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Education

Elementary Schools in Savannah-Chatham Will Begin Random Contraband Screenings

Elementary Schools in Savannah-Chatham Will Begin Random Contraband Screenings The Savannah-Chatham County Public School District has expanded its random contraband inspections to include all elementary schools, a policy shift officials say is intended to address safety concerns among younger students. According to reporting from the Savannah Morning News, the district has long required random searches in middle and high schools under its student code of conduct. This school year, the […]

November 21, 2025 6

Health

Georgia Fails Another Preterm Birth Rate Report

Georgia Fails Another Preterm Birth Rate Report Georgia received an F grade for its preterm birth rate in the March of Dimes’ 2025 Report Card, placing the state among the lowest-ranked in the country for maternal and infant health. The report, released on World Prematurity Day, shows Georgia’s preterm birth rate held at 11.8% in 2024, the same as the previous year. Preterm birth — delivery before 37 weeks of […]

November 20, 2025 10 2

Health

South and Southwest Georgia Experience Highest Infant Mortality Rates, Report Finds

South and Southwest Georgia Experience Highest Infant Mortality Rates, Report Finds Infant mortality rates vary sharply across Georgia, with the highest death rates concentrated in rural and southern regions, according to the 2025 State of the State Report from the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia (HMHBGA). HMHBGA mapping shows that Georgia’s Southwest (Albany), West Central (Columbus) and South Central (Dublin) public health districts recorded the highest infant mortality […]

November 20, 2025 6

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Community

Environmental Concerns Rise as Georgia Data Centers Multiply

Environmental Concerns Rise as Georgia Data Centers Multiply As Georgia becomes one of the nation’s fastest-growing data center hubs, communities and environmental groups warn of mounting risks to water supplies, wildlife habitat and the electric grid. In rural Twiggs County, residents are fighting a proposed data center complex they say could overwhelm limited water resources and reshape the local landscape. Nancy Lubeck told Georgia News Connection that county leaders have […]

November 18, 2025 13

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Politics

Judge Cuts Three Charges from Georgia Case Against Trump

Judge Cuts Three Charges from Georgia Case Against Trump Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has narrowed the long list of accusations against former President Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants by removing three counts from Georgia’s 2020 election interference indictment. In an order issued Friday, McAfee dismissed Counts 14, 15, and 27, which involved claims of conspiring to submit false paperwork and attempting to file fraudulent documents. Before the […]

November 17, 2025 13

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Politics

Skandalakis Takes Charge of Georgia Election Interference Case

Skandalakis Takes Charge of Georgia Election Interference Case Peter J. Skandalakis has taken control of Georgia’s election interference case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed. As the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, Skandalakis confirmed his appointment in Fulton County Superior Court, meeting a strict deadline imposed by Judge Scott McAfee. Charges were initially brought against Trump and 18 others in August 2023 for […]

November 14, 2025 17