Polls Open for Primary Runoffs

Peach State voters head to the polls today to decide primary runoffs, including Republican nominees for governor and U.S. Senate.

Voters will also select nominees for several congressional and state legislative districts, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and a handful of other contests.

Election officials said nearly 483,000 early and absentee ballots were cast ahead of today’s election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. today.

You can find your polling place here.

  Wildland Firefighting Costs Top $35M

The state has spent more than $35 million fighting wildfires this year, exceeding half of the Georgia Forestry Commission’s annual budget.

The number of fires is up nearly 90% from previous years, with more than 92,400 acres burned and more than 120 homes destroyed.

The costs do not include long-term recovery efforts for affected communities.

In April, the Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized federal funds to reimburse the costs of fighting two major fires: the Pineland Road fire in Clinch and Echols counties and the Highway 82 fire in Brantley County.

Community Mourns School Leader

The Butts County School District community mourned the loss of Superintendent Brent Lowe, who died of natural causes over the weekend.

Lowe, 50, who is survived by his wife and three children, joined the district in 2022 and became a trusted leader known for putting students first, district leaders said.

School board chair Kelly Strickland-King said Lowe “was a big presence with a big heart” and that his efforts on behalf of the community will endure.

Lowe previously worked in school districts in Crawford and Pulaski counties and as a teacher and coach during his 25-year career.

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➤ Macon: The community last week hosted the premiere of the Gregg Allman documentary The Music of My Soul, with about 1,000 attending the sold-out show. (More)

➤ Atlanta: Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera will step down after seven years to become president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. (More)

➤ Savannah: Portman’s Music Superstore is celebrating 90 years as Georgia’s oldest continuously operated music retailer and a regional leader in music education. (More)

➤ Albany: Albany State University partnered with the Miss Georgia Scholarship Competition to provide future Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia’s Teen titleholders with full four-year tuition scholarships, stackable with HOPE and Zell Miller awards. (More)

➤ Thomasville: A local animal shelter and its supporters are providing short-term shelter for more than 50 mostly puppies being relocated from other shelters in the state. (More)

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➤ Georgia baseball fell 4-3 to Oklahoma on Monday night, dropping the team into the College World Series losers bracket. The Bulldogs will play Texas in an elimination game at 8 p.m. today. (More)

➤ Mercedes-Benz hosted the World Cup’s first big shocker when Cape Verde, the second smallest nation to ever make the tournament, tied world No. 2 Spain 0-0 in the group stage on Monday. (More)

➤ Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider landed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation after his fastball velocity dropped from 96 mph to 88 mph during his start against the New York Mets. (More)

➤ Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. is expected to attend the team’s minicamp this week, after entering a pretrial diversion program following his February arrest on domestic violence charges. (More)

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➤ The average gas price in Georgia fell 8 cents over the past week to $3.76 per gallon, AAA reported. (More)

➤ Mercedes-Benz Stadium is bringing smiles to visiting soccer fans by sticking with its typically low concession prices, including $2 hot dogs. (More)

➤ Shuman Farms in Cobbtown, one of the largest Vidalia Sweet Onion growers in the state’s 20-county production region, highlighted its long-running retail partnership that funds food banks with each bag sold. (More)

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➤ Nurses Magazine‘s Men of Honor event in Savannah celebrated male nurses nationwide, who make up about 15% of the country’s 5.3 million registered nurses. (More)

➤ A Jones County woman who only recently purchased her first motorcycle organized a ride that raised $6,500 for a close friend battling stage 3 breast cancer. (More)

➤ Savannah’s Telfair Museums and Savannah African Art Museum marked Juneteenth this weekend with cultural refreshments and displays of Lowcountry basketry and works by local black artists. (More)

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How well are you coping with the heat?

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2. Ready for a cooler stretch: 30%
3. Miserable: 10%
4. Other: 8%

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