Chase McGee

1 week ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Chase McGee

From a distance, it might look like any other ant. But the Asian needle ant is unique, and you won’t see them marching in a line up a tree. According to University of Georgia Orkin Entomologist Dr. Dan Suiter, these ants travel alone, and they have a venomous bite that can result in a simple sting or, in some people, more serious problems.

2 weeks ago | gpb.org | Chase McGee

The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S.In an Oakland, Calif., federal court, a lawyer for the government announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was manually restoring the student status for students whose records were terminated in recent weeks.

1 month ago | gpb.org | Chase McGee

Georgians rushing to meet the usual April 15 deadline to file taxes have a little breathing room. After Hurricane Helene made landfall in late September of last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued disaster declarations for several Southern states, including Georgia. After that declaration, the IRS extended the date to file and pay 2024's federal taxes to May 1, 2025, and Georgia's Department of Revenue followed suit.

1 month ago | gpb.org | Chase McGee

Every Dec. 26, Emma Claire Hansen starts to think about the Masters. She's a fourth-generation family employee at Merry's Home Furnishings on Broad Street, and their first quarter is always packed with locals looking to refurbish their rentals ahead of the tournament. "If I had to guess, I would say we probably do anywhere from 35% to 40% of our annual business in that first quarter because of the Masters Tournament. But," she added, "that's also just the first quarter.

1 month ago | gpb.org | Chase McGee

In Augusta's Sand Hills neighborhood, a 25-foot-long, 1,200-pound golf tee sculpture is the latest piece of Masters history. Along the tee, you'll find faces of legendary Black caddies like Willie Peterson Jr., Edwin B. McCoy Jr., and Willie "Pappy" Stokes, the "Godfather of Caddies."There to remember their counterparts were a handful of living caddies - people such as Otis "Buck" Moore, who drove a truck for work each week, looking forward to the weekend when he could caddy.