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The Gist: Georgia public safety officials are reminding Georgia residents once again to stay safe on the roads during Memorial Day weekend and not to become a statistic during what can be a dangerous weekend on Georgia roads. The holiday travel period: When you think of Memorial Day, you may...

Voters streamed into polling stations across Coastal Georgia on Tuesday in what is poised to be one of the heaviest turnouts for a primary election in state history. Retirees in shorts and flip-flops, mothers with children in tow, and workers scurrying to vote before heading to work cast their ballots in a primary that has drawn national attention as a barometer of former President Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP and his Oval Office prospects in 2024.

Get ready, Georgia. The oven is about to be turned on again. According to the National Weather Service, low-level moisture is increasing across Georgia, which means temperatures this afternoon will feel like the mid-90s to 100s. In North Georgia temperatures will range from 89 to about 97 degrees. If you...

STONE MOUNTAIN – A company run by a veteran executive at Stone Mountain Park will take over as private manager of the park this summer. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association’s board voted unanimously Monday to select Thrive Attractions Management to run the park starting in August. Thrive, owned...

Georgia’s Primary Election is Tuesday. A record number of Georgia voters voted early this year, but if you weren’t one of them, here is a guide to help you when you go to the polls Tuesday. How a primary election works. First thing’s first, Tuesday’s election is a...

Gov. Brian Kemp captured renomination for a second term Tuesday, defeating former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the Republican primary without the need for a runoff. At 8:30 p.m., with only about 9% of the vote counted, Kemp had amassed 72.7% of the statewide vote to just 22.6% for Perdue.

Below is our live coverage of the May 24 Georgia Primary Election. Results will be posted as they come in. Please refresh for the most up to date information. Incumbents win big in State office primaries: It was a good night for incumbents in the Republican primaries. Brian Kemp won handily without a runoff in a crowded field. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is also poised to avoid a runoff, garnering 51% of the vote. Chris Carr shot down his primary challenger for attorney general with 73% of the vote. Commissioner of Insurance John King, also avoids a runoff, with 70% of the vote. The same goes for State School Superintendent Richard Woods, who defeated John Barge handily, with 72% of the vote.

A Pennsylvania-based company that maintains and operates more than 300 cemeteries nationwide will step up its upkeep of four Georgia cemeteries following a state probe. The state launched an investigation following complaints about seven Georgia cemeteries StoneMor Inc. operates. The state put four cemeteries on “conditional registration with heightened supervision” for two years, while relevant issues at the three other cemeteries were remedied.

Less than six months ago, Gov. Brian Kemp announced plans for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant east of Atlanta he touted as the largest economic development project in Georgia history. That record fell Friday as Kemp unveiled an even bigger EV facility, a Hyundai plant west of Savannah expected to...

Cobb County has announced polling precinct changes for voters in Tuesday’s election. All polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on primary election day Tuesday, May 24. The county’s Board of Elections and Registration has made several precinct changes for this election. These changes were...

Thomas Jonah has no complaints about Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux, who has represented Georgia’s 7th congressional district since she flipped it in 2020. But the Lawrenceville resident says he also admires Congresswoman Lucy McBath, who currently represents Georgia’s 6th district but jumped into the Gwinnett County-based district after Republicans redrew her territory to favor a GOP candidate.

CARTERSVILLE — A contemporary U-Haul facility is coming to Cartersville thanks to the company’s recent land acquisition of almost five acres at 1411 Joe Frank Harris Parkway SE. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Cartersville is scheduled for completion in May 2024. It will feature a multi-story building encompassing...

A State Transportation Board committee voted Wednesday to approve an agreement with a roadbuilding consortium to redesign the interchange of I-285 and I-20 east of Atlanta. The $685.5 million project is aimed at smoothing traffic flow through an interchange rated as the nation’s 25th worst bottleneck last year. The...

FAYETTEVILLE — The City of Fayetteville Water Department has issued a boil-water advisory for Habersham Place and Churchill Court until at least 2:30 p.m. on May 25. The advisory is being issued due to a break in a water line that the city is working to repair. Residents should...

Early voting ahead of next week’s Georgia primaries ended Friday with an all-time high of more than 850,000 voters either casting a ballot in person or returning an absentee ballot. Those totals represented a 168% increase over early voting ahead of the last gubernatorial primaries in 2018 and a...

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Poole signed an order this afternoon that will keep two precincts open past 7 p.m. Poll workers experienced a delay in getting the precincts open promptly at 7 a.m. The precincts involved are;. Marietta 5A (Zion Baptist Church) will be open until 7:10 p.m.

CANTON — The City of Canton and the Canton Cultural Arts Commission is seeking a Latinx artist or artist team to submit renderings for a new public art mural project to be installed on a wall in Canton’s Historic Sunnyside neighborhood. The mural will be installed on a...

Georgia’s hotel industry will receive by far the largest chunk of more than $415 million in federal pandemic relief grants announced by Gov. Brian Kemp Monday. The Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association (GHLA) will get $150 million to help offset the losses hotels across the state have sustained during the pandemic.

A federal jury found Maurice Antonio Kent guilty of RICO Conspiracy, violent crime in aid of racketeering, discharging a firearm during the commission of those violent crimes, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. “The 135 Pirus gang is a violent criminal organization whose members committed a multitude...

ALPHARETTA — A man who began his career as an Alpharetta police officer, may be returning to the city as its new City Administrator. The City of Alpharetta announced today that Chris Lagerbloom is the sole finalist for the City Administrator position. Lagerbloom currently serves as City Manager of...