected governor in the United States, won Muscogee County by 20,676 votes,
Cordele Dispatch
WALB 10
Seminole County and Terrell County meet Friday with playoff stakes in Week 12
DAWSON, Ga. (WALB) — As of now, Seminole County holds the final postseason spot at No. 32 and plays at Terrell County on Friday night in Dawson. Thirty-two teams make the postseason, and Terrell County is outside the field. Seminole County holds on to final spot. Seminole County has...
WALB 10
Rep. Sanford Bishop says high voter engagement ahead of Midterm Election Day is a positive sign
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) —U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., who represents Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District, said high early voter turnout is a sign voters feel invested in the 2026 Midterm Election. Bishop said “there’s a lot of excitement” and “a lot of energy.” He said people are concerned about...
WTVM
MILITARY MATTERS: People Invited To Vets Events in Chattahoochee Valley Before And After Veterans Day
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Veterans Day is less than a week away. And one in 10 people who live in Columbus are former military service members. There are at least a half dozen events happening in the Fountain City and East Alabama before, on, or after that holiday. Marching bands...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Macon-Bibb OKs $7M for Audi deal, preps convention site, calls for OLOST vote
The Macon-Bibb County Commission agreed to pitch-in $7 million for its portion of the Mid-Georgia Gateway Joint Development Authority’s deal for the Peach County megasite that lured a $4 billion Audi of America manufacturing plant. The morning after Tuesday’s commission meetings, Mayor Lester Miller was priming the Chamber of...