September 2026 News

September 30, 2026

• CCSD's Graduation Rate Hits More than 15-Year High

• Barberitos Now Open on Atlanta Highway as Eighth Athens Location

• Twelve Athens Academy Seniors Recognized by National Merit

• Poll Finds Rare Georgia ‘Ticket Splitting’ As Governor, Senate Races Diverge

• Georgia Public-School Students Beat National Average on SAT for Ninth Year in a Row

• Georgia Debuts New “I Voted” Sticker for 2026 Midterm Elections

• Savannah’s Ocean Terminal Renovations 60 Percent Complete

• Georgia Schools Get New Framework to Address Threats Early

• Georgia School of Orthodontics Appoints Co-Founder Christopher Lazzara as President

• Three in Four Small Businesses Are Meeting or Beating Plan at Midyear, Even as Recession Fears Rise

• Survey: Three in Four HR Professionals Report Challenges with Fabricated & Misleading Candidate Information

• Report: AI Could Reshape the US Workforce in 4 Very Different Ways

September 29, 2026

• UGA Institute for Disaster Management Receives $3.7M Grant

• Athens Parents Honor Newborn Son, Help NICU Families

• Gov. Kemp Suspends Gas Tax, Provides Relief to Hardworking Georgians

• Georgia’s Graduation Rate Hits Another Historic High of 88.5%

• The Future of Connected Communities Takes Partnership

• City of Peachtree Corners Awarded GMA Life & Health Insurance Fund’s Well-Being Grant

• All 12 Georgia Regional Commissions See Labor Force Gains in August

• Deloitte CFO Signals Survey: CFO Confidence Rebounds Despite Uneven Economic Outlook

• Travel And Tour World Announces Top 50 Halloween Travel Destinations in the World for 2026

• 15 Million Americans Live in a County With No General Surgeon

September 28, 2026

• Bulldogs Give Back Through Dawg Day of Service

• CCSD Teachers Receive 2026-27 AthFest Educates Grants

• Winn-Dixie Helps Provide More Than 1 Million Meals to Neighbors