Festival Season in Full Swing

Georgia is bursting with festivals, headlined by the 57th annual Yellow Daisy Festival at Stone Mountain Park that runs through Sunday.

The Daisy Festival is considered the South’s largest outdoor arts and crafts show, drawing families and shoppers from across the region.

Other events include Butterflies & Brews tonight at Dunwoody Nature Center and Panda Fest at Atlantic Station, offering Asian street food and live music from today through Sunday.

Monster Jam in Duluth and the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Lake Lanier add to the full slate of food, music, and fun. You can find more events here.

  COVID Vaccine to Require Prescription

Georgia residents face new rules for getting the COVID-19 vaccine, with major pharmacy chains now requiring a prescription.

Meanwhile, updated guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the shot for individuals 65 and older, as well as for younger people with qualifying health conditions.

Others will need to consult a medical professional.

On Thursday, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the new guidance along with reforms at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at a U.S. Senate hearing.

Two $1M Powerball Tickets Sold in State

Some Georgians didn’t go away empty-handed from the Powerball drawing Wednesday night, with $1 million tickets sold in Atlanta and Commerce.

Other players nabbed prizes of $50,000 and $100,000.

No grand prize winner was drawn, and the jackpot for Saturday’s drawing climbed to $1.7 billion—the third-largest in Powerball history.

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➤ Bibb County: Macon-Bibb County commissioners approved an additional $5 million for upgrades at Middle Georgia Regional Airport. (More)

➤ Snellville: A student was stabbed while breaking up a fight on Wednesday at South Gwinnett High School. The student is expected to recover. (More)

➤ Buckhead: The family of a wheelchair-bound woman allegedly left locked inside a medical clinic for eight hours plans to sue the clinic. (More)

➤ Douglas County: DNA evidence links Bobby Lee Hart Jr. to four sexual assaults in Douglasville dating back to 2012, prosecutors said. He was arrested last month. (More)

➤ Fulton County: County commissioners delayed a court-ordered vote on GOP election board nominees. (More)

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➤ Recently acquired shortstop Ha-Seong Kim hit a go-ahead three-run homer for the Atlanta Braves in his second game with the team. (Watch)

➤ The Atlanta Falcons listed four players on their injury report for the season opener, including starting wide receiver Darnell Mooney. (More)

➤ Week Two of college football includes a pair of non-conference matchups for Georgia State and Georgia Southern. (Full Schedule)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NFL | MLB | Soccer | WNBA | Golf | U.S. Open

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➤ Biotech company JS Link will invest $233 million to open a facility in Columbus, creating 520 jobs and strengthening the U.S. supply chain for aerospace, mobility, and energy. (More)

➤ The Baby Pantry, a nonprofit in Atlanta that provides new families with essentials, launched a campaign to raise $50,000 to rent a new location. (More)

➤ The Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized an additional $97 million for Georgia’s Hurricane Helene recovery, funding road repairs, debris removal, and infrastructure work. (More)

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➤ Tybee Island began more detailed planning on $80 million in proposed stormwater upgrades, including the building of a water detention reservoir under a parking lot. (More)

➤ Blue Ridge and Lake Hartwell rank among the nation’s safest, most-affordable places to rent a cabin, according to a study by security company Vivint. (More)

➤ Nearly 9,000 Georgia families were approved for Promise Scholarship school vouchers this fall, including 582 in Bibb County and 144 in Houston County. (More)

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