Caleb Groves

1 month ago | ajc.com | David Wickert |Caleb Groves

Eight months after Hurricane Helene devastated large swathes of Georgia and the Southeast, farmers and timber producers are still waiting on federal aid. But on Thursday Gov. Brian Kemp signed statelegislation designed to help them and other Georgians ravaged by the storm. One bill would authorize tax breaks and other steps to aid agricultural and timber producers. Another would boost consumer protections for homeowners seeking repairs in the wake of disasters.

1 month ago | dailyitem.com | Greg Bluestein |Caleb Groves

ATLANTA — When protests erupted at U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s town hall in Cobb County, Georgia, authorities were ready. At least 30 police officers patrolled the community center on the edge of downtown Acworth. Attendees were screened before they could enter. Horseback patrols kept watch on hundreds of protesters outside. The event felt more like a fortified campaign stop than a typical back-and-forth with constituents. kAms:D@C56C=J #6AF3=:42? E@H?

1 month ago | ajc.com | Greg Bluestein |Caleb Groves

When protests erupted at U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s town hall in Cobb County, authorities were ready. At least 30 police officers patrolled the community center on the edge of downtown Acworth. Attendees were screened before they could enter. Horseback patrols kept watch on hundreds of protesters outside.The event felt more like a fortified campaign stop than a typical back-and-forth with constituents.

2 months ago | thederrick.com | Caleb Groves |Katherine Landergan

ATLANTA — Georgia legislators are pushing for a multimillion-dollar overhaul of the state’s antiquated 911 systems that have struggled to handle the volume of emergency calls from people in crisis. “This is to address, quite frankly, the struggles that many communities are having with the outdated, and in some cases, dilapidated and just dysfunctional 911 system,” state Rep. Will Wade, R-Dawsonville, sponsor of House Bill 423, said at a committee meeting in February.

2 months ago | ajc.com | Caleb Groves |Katherine Landergan

Georgia legislators are pushing for a multimillion-dollar overhaul of the state’s antiquated 911 systems that havestruggled to handle the volume of emergency calls from people in crisis. “This is to address, quite frankly, the struggles that many communities are having with the outdated, and in some cases, dilapidated and just dysfunctional 911 system,” stateRep. Will Wade, R-Dawsonville, sponsor ofHouse Bill 423, said at a committee meeting in February.