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While the team is on the road, the Atlanta Braves will host a free, walk-in vaccination clinic at Truist Park this Saturday, May 1. The Braves are teaming with Northside Hospital and Cobb & Douglas Public Health to provide free Pfizer vaccinations to those who register.

You can get vaccinated at Truist Park on Saturday

by Thom ChandlerApril 27, 2021April 27, 2021

After months of delays, the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday gave states part of the critical data needed to redraw their U.S. House boundaries: an updated tally of how many people live within their borders, and the number of House districts that each state will have for the next decade.

The Census results are in. Here’s what it means for Georgia

by Ross Williams | Georgia Recorder and Laura Olson | States NewsroomApril 27, 2021April 27, 2021

Stone Mountain could see changes around the park’s controversial Confederate carving and other symbols under proposals expected to face votes next month.

Should Stone Mountain Park Remove Confederate Flags and Symbols?

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 26, 2021October 10, 2023

Doctor vaccinating patient in clinic

Georgia will resume Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccinations

by Thom ChandlerApril 24, 2021April 24, 2021

Woman Playing in the Casino

Inside Look: Why Georgia’s video gambling machine reforms failed

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 23, 2021April 23, 2021

After a stressful year of video conferences and hybrid coursework, University of North Georgia associate professor of rhetoric and composition Matthew Boedy is beginning to think about what he’ll say when he greets his students in the classroom this fall.

Will Georgia colleges require students to get coronavirus vaccines?

by Ross Williams | Georgia Recorder and Laura Olson | States NewsroomApril 23, 2021September 24, 2023

Guilty on all counts.

Georgians react to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict

by Thom ChandlerApril 20, 2021September 24, 2023

Mature doctor doing vaccination of man in clinic

A mass coronavirus vaccination site is coming to Newton County

by Thom ChandlerApril 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Healthcare cure concept with a hand in blue medical gloves holding Coronavirus, Covid 19 virus, vaccine vial

Georgia halts Johnson & Johnson vaccines due to blood clot risk

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 13, 2021April 13, 2021

(The Center Square) – A group of Black ministers and pastors have published a full-page ad against President Joe Biden and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams to combat their criticisms of the state's new election law.

Black Faith Leaders Bash Abrams and Biden Over Election Law Statements

by Nyamekye Daniel | The Center SquareApril 13, 2021October 10, 2023

White House officials highlighted sluggish highway traffic, slow bus travel and spotty rural internet service in Georgia Monday as part of pitch to boost support for President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure package.

Could Biden’s jobs plan bring traffic relief and rural broadband to Georgia?

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021

If you're like many Georgians who were on Spring Break last week, you probably didn't keep up with the news or passively glanced at headlines during dull moments. If news wasn't your thing during your spring vacation, we've got you covered. Below are some of the news items you missed while you were on break.

11 Things you missed during Spring Break

by Thom ChandlerApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Cicada Bug

Everything you need to know about the return of the cicadas

by Sean Montgomery | CAES NewsApril 10, 2021April 10, 2021

Close up of COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine vials at the lab. Syringe and phial with virus Sars-CoV-2 vaccine ready for clinical trial. One dose of vaccine in vial with syringe on glass table with copy space.

Johnson & Johnson vaccines halted in Cumming: Here’s what you need to know

by Andy Miller | GHNApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021

Over the past few decades, pollinators have been in decline worldwide, which is concerning because 70% of crops used for human food depend on pollinators. Turfgrasses – used for most residential lawns – often take some of the blame for pollinator decline as they are known to be wind-pollinated and were thought not to serve as a pollinator food source, until now.

Want to save the bees? The answer could be found in your lawn

by Maggie Narvil | CAES NewsApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021

Firefighters responded to a home in Effingham County last night where a vehicle had driven into the home.

Car crashes through Effingham home

by Thom ChandlerApril 8, 2021April 9, 2021

After weeks of pressure from protesters, major Georgia businesses including Delta Air Lines are taking a stronger stance against the sweeping voting bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp that opponents say will make it more difficult to cast a ballot, especially for minority voters.

Delta CEO’s criticism of voting bill slammed by Democrats and Republicans

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderMarch 31, 2021April 7, 2021

Gov. Brian Kemp is rolling back restrictions on public gatherings and a shelter-in-place order for elderly-care facility residents that have been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kemp lifts gathering restrictions in Georgia

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 31, 2021April 5, 2021