Georgia Today

On the Friday, Dec. 15 edition of Georgia Today: Voting rights groups score a win in their challenge to Cobb County's school board district maps; Atlanta journalists rally in support of reporters killed in Gaza; and we'll tell you which Atlanta events had the highest attendance this year according to StubHub.

On the Thursday, Dec. 14 edition of Georgia Today: A federal appeals court hears arguments on the Atlanta police training center referendum; West Georgia congressman Drew Ferguson says he plans to retire; and Perry High School celebrates its first state championship.

On the Wednesday, Dec. 13 edition of Georgia Today: An analysis finds activists seeking to block an Atlanta police training facility may have met the requirements for a referendum; Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport gets a multi-million dollar security upgrade; and Jon Nelson recaps Day 2 of the Georgia high school football championships.

On the Tuesday, Dec. 12 edition of Georgia Today: A Georgia election worker testifies that she feared for her life as the defamation trial against Rudy Giuliani continues; an Atlanta rabbi delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. Senate today; a Georgia professor looks at how the “conglomerate era” of publishing changed the American novel.

On the Monday, Dec. 11 edition of Georgia Today: The trial begins to determine how much Rudy Giuliani will have to pay two Georgia election workers he falsely accused of fraud; Sen. Jon Ossoff announces federal funding to help protect Tybee Island from flooding; and Atlanta's Mercedes Benz Stadium will host the Georgia high school football championships for the first time in five years.

On the Friday Dec. 8 edition of Georgia Today: Fulton County's new jail could cost Georgia taxpayers $2 billion; bad news for fans of Atlanta's annual Peach Drop ceremony; and a journalist who writes about race finds his most important story through a discovery about his own family. 

LISTEN: On the Thursday, Dec. 7 edition of Georgia Today: The Georgia Legislature gives final approval to new court-mandated voting maps; Georgia health agencies want to make preventative medication for HIV more accessible; and we'll let you know where the U.S. Soccer Federation headquarters will be located.

On the Wednesday, Dec. 6 edition of Georgia Today: The family of a man killed by a Camden County Sheriff's deputy files a wrongful death lawsuit; residents around Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium have a chance for free rent for a year; and did the city of Columbus miss opportunities to collect a total of $45 million? 

On the Tuesday, Dec. 5 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia legislators move one step closer to approving new congressional maps; two Georgia coal-fired power plants are ranked among the deadliest in the nation; and a new podcast takes a fresh look at the murder conviction of an Atlanta imam. 

On the Monday, Dec. 4 edition of Georgia Today: Republicans push forward their new congressional maps; public hearings begin on Georgia Power's price hike, which is meant to fund the state's nuclear reactors; and a Georgia resident is shortlisted for Time Magazine's 2023 Person of the Year.

LISTEN: On the Friday, Dec. 1 edition of Georgia Today: State Lawmakers move closer to passing new court-ordered voting maps; rural health care in West Central Georgia gets a boost; and we'll talk about one of the fastest growing football programs in the country: flag football.

LISTEN: On the Thursday, Nov. 30 edition of Georgia Today: A panel of state senators has approved a map that would redraw political boundaries; the families of three missing Georgia boaters say they're suspending their search; and a city-funded mental health care initiative in Macon improves access to wellness programs.

LISTEN: On the Wednesday, Nov. 29 edition of Georgia Today: The funeral service for Rosalynn Carter takes place in her hometown of Plains; a former prosecutor accused of hindering the investigation of Ahmaud Arbery's killing faces a court setback; and the Cobb County Board of Commission prepares for the 2025 All-Star Game. 

On the Tuesday, Nov. 28 edition of Georgia Today: Rosalynn Carter is eulogized at an Atlanta church service in Atlanta with the former President Jimmy Carter in the front row; Georgia lawmakers have released a proposed redo of their Senate district maps; and Officials in Coastal Georgia's McIntosh County are denying any wrongdoing in their controversial decision to rezone Sapelo Island. 

LISTEN: On the Monday, Nov. 27 edition of Georgia Today: Three days of services honoring the late Rosalynn Carter are underway in Georgia; opening statements begin in the racketeering trial against rapper Young Thug; and a new book unpacks the mystique of NBA great Michael Jordan.

On the Friday, November 24th edition of Georgia Today: Georgia gets an "F" on the latest report on premature births; The Thanksgiving travel rush is not over yet; And a 26 year Christmas tradition in Columbus is coming to an end. 

On the Wednesday, Nov. 22 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia is getting a funding boost for Alzheimer's research; Savannah-based aircraft maker, GulfStream, sets a transatlantic flight historic first; and we talk with Georgia-born musician Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power, about her new Bob Dylan covers album. 

On the Tuesday, Nov. 21 edition of Georgia Today: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made a rare appearance in court in the election interference case; the Court of Appeals has blocked the release of the settlement details in the case of contamination in Rome's drinking water; and there's now three times as much conserved land around one of Georgia's most popular state parks.

LISTEN: On the Monday, Nov. 20 edition of Georgia Today: We remember the life and legacy of former first lady Rosalynn Carter; authorities capture the last of the four men who escaped from Macon-Bibb county jail last month; and a new film looks at the Warren Commission's investigation into the Kennedy assassination.

On the Friday, Nov. 17 edition of Georgia Today: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter enters hospice. A new report considers whether the Ocmulgee River corridor should be a national park. And the Rome Braves are now the Rome Emperors. These stories and more are coming up on this edition of Georgia Today.

LISTEN: On the Thursday, Nov. 16 edition of Georgia Today: The drought in Georgia is expanding; officials have determined the cause of the fire that destroyed the largest historic home at Stone Mountain State Park; and Atlanta is getting another shot at the Major League Baseball All-Star game.

LISTEN: On the Wednesday, Nov. 15 edition of Georgia Today: A new report considers the historic Gullah Geechee community on Sapelo Island in danger of disappearing; in just a few years, Savannah may face a worker shortage; and we'll look at the ways nursing homes in Georgia are underperforming.

LISTEN: On the Tuesday, Nov. 14 edition of Georgia Today: A fire at Stone Mountain destroyed the park's largest historic home; Georgia is launching a new literacy initiative; and baptisms at a Tattnall County public schools football practice have prompted accusations of unconstitutional religious coercion.

Police and protesters clash over Atlanta's proposed police training center known as "Cop City," Authorities make an arrest in one of Georgia's oldest unsolved murders, and a man who was jailed for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection is running for Congress.

LISTEN: On the Thursday, Nov. 9 edition of Georgia Today: With the actors' strike now over, how long will it be until Georgia productions are back up and running? A Fulton County judge rules that musicians can be held criminally liable for their lyrics; and the medical cannabis industry struggles to expand.