Southeast Georgia Civic Pulse

Families in Southeast Georgia already endure 10-24 month waits for autism evaluations, and those delays could stretch further after CareSource slashed...

Law Enforcement Actions

• 🔥 Officer and Grandmother Arrested: Waycross Police detective Marc Horne and Kisha Music were arrested by GBI on simple...

• Work Session at 3:30 PM, Public Hearing at 4:30 PM, and Regular Meeting at 5:00 PM on Monday, July 13, 2026
• All meetings held in Commission...

A fuller picture emerges when combining reports on the May 28 incident outside Southeast Georgia Pediatrics:

• Marc Horne, 30, resigned from Waycross...

One year after the July 10, 2025 lightning strike that killed Randall Martin and Joey Nelson while fishing near Lejeune Road, their families remain...

Georgia's gas tax suspension, which ran from March 20 to June 3, produced a $215 million drop in net tax collections for June versus 2025. Overall...

Families in Ware County can get school-ready with no-appointment clinics at the Health Department.

• Dates and times: July 23 (2–6 p.m.) and August 6...

A lightning strike Monday night destroyed Deenwood Baptist Church's sanctuary in Waycross, leaving a total loss from fire and water damage.

• Pastor...

Pierce County deputies referred an impersonation case to the Aggressive Crime Enforcement (ACE) Unit, which served a felony warrant leading to the...

• The Planning Commission serves as an advisory body making recommendations on land use applications to the Board of County Commissioners.
• Qualified...

The Okefenokee Swamp, a 400,000-acre roadless wilderness in southern Georgia, stands at a crossroads with its future uncertain without stronger...

• Georgia DNR approved buying ~2,900 acres from The Conservation Fund for over $8 million.
• First phase creates Alachua Trail WMA along the swamp's...

Georgia's Medicaid provider revalidation failures have already suspended nearly 8,000 providers, with rate cuts by CareSource and Peach State Health...

House Bill 1164, effective yesterday, requires the State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee meeting at least six times a year to review...

Public Safety Programs

• 🔥 Safe at Home Program: Georgia launched the Safe at Home Program allowing survivors of domestic violence, trafficking,...

Georgia's new Safe at Home program gives survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and stalking a substitute address for public records to...

Senate Bill 220 takes effect July 1, removing the "severe or end stage" requirement for qualifying conditions.

• Patients with earlier-stage diseases...

Georgia drivers can add an emergency contact to their license record in two minutes at no cost, giving police and medical teams instant access if a...

Over 120 new Georgia laws took effect July 1, including expanded medical marijuana access and up to 120 hours of paid maternity leave for eligible state employees. These changes directly benefit residents across the region.

Above-normal rainfall has dropped Georgia's drought coverage from 100% to 43.7%, with some areas now fully removed, though parts still need up to seven more inches and summer heat poses risks.