Georgia
Atlanta’s Hunger Walk Run returns for 42nd year, raising funds to fight food insecurity across Georgia
Thousands of Atlantans laced up their sneakers Sunday for the 42nd Annual Hunger Walk Run, a community tradition aimed at raising money to combat food insecurity across the region.
Held at The Home Depot Backyard near Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the event brought together families, faith groups, nonprofits and local supporters for a 5K walk and run benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank and its partner organizations.
The annual fundraiser is the food bank’s largest event of the year and helps support hundreds of food pantries, shelters and meal programs serving people across metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
Greg Sims, the Chief Development Officer for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, said the event is as much about community as it is about raising money.
“We’re here at the 42nd Annual Hunger Walk Run, hosted by the Atlanta Community Food Bank, and this is our largest fundraising event to support hunger relief across the community,” Sims said.
Organizers say the walk highlights how neighbors across Atlanta come together to help fight hunger.
“Community is a part of our DNA,” Sims said. “We love bringing people together to support their neighbors. This is an amazing diversity of faith groups, races — everybody comes out to support this event.”
According to the food bank, every dollar raised through the event can help provide up to three meals for people facing food insecurity.
The Hunger Walk Run has been held for more than four decades, making it the longest-running walk-run for a cause in Atlanta.
Sims said the event represents the strong support the food bank receives from the community year after year.
“Having folks from the community come out to support the Food Bank in this event enables us to do our work every single day,” Sims said.
The Atlanta Community Food Bank distributes more than 110 million meals annually, serving communities throughout metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Sims says events like the Hunger Walk Run help make that work possible.
Sunday’s event included not only the 5K walk and run, but also live music, entertainment and a family-friendly festival atmosphere.
Organizers say the event continues to grow each year as more Atlantans look for ways to give back and support neighbors facing hunger.
Registration remains open for people who want to participate virtually or contribute to the cause online, according to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
Georgia baseball will resume its NCAA Athens Regional game with Long Island at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, after persistent rain—heavy at times—forced the suspension of the game.
The Bulldogs have a commanding 15-1 lead with nobody out in the bottom of the sixth.
The teams and some fans waited out a delay that started 7:14 p.m.
The game was suspended officially at 9:06 p.m. Long Island players were already grabbing their equipment in the dugout to depart for the team hotel before then.
The winner of Georgia-LIU will play No. 3 seed Liberty Saturday in the double-elimination tournament in a game scheduled for 5 p.m.
The loser will play No. 2 seed Boston College at noon.
The No. 3 national seed Bulldogs hit six homers before the game was delayed due to heavy rain.
There was a 53 percent chance of rain at 9 a.m. Saturday, according to weather.com, decreasing to 17 percent at 11 a.m., but there’s a threat of storms in the afternoon.
The Georgia Public Service Commission this week approved a plan expected to reduce utility bills for Georgia Power customers by a few dollars a month.
The commission said the change will generate about $285 million in total annual savings for Georgia Power customers, or roughly $50 per year — about $4.04 per month — for the average residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month.
The Georgia PSC voted Thursday to lower overall rates as part of the approved plan.
Georgia Power Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Tyler Cook said the decision will provide “real savings for Georgia families and businesses as the heat of summer begins and energy use increases.”
“At Georgia Power, our teams work every day to run our business efficiently and keep reliable and affordable energy flowing to our customers,” Cook said.
Cook said the outcome followed months of work between Georgia Power and PSC staff, including reviews, public hearings and input from residents and intervenors.
The approved plan is tied to a stipulated agreement reached earlier this month involving two cases filed with the PSC in February, the Fuel Cost Recovery case and the Storm Cost Recovery case. Those cases addressed recovering fuel costs used to generate electricity and expenses tied to restoring power after storms.
Georgia Power said its rates remain, on average, about 15% below the national average and that it is still on track to provide additional annual savings of about $102 per year for typical residential customers beginning in 2029.
ATLANTA – The Georgia Public Service Commission approved a stipulated agreement on Thursday to lower utility rates for Georgia Power customers starting June 1.
The regulatory body voted to pass the deal without changes, establishing how the utility can bill for fuel costs and storm damage restoration expenses.
State regulators approve rate cuts
What we know:
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted 3-2 to reject several utility cost amendments before ultimately passing the overall deal. Under the approved agreement, a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month will see monthly bills decrease by roughly $4.03 to $4.04. Total annual savings across all 2.8 million Georgia Power customers are projected to reach approximately $285 million.
The deal reduces how much money the utility can recover from its customer base for storm expenses by nearly 60%, dropping the revenue requirement from $270 million down to $109 million. The agreement also extends the amortization of storm recovery costs, largely tied to Hurricane Helene in 2024, to 67 months, caps natural gas advance purchases at 20% over a 36-month window, and cuts $13 million from the company’s original fuel recovery estimates.
Accountability questions remain unresolved
What we don’t know:
While the PSC agreed to launch a separate investigation into how fuel costs are allocated, officials have not yet confirmed how much large industrial operations will be forced to pay in future rate cases. Consumer advocacy groups argue that massive data center companies are driving up fuel costs for everyday ratepayers without paying for the infrastructure upgrades they require. Critics note that it remains unclear if a future utility asset structure will successfully shift financial burdens away from residential homes.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from official press releases issued by the Georgia Public Service Commission and Georgia Power, as well as previous FOX 5 Atlanta reporting.
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