The Big Ridge Fire in Rabun County was the largest forest fire in the region since 2016, burning more than 3,400 acres in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. More than 280 U.S. Forest Service firefighters and support personnel were called to battle the blaze, which started March 22nd, and managed to contain it in about two weeks with no private property damage or loss of life. The fine work of the firefighters has Georgians’ safety RISING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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