FEMA has allocated funds for recovery projects nationwide, including those in communities affected by Hurricane Helene. A total of $308 million will be distributed across 150 projects. Georgia will receive $3.8 million to aid in recovery efforts, such as debris removal and restoring public infrastructure.
The funding will be distributed among various projects, including grant management costs and permanent repairs. Specific allocations include amounts for Wheeler County, Washington Electric Membership Corporation, and several other entities.
Further details on the funding and projects are available, including specific allocation amounts for various counties and corporations.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A key vote on the Clarity Act – Congress’ first comprehensive attempt to federally regulate cryptocurrency – failed a major procedural vote on Tuesday. The Clarity Act, shorthand for the Digital Market Asset Clarity Act, would have set ground r...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump set to hit the road Wednesday to help out a Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina. With a closely divided Senate and the midterm election less than 50 days away, President Trump is heading down to Gastonia, North Carolina to h...
Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News · Sep 16, 2026
The DeKalb County School Board has named Interim Superintendent Dr. Norman Sauce as the sole finalist to officially lead one of Georgia’s largest school districts. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The board is expected to take a final vote on Oct. 5, bu...
GREENVILLE, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - The official cause and manner of Hayden Panettiere’s death remain under investigation pending toxicology results, despite national reports citing preliminary findings. FOX Carolina reached out to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - It has been 594 days since a deadly plane crash above Washington, D.C., that killed all 67 people on board. Families of the victims say nothing has been done since to prevent another tragedy. Items returned to families A teddy bear made it home after the mi...
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A Whitfield County man and woman are in custody on felony animal cruelty charges after authorities rescued several starving dogs and discovered others dead on a local property, according to sheriff's officials....
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections. The justices on Monday rejected the administration’s emergency request to lift a lower court injunction that h...
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