The Current: In-Depth Journalism for Coastal Georgia
WEBToday’s top stories from KFF Health News. KFF Health News is a nonprofit national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Keep reading. From how they sweat to how they breathe, young people process high temperatures differently than adults. Recent studies also show heat’s effects on learning, sleep and mental health.
Brunswick residents living next to a Superfund site worry about …
WEBMay 3, 2021 · In 1984, the U.S. EPA designated Terry Creek as one of the state’s four Superfund sites. The Department of Justice has ruled that Hercules is responsible for its cleanup. But almost 40 years later, the site remains closed to the public because of lingering contamination.
Thousands of Georgians enroll for coverage as exchange reopens
WEBMar 8, 2021 · More than 16,000 Georgians signed up for coverage on the state’s insurance exchange during the first two weeks of a special enrollment period ordered by President Biden. This story also appeared in Georgia Health News. That’s the third-highest total of any state, behind Florida and Texas, among the 36 states that let the federal government ...
Camden deputy under GBI investigation for violent traffic stop
WEBOct 5, 2022 · During a January stop for a minor traffic violation, a Camden County Sheriff’s deputy rammed a handcuffed woman’s head into a police cruiser, according to dashcam footage. The sheriff’s office suspended her for two days, but in early spring she was honored as a “Deputy of the Month.”. This week, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ...
Parts of Richmond Hill still flooded a week after TS Debby
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Officials don’t yet know full extent of damage. 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.
Update: Vote postponed over deal to give nonprofit control over …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · City council postponed a vote on a broad legal agreement at the Aug. 8, 2024 meeting that would have turned over maintenance and fundraising of Forsyth Park to the auspices of a new private charity. District 2 Alderman Detric Leggett raised concerns about the deal. Credit: Jeffery M. Glover/The Current.
TS Debby: Bryan County updates - The Current
WEBAug 4, 2024 · Fort McAllister State Park says the campground will be closed as of noon Monday, Aug. 5 and no reservations will be available Monday night in anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby. All campers must leave by noon Monday. Monitor the park website for updates. The park’s main number is 912-727-2339.
Georgia isn't alone in city law vs. state conflicts - The Current
WEBApr 21, 2021 · Moves are a trend toward states preempting local laws and ordinances, a movement fueled by COVID-19 and the chaos around the 2020 elections. Conflicts between state and local governments — particularly in cities run by Democrats and states controlled by Republicans — when it came to rules such as mask ordinances and regulations on when businesses could open and at what capacity.
Bolstered by new Georgia law, woman challenges around 900 …
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Just days before a new law went into effect in Georgia that allows more sweeping challenges to the state’s voter rolls, a resident of Chatham County last week submitted the names of nearly 900 people she said should be taken off the rolls.
‘Perfect storm’: In Georgia, rising opioid overdoses don’t …
WEBJul 14, 2021 · Georgia saw a big jump in opioid-related overdose deaths last year, fueled by a doubling of the number of fatalities involving fentanyl, according to data from the state Department of Public Health released last week.
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