Kemp has made rural economic development a priority in his two terms in office. He touted both programs as a way to spur long-term change in economically depressed corners of Georgia, helping ...

Hurricane damage puts further strain on rural areas in Georgia. Story by Allison Salerno • 12h. BARTOW, Ga. — Helene’s fury brought winds upward of 75 mph to this rural agricultural area, ...

Federal funding cuts slash $334 million from Georgia programs, severely impacting Black communities' access to healthcare, ...

Growing the economy in rural Georgia reflects a priority of Gov. Brian Kemp since he first ran for governor back in 2018, Kemp told Capitol Beat. More than $20B was invested in Georgia businesses ...

In Georgia, the Morehouse School of Medicine is training rural community doulas who will help pregnant women in the southwest part of the state, where maternal mortality rates are high.

A Georgia medical school has begun training and deploying doulas in rural areas of the state, with the goal of decreasing the risk of childbirth complications, especially for Black women.

But the new wrinkle in Harris’s campaign strategy is that she is not just relying on the Atlanta metropolitan area and its suburbs, but the rural areas. Harris’s tour throughout South Georgia ...

Hurricane damage puts further strain on rural areas in Georgia Towns like Bartow, Ga., already were suffering before Helene lashed them with 75-mph winds. Now farmers face another effort to rebuild.