Republicans once saw Georgia and North Carolina as promising pieces of their strategy to keep control of the Senate. But hopes of winning the two states have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections.
Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump's “big beautiful bill” take hold.
President Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to withhold some federal funding from states that don't make changes to voting practices and is warning state election officials that they face arrest if they don’t remove noncitizens from voter rolls.
After a blitz of congressional redistricting ahead of the midterm elections, a national battle for partisan control is about to enter a new phase that could affect representation on everything from tax rates to social safety net programs, teacher salaries, housing regulations and local road repairs.
Being as well known as Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger would be a dream for many ambitious politicians. “I think most people by now know who I am,” the Republican candidate for governor joked Tuesday as someone put up signs with his name before a speech in Chamblee, Ga.
Huge plumes of smoke blanketed swaths of the Southeast on Wednesday as crews battled rapidly growing wildfires that destroyed more than 50 homes in Georgia and forced hundreds to flee the drought- and wind-fueled flames.
U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80.
Filipino-American activist Alma Bowman paused to take a breath 10 minutes into her speech about her 40-month stay in the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga., less than two hours south of Mercer's campus.
The NAACP chapter for Houston county took six high school students to the Georgia Capitol building to work as pages for the day on Wednesday, March 18.Since its founding in 1909, the NAACP has been one of the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organizations. Its founding members, including civil ...
Michael Thurmond, who is in Georgia's gubernatorial race as a Democrat, and lieutenant governor candidate Richard Wright spoke at Mercer about navigating predominantly white institutions as Black people on Feb. 17. The panel was part of a series commemorating Black History Month and was hosted by the Mercer University National Council of Negro Women.
About 500 protestors marched from Rosa Parks Square to the William Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Mulberry Street on Wednesday evening, bringing Middle Georgia into the fray of a national movement against the Trump administration’s use of Border Patrol agents in cities.
Much of the East Coast and Midwest are preparing for a large winter storm that is predicted to begin this weekend and end by Monday, and some projections show that its impact may stretch down to Macon.
Georgia State Sen. John F. Kennedy announced his resignation from the state legislature to run for lieutenant governor of Georgia on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, launching a special election to fill his vacant District 18 seat.
Covington, Ga. might look like a regular small town, but it is actually one of the most-filmed places in the South. Its streets have shown up in countless movies and TV shows, making it a kind of open-air studio.
Millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as food stamps, are facing uncertainty as the program has been partially suspended due to the federal government shutdown that began on Oct. 1.
All around Mercer’s campus, the leaves are changing, the breeze is starting to catch a chill and fall is coming in full swing. In spite of this beautiful change of scenery, students tend to spend more time indoors preparing for finals and completing course projects as the semester comes to a close.
Georgia is holding a statewide election for two seats on the Public Service Commission this year, and Macon residents will vote on the Bibb County School District’s Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or ESPLOST.Bibb County Supervisor of Elections Tom Gillon said that while the Public ...
Tattnall Square Park was host to a “No Kings” protest on Saturday morning, drawing more than 300 people to the intersection of Oglethorpe and College Street, less than a quarter-mile from campus.
The Georgia National Fair returns for its 36th year at the Perry Fairgrounds from Oct. 2-12, just 30 minutes from Mercer University’s campus. For students this state tradition offers excitement, high-energy rides and a chance to unwind nearing the University's fall break, but first-time fairgoers ...
Dozens of schools across the southeast have gone into lockdown in the past two weeks in response to reports of active threats.Mercer University notified students and faculty of a potential active threat on campus on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Central Georgia Technical College received a similar call a day ...
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