Georgia
The latest Georgia coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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What’s it like to be 100 years old? Four Georgians share their stories
What's it like to be at least 100 years old? Some super agers from metro Atlanta are still figuring it out as they go along.
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Proud peanut-farming legacy of Jimmy Carter lives on with a new generation
Riley Davis nosed his Dodge Ram pickup truck out of a sandy field where row upon row of his hundreds of acres of peanuts grow. He wheeled onto the sleepy, two-lane state highway that wriggles south of here along the Kinchafoonee Creek, half a dozen miles across the countryside from Jimmy Carter's childhood home.
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New rules regarding election certification in Georgia to get test in court
A day before a trial is set to begin on a challenge to two new controversial rules concerning the certification of vote tallies in Georgia, Democrats on Monday said they filed a lawsuit targeting another new rule that requires the number of paper ballots to be counted by hand at polling places after the close of voting.
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A concert and 30 new homes mark Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday and long legacy of giving
A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many events marking President Jimmy Carter 's 100th birthday on Oct. 1. Considering the former president's long legacy as a philanthropist, it's no surprise that he wants any gift-giving to go to other people.
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Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.
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Dozens dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across southeastern US
Hurricane Helene caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. as it raced through, and more than 3 million customers went into the weekend without any power and for some a continued threat of floods.
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Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports
With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen's union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract.
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Democratic opponent to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green makes campaign stop in Summerville
A Democratic rancher and retired Army general is asking Georgians to send him to the U.S. House of Representatives, pointing to his military experience and work as a teacher and principal.
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Southwest plans to cut flights in Atlanta while adding them elsewhere. Its unions are unhappy
Southwest Airlines plans to eliminate about one-third of its flights to Atlanta next year to save money as it comes under pressure from a hedge fund to increase profits and boost the airline’s stock price.
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Trump shows signs of strength in Sun Belt battlegrounds, polls find
Voters across the Sun Belt say Donald Trump improved their lives when he was president — and worry that a Kamala Harris White House would not — setting the stage for an extraordinarily competitive contest in three key states, according to the latest polls from The New York Times and Siena College.
