2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (690+ words) A group of volunteers is highlighting the City of Atlanta’s mismanaged infrastructure by covering public hazards with eye-catching art. Fix-ATL is a grassroots effort to improve dangerous conditions like missing water meter covers, manhole covers, and other small utility openings…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1031+ words) In late April, as Georgia faced its most intense drought in almost 20 years, nearly every corner of the state was in desperate need of rain. Water levels in many rivers and streams were at near record lows. Peach State farmers…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (787+ words) Water fountains at City Springs flowed freely in early May, but city officials say the City of Atlanta’s neglect of water infrastructure has caused low pressure at hospitals and businesses, making it a public safety issue. SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (330+ words) The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper says drought, polluted runoff and sewage overflows contributed to a massive fish kill along at least 20 miles of the river last week. “All of these combined factors just made for the perfect storm and caused the massive…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (170+ words) COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — In Georgia, starting today May 1st, residents of 54 Georgia counties will be placed under an Summer Open Burn Ban. The ban will go until September 30th. This is in addition to the Outdoor Burn Ban issued for 91 Georgia counties…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1085+ words) Most years, April is a busy time at Lee Nunn Farms, a 1,600-acre family farm near Madison. The corn is already in the ground and reaching skyward. The damp soil in other fields, recharged by winter rains, is being prepped…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (112+ words) The state environmental agency has declared a Level 1 drought for all of Georgia. As part of the designation, “public water systems must implement a public information campaign including, at a minimum, notice regarding drought conditions and drought-specific announcements in one…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1309+ words) No, it’s not just you — restaurants seem louder these days. And what’s more, there’s no lone factor amplifying the noise. A restaurant’s design, square footage, music, seating arrangement, and even table material and shape all contribute to how sound travels…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (150+ words) ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell notified residents that tree clearing activities will resume in preparation for construction of the Ga. 400 express lane project to begin in spring. The tree clearing will occur within the state right of way along…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (604+ words) On Dec. 10, I attended the Georgia Public Service Commission hearing on the latest Georgia Power request. Even before the hearing began, those of us preparing to speak sensed something was wrong. In the cafeteria, there was a sudden rush of…...