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Biden approves emergency declaration for 11 Georgia counties

October 1, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for 11 Georgia counties: Appling, Brooks, Coffee, Columbia, Jefferson, Liberty, Lowndes, Pierce, Richmond, Tattnall and Toombs.

Feds: Conditions in Georgia prisons violate the Constitution

October 1, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia concluded that the Georgia Department of Corrections is violating incarcerated persons’ constitutional rights by failing to protect them from widespread physical violence and harm.

Biden approves major disaster declaration for Georgia

October 1, 2024 Capitol Beat

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Rockdale County lifts shelter-in-place request

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The Rockdale County Emergency Management Agency has lifted the shelter-in-place recommendation and the evacuation zone for Rockdale County followinga fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers.

GEMA issues local area emergency following a Conyers fire

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency has issued a local area emergency in metro Atlanta following a Conyers fire.

Smyrna, Georgia, expected to unveil Fanny Williams memorial

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Officials here are expected to soon unveil a monument commemorating Fanny Williams, a community activist whose legacy was reexamined after the city tore down a historic structure that bore her name.

Helene death toll in Georgia rises sharply

September 30, 2024 Capitol Beat

ATLANTA – The death toll from Hurricane Helene in Georgia shot up significantly during the weekend. At least 25 Georgians died in the storm, Gov. Brian Kemp reported Monday at a briefing in Augusta, one of the areas hit hardest by the hurricane, which struck early Friday morning. “This storm literally spared no one,” Kemp said after touring damage in the Augusta area. “It looked like a 250-mile-wide tornado had hit.” After making landfall in

AccuWeather increases preliminary estimate of total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Helene to between $145 billion to $160 billion

September 30, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

AccuWeather has increased its estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Helene to $145 billion to $160 billion.

AAA: Georgia gas prices on the rise

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The Georgia gas price average rose this week but remains under $3 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.

Rockdale County asks residents to shelter in place following chemical fire

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The Rockdale County Emergency Management Agency, based on information received from the Environmental Protection Division and the Environmental Protection Agency, strongly advises all Rockdale County residents to continue to shelter in place.