Perdue signs texting while driving ban into law

The city council is poised to approve an agreement to buy a Georgia Power-occupied building on Concord Road.

In the wake of major hurricanes that battered the southeast, Georgia lawmakers focused on resilience and storm recovery.

The mayor of Atlanta is urging Atlantans to stay at home if at all possible as the city was brought to its keens following two inches of snowfall. Atlanta was pounded by two inches of snow on Tuesday, and the economic engine of the Southeast is expected to remain closed today and possibly tomorrow as officials grapple with how to clear highways return the city to normalcy.