ajc.com — 7+ hour, 43+ min ago
Will a plan to mine near the Okefenokee hurt its World Heritage bid?
ajc.com > news...Last week, the federal National Park Service (NPS) announced it is preparing to nominate the Okefenokee for listing as a World Heritage Site.... ...A spot on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNSECO) World Heritage List is a prestigious honor, one reserved... ...Fish and Wildlife Service.... ...Kim Bednarek, who is helping to craft the bid as the executive director of the Okefenokee Swamp Park -- the refuge's nonprofit partner -- said a...
ajc.com — 8+ hour, 54+ min ago
Solar leases aim to make rooftop panels more accessible to Georgians
ajc.com > news > business...Organizers say the Georgia BRIGHT program, which launched as a pilot this week with support from the cities of Atlanta and Savannah, is the first... ...The sprawling 2022 healthcare and climate bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included billions of dollars in tax credits, rebates and... ...Bryan Jacob, the solar program director for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, which is not involved in the leasing program, said he expects... ...rooftop solar, and to position his organization to receive some of the $27 billion from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that was created by the...
ajc.com — 11+ hour, 21+ min ago
Jimmy Carter, turning 99 in hospice, savors faith, family, tributes
ajc.com > news > georgia-news...In his 2018 best-seller, “Faith: A Journey For All,” Jimmy Carter, in one of his most meaningful passages, reminded himself that God was not his... ...“personal valet.”... ...Tammie Quest, director of the Emory Palliative Care Center. ”But when we refer patients earlier to hospice care, it's not uncommon to see a patient... ...John Adams, 1735–1826 (age 90 years, 8 months, 4 days) 6. Herbert Hoover, 1874–1964 (age 90 years, 2 months, 10 days) 7....
ajc.com — 12+ hour, 21+ min ago
City Council committee okays airport art exhibit honoring Sam Massell
ajc.com > news...CAn Atlanta City Council committee voted Wednesday to plan for an exhibit at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport honoring Sam Massell, a former... ...Massell continued to have a visible public presence in Atlanta well beyond his time as mayor, leading the Buckhead Coalition business group from... ...Hartsfield to Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, which later added former Mayor Maynard Jacksonâs name in 2003.â Hartsfield-Jackson General... ...But Bond and council members Marci Collier Overstreet and Antonio Lewis said they wanted to move the measure forward....
ajc.com — 11+ hour, 36+ min ago
Sapelo Island’s Gullah-Geechee residents push for zoning referendum
ajc.com > politics...change approved by the McIntosh County Commission earlier this month.... ...Sapelo Island residents want more than a say in a recent controversial zoning ordinance decision that opens their oceanside community to bigger and... ...Adam Van Brimmer is a journalist who covers politics and Coastal Georgia news for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.... ...Nathan Posner for the AJC Credit:...
ajc.com — 18+ hour, 15+ min ago
Georgia SAT scores down slightly, but fell less than national average
ajc.com > education...The results were released by the Georgia Department of Education this week.... ...The Georgia DOE noted that half of the seniors who graduated last school year took the SAT, which is about the same proportion as the prior year’... ...Those three schools are Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia and Georgia College & State University.... ...The Cobb school board chairman, Brad Wheeler, attributed it to classroom basics....
ajc.com — 1+ day ago
Fulton DA prosecuting Trump, Young Thug says her family has been threatened
ajc.com > news > crime...Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, whose office is prosecuting cases involving former President Donald Trump, rapper Young Thug and other... ...Shortly after Trump and 18 codefendants were indicted, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office announced it was investigating online threats made towards... ...The weekend-long event featured performances from artists Don Toliver, Moneybagg Yo, Juvenile and Mannie Fresh.... ...Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was also in attendance during the conversation with Willis....
ajc.com — 1+ day ago
DAFC grants 3 big tax breaks, including $32M abatement for data center
ajc.com > news...Development Authority of Fulton County Credit: Development Authority of Fulton County A Fulton County agency approved tax breaks for three projects... ...The Development Authority of Fulton County (DAFC) granted the three abatements during its Tuesday meeting totaling more than $40 million in tax savings... ...Development Authority of Fulton County State Sen. Brandon Beach, the board’s vice chair, called the proposal “a no-brainer.”... ...” said Mark Martyak, executive vice president of PowerSecure and partner on the project....
ajc.com — 16+ hour, 38+ min ago
COVID-19 numbers are dropping again. Will it last?
ajc.com > news > health-news...Felipe Lobelo, an epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, said the drop in illnesses is encouraging but he doesn’t expect the trend to last... ...for Disease Control and Prevention.... ...Jayne Morgan, executive director of health and community education for Piedmont Healthcare in an e-mail.... ...Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra reminded the companies of the law requiring them to help policyholders get vaccines without...
ajc.com — 18+ hour, 15+ min ago
Dead leaves on vine not a disease
ajc.com > life > home-garden...Listen to his occasional garden comments on Green and Growing with Ashley Frascaâ Saturday mornings on 95.5 WSB.... ...James Sease, email A: Your pecan has scab disease. Our heat and high humidity make conditions perfect for this fungal disease to develop....