The COVID-19 pandemic drove folks outdoors in 2020, leading to a record-breaking year for Georgia state parks. According to the state Dept. of Natural Resources park receipt revenue was up by 13%, overall visitation up by 11%, and hunting and fishing license holders had a 7% increase. A spike in funding and more Georgians enjoying the state’s great outdoors have our parks RISING…
Watch the 2021 Georgia General Assembly
Lawmakers convened yesterday in Atlanta for the 157th legislative session in the history of the Peach State. They will be discussing everything from formulating and passing a new state budget to various priorities such as election and education reform. It...Watch the Jan. 10 Georgia Gang on YouTube!
The Jan. 10th show is jam-packed with analysis and opinions on the Jan. 5th U.S. Senate runoff that ousted the Republican incumbents and elected Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. A left-right debate also ensued between panelists over the Jan. 6th chaos when...SBDC stands strong for small business
Allan Adams, state director of the UGA Small Business Development Center, sat down with Georgia CEO this week to discuss how the SBDC is serving as a resource for small business owners statewide in a trying economic time. Whether it’s capital...Seven Georgia schools recognized as “military friendly”
Seven Georgia schools have earned special recognition as Military friendly schools — as part of a program that one state lawmaker says “is absolutely vital, not only to the military children who we gratefully serve, but also to the economic health of...Savannah cancels St. Patrick’s Parade, again
Lost amidst the furor over the elections on Tuesday, the City of Savannah has made it official and decided to cancel the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this year. The impact of Covid-19 will indeed stretch into 2021. “I hoped and prayed that our situation might...
