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‘The lake is everything’: Georgia town fears dam repair will sink economy
For decades, Lake Chatuge has come alive from May to September, anchoring life in this quiet Appalachian corner of northeast Georgia. Jet Skis slice across the water, fishing boats troll shaded coves, and campers fill the shoreline.
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BioLab fire: Warehouse stored 14M pounds of chemicals, feds say
At the time of the massive Septemberfires that blanketed parts of metro Atlanta in toxic plumes, BioLab was storing more than twice the amount of reactive chemicals in its warehouse than it had previously disclosed to Rockdale County officials years before, according to a new report from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
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With Dalton student’s arrest, many lives upended
Appearing with her lawyer before the media in Atlanta on Tuesday evening, Ximena Arias-Cristobal of Dalton said she has been holed up at home since getting out of federal immigration detention — fearful of exploring her community and removed from her old life of going to the gym, running, hanging out with friends.
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Georgia Power bills have gone up. Now voters will choose who sets rates.
Electricity prices are on the ballot as early voting began Tuesday for two seats on Georgia's powerful utility regulator, the Public Service Commission.
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CARE, other Georgia humanitarian organizations lay off staff, lower wages
CARE USA, the humanitarian organization headquartered in Atlanta, says it has laid off hundreds of employees across the nation and thousands abroad in the wake of the Trump administration's massive cuts to federal foreign aid.
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Why is the CDC located in Atlanta and not D.C.? History tied to Coca-Cola and mosquitoes
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Public town halls shut down by confrontation shy members of Georgia congressional delegation
Congressman Barry Loudermilk recently walked into an International House of Pancakes in Woodstock for a meeting with constituents.
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After ICE detention, a Dalton homecoming awaits Ximena Arias-Cristobal
A man appeared with a cake Thursday morning outside a house in a quiet part of town. Then came some friends, bearing decorations and gifts.
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What’s a freight ‘air pocket’? It could soon hit Georgia.
The fallout from President Donald Trump's trade war hasn't shown up yet in the official April numbers for cargo traffic reported Tuesday by the Georgia Ports Authority.
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Advocates warn that proposed Medicaid cuts threaten Georgia’s safety net programs
Advocates are bracing for potential cuts to Georgia's safety net programs under the GOP's "big, beautiful bill" moving through Congress, though it remains to be seen what changes to programs like Medicaid will end up in the final version.
