Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1954, Hank Aaron recorded his first major-league hit, launching the Hall of Fame career of a player who would become synonymous with Atlanta.

Mother’s Day is almost here, and our 2026 Mother’s Day Gift Guide is full of ideas to make shopping easier. Whether you’re looking for something meaningful, useful, or a little indulgent, you’ll find picks for every kind of mom, plus a few worth grabbing for yourself. Skip the last-minute scramble and browse the guide now.

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Vance Visits; Kirk Skips Amid Threats

Vice President JD Vance spoke at a Turning Point USA College Tour stop Tuesday night in Athens, an event shaken by Erika Kirk’s cancellation after receiving “very serious threats.”

Kirk is TPUSA’s current CEO and the widow of Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated at a Utah college event in September. The Athens stop was the second leg of the group’s national tour aimed at engaging young voters on college campuses.

Vance praised the work of Erika Kirk since her husband’s death. He also discussed home affordability, immigration, the conflict with Iran, and the U.S. response to Israel’s war in Gaza.

Tickets were free through Turning Point USA’s website. The UGA Young Democrats chapter planned to hold a protest outside the arena.

Trucking Giant Picks Spalding County

Prime Inc., one of North America’s largest trucking and logistics companies, will build its new Southeastern regional headquarters in Spalding County.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced the project on Tuesday, with state and local officials noting the $160 million-plus investment marks one of the region’s biggest economic wins in years.

The campus will be built at the High Falls 16 Business Center near Griffin, creating more than 120 full-time jobs and hiring over 50 professional drivers.

The facility is designed as a full-service driver hub, with development and training programs, equipment maintenance operations, and comfort amenities built to support Prime’s driver-first culture.

Summer Heat Arrives Early

Georgia is sweating through an early-season heat wave this week, with temperatures running 8 to 15 degrees above normal from the mountains to the coast.

Daily high records could fall today through Friday. Low humidity is keeping mornings comfortable, but Red Flag fire warnings remain in effect across much of the state.

The heat lands on already-parched ground, with almost all of the state in some level of drought and farmers struggling through planting season.

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➤ Statewide: A bill that would limit HOA foreclosures over fee disputes awaits Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature after passing both chambers with broad bipartisan support. (More)

➤ North Georgia: Gilmer, Pickens, and Fannin counties launched Georgia’s first regional program to allow ambulance crews to administer emergency blood transfusions in the field. (More)

➤ Valdosta: The city seeks input from residents on developing a policy on short-term rentals such as Airbnb and Vrbo, which currently operate with limited local oversight. (More)

➤ Athens: A University of Georgia study found ducks and other waterfowl travel less when habitat needs are met locally, a finding that could inform strategies for limiting bird flu. (More)

➤ Hartsfield-Jackson Airport: A 20,000-gallon jet fuel leak went undetected for eight days in January and reached the Flint River. (More)

➤ The Atlanta Dream selected South Carolina center Madina Okot with the 13th overall pick in the WNBA draft. (More)

➤ Georgia football’s annual G-Day spring game will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, televised on ESPN+. (More)

➤ Georgia Tech men’s basketball landed former Georgia prep star and Ole Miss transfer Tylis Jordan. He returns to his home state with four years of eligibility. (More)

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➤ The Dalton area ended January with 65,500 jobs, down 1,300 from December, while Georgia statewide hit a record 5.25 million employed, per state labor department data. (More)

➤ The Southern Renewable Energy Association launched a statewide initiative to expand affordable clean energy access to all Georgians. (More)

➤ Metro Atlanta aerospace startup Atomic-6 launched ODC.space, the first marketplace where AI developers and government agencies can reserve capacity in space-based data centers on demand. (More)

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➤ Walter Reeves, a widely followed garden guru, Atlanta newspaper columnist, and WSB radio host, died at 74 after battling Parkinson’s disease. (More)

➤ Atlanta Braves’ new Nike City Connect uniforms pay tribute to the TBS era of baseball, with a sleeve patch styled after the Superstation’s classic 1990s logo. (More)

➤ The free ArtsFest returns Saturday to Sweetheart Circle at Georgia Southern in Statesboro, continuing a 40-plus-year tradition. (More)

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