Georgia lawmakers ready to take up mix of old and new business
The General Assembly will convene under the Gold Dome on Monday with the usual mix of old and new business on its plate. Supporters of…
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Deadline extended for Helene victims to apply for federal benefits
The filing deadline for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for victims of Hurricane Helene has been extended to Feb. 7, the Georgia Department of Labor…
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Rough Draft’s Top 10 stories of 2024
As we say goodbye to 2024, we look back at the Top 10 most-read stories on the Rough Draft website over the last year. 1.…
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State tax revenues up slightly in November
Georgia tax collections rose by 2.3% last month compared with November of last year, the state Department of Revenue reported Wednesday. The revenue agency brought…
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Kemp declares Helene relief top priority for General Assembly
Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday that he will unveil a disaster relief package for Georgia victims of Hurricane Helene next month during the first week…
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Asheville artists to showcase their work at Ponce City Market to support hurricane relief efforts
“Love Asheville from Afar” will bring works by Asheville area artists to Ponce City Market for a pop-up exhibition
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Nonprofit diaper supplier delivered moms desperately needed aid after Hurricane Helene
Helping Mamas, a Norcross-based nonprofit, delivered over 254,000 diapers, 61,000 period products, and 800 hygiene kits to residents in nine counties affected by Hurricane Helene,…
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State-run hurricane damage relief program taking applications
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has launched a low-interest emergency loan program to help farmers who suffered losses from Hurricane Helene. The application period for…
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Report: Kemp asks for $12.2 billion in federal aid after Hurricane Helene
Gov. Brian Kemp has asked Congress for nearly $12.2 billion in disaster relief aid for damage caused by Hurricane Helene. According to a report from the…
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Giving Kitchen activates emergency financial disaster relief program
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Giving Kitchen (GK), the nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance and a network of community resources to food service workers in times of…
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Food truck owner makes it his mission to help daughter’s Asheville restaurant
Tim Fitzgerald, owner of Fitzgerald Smoked Meats, is raising funds for his daughter’s restaurant, Regina’s, which is struggling to stay in business due to the…
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Hurricane Helene: Georgia Power’s largest restoration project in company history
Georgia Power responded to Hurricane Helene with a world-class team of over 20,000 personnel, restoring power to over 1.5 million customers and rebuilding sections of…
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Kemp announces another $1B tax rebate
For the second time in three years, Gov. Brian Kemp is giving Georgians a tax rebate worth more than $1 billion. Kemp said Tuesday he…
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Atlanta restaurants raising funds for hurricane-damaged pecan farms in Georgia
Pecan farmers in Georgia are assessing the damage to their crops following Hurricane Helene, with estimates suggesting that 75% of the 2024 pecan crop in…
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Quick Bites Oct. 17: Puttshack’s Dunwoody debut, classic cocktail class, and cookbook signing at Nádair
Farm Burger is offering a Burger Give Back Day to assist those impacted by Hurricane Helene, while Amalfi Cucina & Mercato is offering a “Pay…
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Sandy Springs restaurant serves BBQ to Asheville residents after storm
Glenn McDaniel and his family partnered with the Archetype Brewing team to serve 200 meals to Asheville residents recovering from Hurricane Helene, while Archetype Brewing…
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Federal judge to consider more evidence whether to extend Georgia’s voter registration deadline
A federal judge has denied a request for the court to immediately intervene and extend Georgia’s deadline to register to vote after Hurricane Helene devastated…
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Kemp, Trump appear together near Augusta to pledge support for Georgia storm victims
Former President Donald Trump and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp appeared together for the first time since 2020 to brief members of the press on Hurricane…
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Georgia facing numerous crises, but Board of Public Health hasn’t met since May
As a plume of smoke from a chemical fire hangs over metro Atlanta, amid a state of emergency after deadly Hurricane Helene, and in the…
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Biden to South Georgia: ‘We’ve got your back’
President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a supplemental spending bill to aid victims of Hurricane Helene in Georgia and other Southeastern states, while…
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Helene death toll still rising in Georgia as power outages shrink
About 270,000 customers in Georgia still were without electricity Thursday, six days after Hurricane Helene cut a destructive swath across the southeastern part of the…
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Hurricane Helene felled 56 trees that blocked roads in Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs removed 56 trees that were felled due to the storm, with the city’s emergency operations team and with help from Georgia Power Co.…
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Harris visits storm-ravaged Augusta
Kamala Harris visited Augusta, Georgia to survey the damage from Hurricane Helene and issued a statement in support of a strike of unionized dockworkers, while…
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Sinkhole forces closure of Lake Forrest Drive after Hurricane Helene
A portion of Lake Forrest Drive near Chastain Park in Atlanta is closed indefinitely after a heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused a large sinkhole…
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Chattahoochee’s Paces Mill unit closes for hurricane recovery, improvements
Paces Mill river take-out at Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area will be closed until May 2025 for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts and the New Day…
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How Atlantans can help with Helene recovery efforts
We’ve gathered information about how you can help contribute to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. We will be adding to this list as we get more…
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Dunwoody residents rally to aid Augusta residents affected by Tropical Storm Helene
Dunwoody residents are mobilizing quickly to assist with recovery efforts in Augusta and other areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene With only 18 hour’s lead…
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Biden approves major disaster declaration for Georgia
President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Biden administration’s action means funding through the…
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Kemp tours Helene damage in Augusta and pledges to push for fast federal disaster aid for Georgia
Governor Brian Kemp and other officials have pledged to provide assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Helene, with thousands of utility workers and emergency responders…
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