Georgia startup’s solar tech can power spacecraft. It won a key contract.

The array is essentially like a solar panel on Earth, but instead of being a stiff fixture mounted on a roof or other structure, it is a series of flexible carbon fiber panels attached to a tube that can furl and unfurl like a party noisemaker. The panels …

Can you release balloons in Georgia? What the new law actually says

Georgia Tech Golf Stars Report: Cink Shines, Kuchar Struggles

Stewart Cink narrowly missed clinching his first senior major championship at the U.S. Senior Open, finishing just one stroke behind Padraig Harrington. Cink shot a final round of 68, sharing a competitive day with five lead changes and three ties, …

Georgia lane closures paused for holiday weekend

Tabula: “COORDINATION MEETING ON THE ISSUE OF GEORGIA TOOK PLACE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE UK”

Economic Press Monitor: Economic & Politics July 2, 2025 At the initiative of Stephen Doughty, the UK Minister of State for Europe and North America, the partner states held a coordination meeting on the policy of the Georgian Dream. “The authoritarian …

Opposition in Georgia refuses to participate in local elections

Eight opposition parties in Georgia have refused to participate in the local elections. On the evening of June 30, the 1TV channel published a statement from the parties’ representatives regarding the boycott. The parties stated that they consider the …

NKU celebrates first graduates of international cybersecurity partnership with SANGU in Tbilisi, Georgia

Northern Kentucky University and St. Andrews Georgian University (SANGU) honored the first cohort of students to graduate from an international partnership program. Forty-five students graduated with master’s degrees in cybersecurity from NKU during a …

Scott Wilson added to Ireland squad for Georgia and Portugal tour

There were originally 12 and now there are 13, a baker’s dozen of uncapped players with the addition of the 22-year-old Ulster loosehead Scott Wilson to the Ireland squad for the two-Test tour to Georgia and Portugal. The group swaps Abbotstown for Tbilisi …

Post office in Plains, Georgia, to be renamed to honor Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

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State revenue chief tapped for new Georgia Tax Court

Gov. Brian Kemp Tuesday nominated state Commissioner of Revenue Frank O'Connell chief judge of the newly created Georgia Tax Court. Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment last November creating the tax court, aimed at improving efficiency …