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Since first making their appearance in Georgia in 2014, Joro spiders have steadily expanded their range in Georgia, and now — just in time for Halloween — the spooky-looking species has reached the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden on the UGA Griffin campus.

Joro spiders continue to spread in Georgia

by Ashley N Biles | CAES NewsOctober 29, 2022October 29, 2022

ATLANTA -- A man died early Thursday morning in a ticketing accident while trying to pay for parking at a Midtown Atlanta parking garage.

Man dies in accident while trying to pay for parking at Atlanta parking garage

by Thom ChandlerOctober 27, 2022September 24, 2023

The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the dismissal of lawsuits against two county governments over the removal of Confederate monuments on public property.

Georgia Supreme Court dismisses challenges to local Confederate monument removals

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Runoff from a growing number of giant solar farms polluting rivers and streams in rural South Georgia is becoming a major concern, an official with the state Environmental Protection Division (EPD) said Monday.

Are Georgia’s solar farms polluting the state’s rivers?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 24, 2022October 24, 2022

Accident of water supply, sewerage. Water flows from hatch of road sewage system. Dirty sewer flows down fountain along road. Water flows from hatch. Fountain flows down road from sewer

Savannah responds to 5,280 gallon sewage spill

by City ReportsOctober 12, 2022October 12, 2022

Do you hunt? Will you take advantage of the upcoming week-long primitive weapons deer hunting season opening Saturday, Oct. 15?

Primitive Weapons Deer Hunting season in Georgia starts Oct. 15

by Thom ChandlerOctober 6, 2022October 6, 2022

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker, a staunch opponent of abortion, is denying a media report that he paid for an abortion for a girlfriend in 2009.

Herschel Walker denies reports he paid for a girlfriend’s abortion in 2009

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 4, 2022October 4, 2022

But Georgia’s congressional delegation joined forces Friday to push for a new mission for Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Cobb County.

Georgia Republicans and Democrats agree: Dobbins needs a new mission

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 3, 2022September 24, 2023

Dengue, zika and chikungunya fever mosquito (aedes aegypti) on human skin

The weather may be cooling off, but the mosquitoes are still biting in Georgia

by Elmer Gray | CAES NewsOctober 1, 2022September 24, 2023

Opponents of a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp used the monthly meeting of the Georgia Board of Natural Resources this week to raise concerns about the project.

‘This is not the place to be doing mining:’ Critics slam Okefenokee mining project

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2022

They have been described as palm-sized, parachuting creatures with the potential to spread up the East Coast. Now dozens of webs are appearing in trees, on fences and in gardens around the Southeast, and social media and neighborhood message boards are buzzing with Joro spider sightings. Discussions of eradication methods ranging from chemical sprays to “Joro sticks” — typically a broomstick or other long stick used to destroy or relocate the Joro spiders’ large, strong webs — are rampant. Joro season is undoubtedly here.

Want to help UGA learn more about Joro spiders?

by Jordan Powers | CAES NewsSeptember 30, 2022September 24, 2023

The long-term deal, first announced last month, closes the chapter on a major portion of the tri-state “water wars” between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama going back to the 1990s.

New deal could end Georgia’s water wars

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 26, 2022September 24, 2023

A loggerhead sea turtle named Belle has returned to her natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean after five years as a resident of Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island. Equipped with a tracking device attached to her shell to monitor her journey back to the sea, Belle was released on a Tybee Island beach on Sept. 7 with a send-off from the 4-H center staff and volunteers.

Meet Belle, a Loggerhead turtle released on Tybee Island after five years

by Josie Smith | CAES NewsSeptember 24, 2022September 24, 2022

The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be Monday in the UK. The procession will begin at 10:44 a.m. in Britain.

How to watch Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 18, 2022September 18, 2022

Stacker examined how voting rights have evolved in America, how much has been accomplished, and how much remains to be done.

Democracy Day: The history of voting in the United States

by Andrew Lisa | StackerSeptember 15, 2022September 15, 2022

SAVANNAH -- The Georgia Historical Society will publicly display Abraham Baldwin’s draft copy of the United States Constitution on Friday, Sept. 16 during a free open house event in commemoration of Constitution Day.

A rare draft copy of the U.S. Constitution will be on display in Georgia tomorrow

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 15, 2022September 15, 2022

Stacker examined how the world changed during Queen Elizabeth's 70 year reign.

How the world changed during Queen Elizabeth’s reign

by Elizabeth Jackson | StackerSeptember 9, 2022September 9, 2022

Since her royal coronation on June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II has sat on the throne for more than six decades before her death Sept. 8.

After Queen Elizabeth II: Who is in the royal line of succession?

by Michael Flocker | StackerSeptember 8, 2022September 8, 2022