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Why Did Fulton County Lay Off 17 Health Workers? Officials Won’t Say

1 week ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Rebecca Grapevine

This entry is part [not set] of 19 in the series Health Care In CrisisThe Fulton County Board of Health this week laid off 17 workers, including those focused on HIV and sexual health services, apparently without the approval of the state Department of Public Health. The unexpected layoffs prompted the state to place “two executive leaders” of the county agency on unpaid administrative leave.
How To Protect Your Family

2 weeks ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Rebecca Grapevine

A fourth measles case has surfaced in Georgia in an unvaccinated person, the state Department of Public Health said Monday. The person contracted the disease while traveling internationally. The state health department did not disclose the identity or age of the person, who lives in metro Atlanta. State officials are working to identify anyone who may have been exposed to measles through contact with this person between May 10 and May 18.
Mother's Day Crash On I-75 At Georgia-Tennessee Line: What We Know

3 weeks ago | thegeorgiasun.com | B.T. Clark

A devastating multi-vehicle pileup on Mother's Day evening created chaos on I-75 right at the Georgia-Tennessee Line, forcing emergency responders to perform
House Passes Marjorie Taylor Greene's Gulf Of America Bill

4 weeks ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Shauneen Miranda

The U.S. House approved a measure Thursday that would codify part of President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.”The bill — which was passed on a nearly party-line vote, 211-206 — calls on the head of each federal agency to “update each document and map of the Federal agency in accordance” with the new name within six months of enactment. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska was the only Republican to vote against the measure.
Georgia Is The 11th Kinkiest State

1 month ago | thegeorgiasun.com | B.T. Clark

Georgia residents might be keeping their kink on the down-low, but the numbers tell a different story. The Peach State rode high into 11th place in a new
This Ant Species Is In Georgia And Its Bite Can Cause Anaphylactic Shock

1 month 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 Georgia Coal Plants Can Pump More Mercury Into The Air: Here's Why

1 month ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Stanley Dunlap

Clean energy advocates say that a new exemption granted by the Trump administration for dozens of power plants – including two in Georgia – is the latest example of federal policy favoring the coal industry despite pollution concerns. Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency approved a two-year exemption allowing Georgia Power’s Plant Bowen and Plant Scherer to bypass federal emission regulations for mercury and other air pollutants.
Terminally Ill Patients In Georgia Now Have 'Right To Try' Experimental Medications

1 month ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Ellen Eldridge

Elijah Stacy is going to die. Soon. The 23-year-old suffers from a rare genetic muscle wasting disease known as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which has a global prevalence of 1 in 3,500 to 5,000 male births. The average life expectancy for someone with DMD is about 30 years, according to a 2021 study published in Neurology. Stacy was diagnosed at age 6, after his parents noticed him walking on his toes. Now, he uses a powered wheelchair.
Federal Ruling On Student Visas Revoked In Georgia Expected Soon

1 month ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Ty Tagami |Capitol Beat

A federal judge in Atlanta is weighing whether to order the government to restore the immigration status of 133 current or former college students, 26 of them in Georgia, who recently received word that it had been revoked. Judge Victoria M.
Sapelo Islanders' Last Stand Against Mansion Development

1 month ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Ty Tagami |Capitol Beat

The Georgia Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in cases that could decide in the near term whether large oceanfront houses can be built on a sleepy island while in the long term reverberating far from the coast. The dispute is over the preservation of the Gullah-Geechee way of life lived in small bungalows on Sapelo Island, where officials in McIntosh County have voted to allow the construction of larger houses.