Georgia
Georgia Power, Delta Air Lines, state officials plan for Helene’s impact
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Officials with Georgia Power, airlines, and state officials are planning for Helene’s impact on Georgia as meteorologists predict a severe weather event.
“This is going to be a fast-moving wind event with rain,” said Chris Stallings, director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency.
Government officials are making sure they’re ready to move Georgians to safety.
“Currently, you’ll see troopers out engaged in clearing major interstates and major roadways for abandoned vehicles to ensure that those evacuating areas can do so safely,” said Stallings.
With Gov. Brian Kemp declaring a state of emergency, 500 National Guardsmen and women are ready to deploy where they’re needed. Georgia Power linemen are also ready to spread across the state’s 159 counties.
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“We’ll use drone technology and damage assessment crews to go look at the lines and see where the problems are, and get linemen out into the field to fix the lines,” said Matthew Kent with Georgia Power.
Georgia Power employees will be operating their storm center 24 hours a day, even sleeping at headquarters, to keep an eye on where power outages are happening.
“We’ve been developing our smart grid and our self-healing grid over the years,” said Kent. “And one of the advantages of that is if we do see a downed powerline or a sector that is out, we may be able to reroute power to homes that are not directly impacted by that downed power line, and get them back as soon as possible.”
Airlines are also keeping an eye on Helene.
“Delta teams in our Operations and Customer Center in Atlanta continue to monitor the projected path of Tropical Storm Helene and will make adjustments to flight schedules as needed. The safety of our customers and people is our top priority,” said a spokesperson from Delta Air Lines.
“We are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Helene. We encourage our customers who are traveling to, from or through areas that could be affected by Tropical Storm Helene to take advantage of our waiver policies,” said a spokesperson with United Airlines.
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GEORGIA, Ga. (WALB) — A new bill introduced to the Georgia Senate could create a constitutional amendment to restrict voting to legal U.S. citizens.
The bill, Senate Resolution 4EX says, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people.”
If passed, Georgians will vote on the constitutional amendment in the November election.
Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger said “I have been calling on the legislature for years to pass this amendment to the state constitution. I am glad to see the legislature finally act to ensure only American citizens are voting in our elections.”
According to Raffensperger, Georgia was the first state in the nation to conduct citizen verification of voter rolls. Since 2022, Raffensperger’s office conducted two citizenship audits of Georgia’s voter rolls.
SR 4EX Text
“Casting a vote is one of the most important elements of American citizenship. Any illegal vote dilutes the value of a citizen’s lawfully cast ballot. U.S. Citizens should decide Georgia elections. Period. I urge the legislature to pass this important legislation.”
The state uses information from the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) to identify people who are non-citizens. This data is based on documents provided to DDS, through its REAL ID drivers licenses or state identification cards.
That information is also ran through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify an individual’s citizenship status.
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The Oklahoma Sooners left no doubt in their 11-4 win over the Georgia Bulldogs to advance to the College World Series finals. It is OU’s second trip to the finals since 2022 but this one feels far more improbable.
A bubble team toward the end of the regular season and down 8-2 in an elimination game against Georgia Tech, Oklahoma has defied the odds and powered its way to the finals in Omaha. On Wednesday night, the Sooners hit five home runs against a Bulldogs team that led the nation in home runs per game this season.
Jason Walk got the home run party started, and Dasan Harris hit a pair of two-run bombs to help Oklahoma separate from one of the best teams in college baseball.
From the mound, freshman Nick Wesloski put together a strong performance for the Sooners, allowing just one earned run in 5.2 innings pitched. L.J. Mercurius worked 3.1 and allowed just one earned run against the vaunted Georgia offense.
Everything is clicking for Oklahoma heading into the finals, which begins on Saturday. They’ll face a good North Carolina Tar Heels for all the marbles. But before we get to the championship series, here’s a look at how social media reacted to the Sooners win over Georgia.
Playing for a Natty
Incredible Job by Skip Johnson
Definition of Team
Just Unreal
Got Hot at the Right Time
The Moment from the Dugout
Freshmen Phenoms
Nothing Easy, Everything Earned
Team of Destiny?
Exceeding All Expectations
Dasan Harris is that Dude
Incredible Story
Sooner Magic is alive and well
Playing for a trophy
Time to lay it all on the line
Just doing ridiculous things
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