Storms Bring Damage and Airport Delays

A powerful cold front drove damaging thunderstorms across the state early Monday, triggering tornado warnings in multiple counties.

Strong winds downed trees in communities from Woodstock to Rockdale County, with Georgia Power reporting thousands of outages statewide. Dozens of school districts closed or shifted to remote learning.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport imposed ground stops that lasted into late morning. FlightAware reported about 300 cancellations and hundreds of delays.

A freeze warning was in effect across north and central Georgia, with overnight temperatures forecast to drop into the 20s in some areas.

  Bedbug Cases Rise Across South 

Pest control experts warned that travel-related bedbug cases are growing across southern states, including Georgia, raising concerns for the spring break travel season.

Atlanta ranks sixth nationwide for bedbug service calls, according to the latest Terminix report based on data from more than 300 branches.

Budget lodging popular with younger travelers poses the highest risk, according to experts. The insects hide along mattress seams, behind headboards, and inside furniture joints near sleeping areas.

A Georgia-based entomologist with Orkin recommends inspecting luggage after trips and running travel clothes through a dryer on high heat for 30 to 45 minutes to eliminate any hitchhiking pests.

The Flyover Turns Three

Three years ago today, we sent our first-ever edition of The Flyover to 47 people. Read our first edition here.

Just one year ago, we delivered The Flyover to 1.1 million readers. Today, 2.7 million of you received our national edition, plus another 1.7 million for our nine state editions.

The Georgia Flyover was one of the first of our nine state editions, and it now reaches nearly 160,000 readers!

It has been a busy 12 months for our team. Along with that growth, we started a podcast that’s amassed more than 1.1 million views per month, launched additional state editions in Ohio and Arizona, and welcomed 3,700 readers to the Flyover family as fellow owners.

Our audience has changed dramatically, but the core principles have stayed the same: fact-first daily news. We’ve made improvements over the years, but we still deliver the news without media bias or a political agenda. (And we have a little fun, too.)

The Flyover has emerged as a leading publication with a larger audience than many recognizable news media brands, and we owe that entirely to you, our Flyover readers.

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➤ Marshallville: Residents donated supplies to families displaced after a tornado heavily damaged nine homes during last Thursday’s severe storms. (More)

➤ Savannah: The city’s Patrick’s Day Parade steps off today along its historic downtown route, drawing visitors from across the country to one of the nation’s largest Irish heritage celebrations. (More)

➤ Bainbridge: The high school band traveled to New York City for its 19th national appearance and first-ever march in today’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Fifth Avenue. (More)

➤ Statewide: A bill expanding Georgia’s medical cannabis program passed the state House with bipartisan support. The bill would allow patients to vape the product and broaden eligible conditions for treatment. (More)

➤ Statewide: Supporters discussed the benefits of a legislative proposal that would allow the use of thermal drones and remove trapping license requirements to hunt feral hogs, which cause an estimated $150 million in annual crop damage. (More)

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➤ Georgia women’s basketball will play its first game of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, against the winner of Arizona State or Virginia. (See Bracket)

➤ The Georgia women’s indoor track and field team won the national indoor championship this past weekend, their first title since 2018. (More)

➤ A University of Georgia baseball player timed his leap at the fence perfectly, robbing Tennessee of a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning. (See Highlight)

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➤ Georgia posted 2% manufacturing job growth and added 2,600 manufacturing jobs last year, even as the nation lost nearly 300,000 in the sector over the past two years, according to Georgia State University’s Economic Forecasting Center. (More)

➤ The nation’s largest rail union endorsed the proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, which would create the country’s first coast-to-coast freight railroad. (More)

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➤ Two kayakers stopped for a visit in Columbus during their 500-mile paddle down the Chattahoochee River, a fundraiser for the Chattahoochee River Conservancy. (More)

➤ A Savannah bakery prepared 5,000 Lucky Charms Pop-Tarts, shamrock-themed donuts, and other treats ahead of today’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration, one of the busiest days of the year for the city’s shops and restaurants. (More)

➤ Nine chefs were named to the 2026 Georgia Grown Executive Chef class, a program connecting restaurant kitchens with local farmers to showcase the state’s locally sourced ingredients. (More)

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3. Office: 14%
4. Family: 14%
5. Friends: 14%
6. Other/multiple: 14%

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