A Trion High School student is among nearly 100 student entrepreneurs from across Georgia who took part in the inaugural statewide Georgia FLEX field trip in Atlanta. Ryder Harris was able to attend because he participates in the FLEX Entrepreneurial Program through the Chattooga County Chamber of Commerce.
Georgia’s biggest skilled-trades event—the Construction Ready CareerExpo & SkillsUSA Georgia State Championships—returns to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on February 19–20, 2026, celebrating its 20th anniversary.
A Georgia state Senate committee tasked with charting a path to eliminate the state income tax is set to meet Wednesday, Jan. 7, to adopt its final report — a move that could tee up major tax legislation when lawmakers return to Atlanta for the 2026 legislative session later this month.
Northwest Georgia State Senator Chuck Hufstetler, a Republican, is raising alarms about a major Georgia Power “stipulation” that the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) plans to vote on December 19—just days before two newly elected Democratic commissioners take office on January 1.
