Marvel Studios Shifts Production to UK, Jeopardizing Georgia’s Film Economy

The Shift in Production Strategies Marvel Studios, a powerhouse in the superhero film genre, appears to be scaling back its operations in Georgia, a state that has long served as a key hub for Hollywood productions. Recent reports indicate that...

Energy Secretary Disbands Group Behind Contrarian Climate Report

Working group member Judith Curry, a professor emerita of climate science at Georgia Tech, said the disbanding of the group is related to the legal challenge. The members will continue to collaborate, she said, and plan to revise the report and...

State leaders meet to discuss future of industry in Georgia following mill closures

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) - State leaders gathered this morning to discuss the impacts of recent mill closures across rural Georgia. Some...

South Georgia Weather Authority Forecast: September 10, 2025

More of us fall into the upper 50s to near 60 Thursday morning with comfortable humidity & delightful conditions. Afternoons heat up to near 90. Rain-free streak holds with no appreciable rainfall in sight. In the tropics, today is the...

Picture this: University of Georgia tackles food waste one pic at a time with Raccoon Eyes

Last school year, the University of Georgia dining team was alerted to the fact that students dining at the school’s Village Summit Dining Commons were not eating all their grapes. “Everyone loves the grapes, but [students] were taking too many,”...

Metabolic Health Unicorn Knownwell Is Rapidly Expanding, Announcing Latest Clinic In Atlanta

Metabolic and obesity related care will become a huge portion of healthcare spending in the coming decade. getty Primary care and metabolic health focused company Knownwell announced today that it will be opening its newest clinic in Atlanta,...

Art Pharmacy bridges the gap between the arts and health care communities

Credit: Art Pharmacy Credit: Art Pharmacy That breadth facilitated Art Pharmacy’s own expansion. It’s now available in seven separate markets in seven states — and there are plans to add three additional states this year, Appleton said....

The Dragon Group: HBCU Grads Redefine Construction and Sustainability

When Yvonne Dragon, a Hampton University alum, and Randall Dragon, a Clark Atlanta University graduate, joined forces, they weren’t just building a company—they were building a vision. Together, they launched The Dragon Group, a construction...

How Georgia became the ‘wild west’ of data centers. Is transparency on the horizon?

Wondering how many data centers there are in Georgia? A data center expert tells the Ledger-Enquirer he does not know, and the answer “would be tricky” to get. Ahmed Saeed, an assistant professor in the School of Computer Science at Georgia Tech,...

Trump administration dissolves group that authored controversial report sowing doubt in the severity of climate change

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Climate scientists are declaring victory after the Trump administration dissolved a working group of five well-known climate contrarians that authored a recent federal report questioning the severity of climate change...

Georgia dove hunting season opens Saturday, Sept. 6

Attention Georgia dove hunters! The 2025-2026 dove season is right around the corner. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), opening day will kick off the season on Saturday, Sept. 6. “Dove...

Release of South Koreans ‘delayed by US’ a week after raid at Georgia car plant

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

The Bubble Planet pop-up, now in Atlanta, brings the joy

Bubble chairs take participants through a virtual reality Bubblesphere.Courtesy of Exhibition HubDepending on your point of view, the trend of “immersive pop-up experiences” can be fun, nostalgic, educational, expensive, or tacky. If you’ve seen...

Small Georgia town home to historical architecture and a popular zoo named the prettiest place to live down South

In a state best known for peaches and film sets, one tiny town is quietly stealing the spotlight — with help from French croissants, antebellum architecture and giraffes that paint. Madison, Georgia — with a population just over 5,000 — was...

Administration actively fights climate remediation

Editor: The Trump administration’s approach to climate solutions has gone from passive disapproval to active combat. On Sept. 6, federal immigration officials attacked a Hyundai electric vehicle plant in Ellabell, Georgia, arresting 475 workers...

Kirby Smart, Georgia football have kept Bulldogs' hold on Tennessee going

The last time Tennessee beat Georgia in football was on October 1, 2016, with a last-second Hail Mary touchdown. Since the 2016 loss, Georgia has won its games against Tennessee by an average margin of 24.9 points. Coach Kirby Smart holds a 30-2...

Activists seek tighter restrictions on data centers in Georgia

Environmental and community activists are pushing for tighter state-level restrictions on data centers in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs has proposed new rules to classify data centers as "developments of regional impact."...

Skunk tests positive for rabies in northeast Georgia

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — Habersham County Animal Care and Control confirmed a positive rabies case after a skunk tested positive for the virus in Cornelia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Officials said, the skunk, which...

Georgia archery deer hunting season opens Sept. 13

Published 8:30 am Saturday, September 6, 2025 By the Georgia Department of Natural Resources The statewide archery deer hunting season begins Saturday, Sept. 13. Last year, 86,000 archery hunters harvested 40,000 deer. Statewide, hunters can use...

Take a look back at headlines over 40 years

Take a look back at the headlines from this week over the past four decades: 40 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 18, 1985 Court faces crisis with 1,000 case backlog — The State Court of Jackson County was suffering from a backlog so significant that it could...