BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. — If you call for fire services in one of 35 counties in Georgia, specially trained prison inmates may be the first to respond. Amid a historic shortage of firefighters ...

In 1758, the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes, and another four parishes were created in 1765. On February 5, 1777, the original eight counties of the state were created: Burke, ...

A new batch of Georgia counties have been approved for FEMA Federal Disaster Assistance and Relief after Hurricane Helene. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] U.S ...

A judge in Georgia has paused a new rule from the Georgia ... which had been set to take effect October 22 – would require counties to count by hand the number of ballots cast at a polling ...

The key presidential states of Georgia and North Carolina were hit particularly hard by Hurricane Helene. NPR compared which ...

Gov. Brian Kemp issued a State of Emergency on Tuesday for 38 Georgia counties, including Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties near Savannah, due to potential impacts from Hurricane Milton.