Ellen Eldridge News Today

On the Thursday May 2 edition of Georgia Today: Senator Jon Ossoff is championing a bi-partisan bill to create the state's first national park; The city of Savannah says its population of unsheltered people is dropping. And cicadas are taking over parts of Georgia. 

On the Tuesday April 30th edition of Georgia Today: A lawsuit aims to stop the vote on creating the city of Mulberry in Gwinnett County; A Georgia Bulldogs pitcher is suspected of cheating; And we'll hear part of my conversation with Atlanta comedian Heather McMahan.

LISTEN: On the Monday, April 22 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia is getting a big financial boost from the White House to help with solar panel adoption; Gov. Brian Kemp signs a law relaxing some requirements for the construction of rural county hospitals; today is the deadline to register to vote in May's upcoming primary election. 

On the Wednesday, April 10 edition of Georgia Today: Money from a sprawling opioid lawsuit settlement is now available to eligible Georgians; a man who has spent 22 years in prison will now get a new trial; and could Atlanta finally be ready for a new professional hockey team?

On the Monday, April 8 edition of Georgia Today: Two advocacy groups file a complaint against Emory University for creating what they say is a hostile environment for Muslim students; researchers recruit older patients for a new Alzheimer's study; and its the 50th anniversary of the night Braves outfielder Hammerin' Hank Aaron became a baseball legend. 

On the Wednesday April 3rd edition of Georgia Today: Cleanup efforts are underway after a tornado touched down in Conyers last night; Another mile of the Chattahoochee River is becoming protected green space; And food-reviewing TikTokker Keith Lee says he plans to give Atlanta another try.

Money for programs approved by the Region 1 Advisory Council affect communities north of the metro Atlanta area.

On the Monday, March 11 edition of Georgia Today: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump visit Georgia to make their final pitches to voters ahead of tomorrow's presidential primary; a group of Atlanta-area Girl Scouts is being recognized for their work in public health education; and a new book looks at the power, passion and politics of basketball legend LeBron James. 

The David J. Sencer CDC Museum Public Health Academy partnered with Girl Scout Troop 14567 to produce a public health fun patch.

On the Wednesday, Feb. 28 edition of Georgia Today: The mayor of Athens calls for immigration reform following last week's murder on the UGA campus; relatives of incarcerated Georgians urge lawmakers to improve conditions at the state's deadly prison system; and could Georgia become the Silicon Valley of agriculture? We'll talk to a lawmaker trying to make it happen.