Season’s First Freeze Arrives

The coldest air of the season has settled over the state, with a freeze warning in effect until 9 a.m. today for much of north and west Georgia.

Forecasters expected lows of 25 to 30 degrees across north Georgia overnight, with a hard freeze in the mountains and frost possible around metro Atlanta. Highs will stay in the 50s this weekend.

The freeze threat spreads farther south Sunday morning. Southeast Georgia is under a freeze watch late tonight into Sunday, with inland lows in the low to mid 30s and lower 40s at the coast.

In South Georgia, patchy frost is possible early Sunday, and freezing temperatures are most likely north and west of Albany. Forecasters urge residents to protect people, pets, plants, and pipes.

  Hugley Nominated as House Speaker

Georgia House Democrats nominated Rep. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus for speaker Thursday, putting her in line to become the first black speaker in state history.

If the full House confirms her in January, Hugley would succeed Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, and become the first woman elected to a full term in the post. Republican Rep. Jan Jones served as acting speaker from late 2022 into 2023.

Democrats also chose Rep. Billy Mitchell of Stone Mountain for speaker pro tem and Rep. Stacey Evans of Atlanta as majority leader. Hugley said Medicaid expansion comes first but cautioned, “I don’t want to give anybody any false notions that things are going to change overnight.”

Republicans, who kept a slim state Senate majority, have said they won’t budge on Democrats’ push to overturn the state’s six-week abortion law, though several GOP senators have expressed interest in expanding Medicaid.

Video Shows Aftermath of Student’s Fall

Newly released police body camera video shows the aftermath of a University of Georgia student’s eight-story fall from an Athens apartment window in September.

Kristin Sargent, a 21-year-old finance and marketing senior, lost her balance while dancing on furniture during a gathering at the off-campus Rambler Apartments. She fell an estimated 65 to 70 feet.

Officers found her conscious and talking. Police believe poolside patio furniture, where investigators found a broken armrest, cushioned her fall.

“No one did anything bad to me,” Sargent told responders, confirming the fall was accidental. Her father has said he is hopeful she will make a full recovery.

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➤ Atlanta: U.S. airspace reopened Friday night after a nearly five-hour nationwide FAA ground stop tied to communications problems at air traffic control centers. Hartsfield-Jackson logged 591 cancellations and 543 delays, and officials warned of a slow recovery through Saturday morning. (More)

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➤ Rockdale County: The school district proposed closing four elementary schools and Memorial Middle School, citing 2,000 fewer students than before the pandemic and about 5,000 empty seats. The school board must still approve the plan. (More)

➤ Savannah: City Council approved a $262,000 ShotSpotter contract covering all six aldermanic districts after police said about 74% of shots fired never prompt a 911 call. Alderman Nick Palumbo called for public disclosure of data the system collects. (More)

➤ Also Savannah: Cody Tlacuatl drew mixed reactions by openly carrying an AR-15-style rifle through downtown, saying he was exercising his Second Amendment rights. He said most people he encountered reacted positively. (See Video)

➤ Cobb County: Officials are taking public comment through Dec. 4 on a proposed $24.4 million pedestrian bridge over Cobb Parkway at Tim Lee Way near The Battery Atlanta. About 250,000 pedestrians cross the seven-lane road along that stretch each year. (More)

➤ Atlanta: MARTA’s new tap-to-pay faregates went live at all 38 rail stations Friday after the agency replaced 450 gates. CEO Jonathan Hunt said MARTA lost at least $19 million in fares during the changeover and will now crack down on fare evasion. (More)

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➤ Georgia’s FBS teams are all in action today. No. 1 Georgia (8-1) hosts No. 22 Missouri at 3:30 p.m., and Georgia Tech (2-7) visits Clemson at 12:30 p.m. Georgia Southern visits Georgia State at 3:30 p.m. for the Georgia Grown Bowl rivalry, and Kennesaw State plays at Sam Houston at 2 p.m. (More)

➤ Kennesaw State is launching Georgia’s first integrated Para sports program, starting with Para track and field and wheelchair tennis in fall 2027, then men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball in fall 2028. (More)

➤ Bryian Duncan of Cairo High won WCTV’s Play of the Week for a leaping catch in a senior-night win over rival Bainbridge. The West Virginia commit credited his connection with quarterback Bryce Puckett. (See Video)

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➤ Brunswick stew still has two claimed birthplaces. Brunswick, Georgia, points to an iron pot it says first held the stew in 1898, and a 2025 state law named it Georgia’s official stew, while Virginia’s Brunswick County traces the dish to an 1828 hunting camp. (Read Story)

➤ Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms and U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff got their first bobbleheads, unveiled Friday by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee. Each figure is numbered to 2,026, sells for $30, and is expected to ship in April. (More)

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Yesterday’s Results:

Will you avoid anything unlucky this Friday the 13th?

1. Not superstitious: 72%
2. Maybe, just in case: 21%
3. Yes, knocking on wood: 7%

Georgia’s coldest temperature on record was set in January 1940. How cold did it get?

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