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Ceasarstone site

Nickel is gold to EV makers. Why a coastal Georgia city opposes a refinery.

An effort to build a refinery to process nickel for the electric vehicle sector has stalled amid concerns about health, the environment and the company's track record.

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Okefenokee mining threat remains

Bid to secure Georgia’s first World Heritage site enters the home stretch

World Heritage status is an honor reserved for the planet’s most iconic natural and cultural treasures — places like the Great Barrier Reef and Yellowstone National Park.

Downtown Athens development

Downtown Athens gateway breaks ground, opening timed for UGA football season

Work is underway across from the University of Georgia’s famous arch to build a fresh gateway to downtown Athens bars, restaurants and shops.

Crime & Public Safety
1 dead in shooting at Palmetto Elementary

Arrest made in fatal ‘domestic’ shooting outside Palmetto Elementary School

The Fulton County school relocated students to a nearby middle school. All students and staff are safe, the district says.

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Two who protested white nationalists suing for rights’ violations

Cobb officers arrested protester over ideology, not behavior, suit says

A protester says he was unfairly targeted by Cobb County police officers who arrested him nearly two years ago while breaking up an early-morning demonstration in Vinings.

Trump

NW Georgia man to serve 3 years for TikTok threat to kill Trump

Jauan Rashun Porter, 30, of Rome was sentenced Monday in federal court.

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$1 million Powerball ticket sold at Gwinnett grocery store