Wilson, who's deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss.

The stakes are high as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh prepares to give a speech on Friday at the annual gathering of economists and central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The stakes are high as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh prepares to give a speech on Friday at the annual gathering of economists and central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

A massive shipment of 1,800 pounds of suspected black-market marijuana from California was intercepted in Georgia on Tuesday, with authorities saying the drugs were destined for Atlanta and Orlando. The shipment originated in Sacramento, where recreational marijuana is legal, according to the Butts County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Gary Long said [...] The post Georgia sheriff seizes 1,800 pounds of suspected black-market marijuana shipped from California appeared first on YO! 107.1.

On the August 24 edition: Gubernatorial candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson are making character part of their pitches to voters, while Bishop William Barber calls for a major voter mobilization effort in Atlanta. We also cover efforts to preserve Georgia farmland, a fatal stabbing on the Atlanta Beltline, plans for a new teaching hospital in southwest Atlanta, and a new GPB documentary examining rural health care.

The U.S. Census Bureau is alleging that 400 noncitizens voted in Georgia’s 2020 elections. But Georgia’s Secretary of State is questioning those findings; Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson laid out his affordability agenda during a campaign stop in Atlanta Thursday.

On the August 20th edition: Atlanta will not host the 2028 Democratic national convention; ICE accuses lawmakers of overstaying their welcome during a detention center visit; And Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson proposes an end to sales tax on electricity.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson laid out his affordability agenda during a campaign stop in Atlanta on Thursday. 

Police at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have ended a controversial drug interdiction program that involved stopping travelers on jet bridges, taking their tickets and searching their luggage.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Tennessee punter Jackson Ross has been named to the 2026 Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List, the Augusta Sports Council announced on Fr...