January 2026 Features

• Georgia Unveils 2026 Travel Guide Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

  January 12, 2026

  Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s tourism division – Explore Georgia – today announced the release of the 2026 Georgia Travel Guide, a free resource for travelers to plan their visits to the Peach State.

• Georgia Unemployment Rate Remains Below National Average at 3.5%

  January 08, 2026

  The Georgia Department of Labor announced that Georgia’s unemployment rate for November was 3.5%, up slightly from a revised 3.4% in September. November’s unemployment rate remained 1.1 percentage points below the national unemployment rate.

• The Culture Lab Effect: Growing Slate of Events Shape a More Vibrant UWG, Community

  January 07, 2026

  What happens when art refuses to stay in the gallery, scholarship steps off the page and ideas demand a live audience? The University of West Georgia’s Culture Lab exists in that charged space – where creativity becomes inquiry and public events become acts of shared thinking.

• New Laws Will Address Professional Services, Homeowner Protections, Car Owners & Politicians

  January 06, 2026

  Most new laws from this year’s legislative session took effect in July, but a handful of significant bills become law on New Year’s day.

• Georgia Marks 50 Years of Clean, Reliable Nuclear Energy

  January 05, 2026

  For more than 50 years, nuclear energy has played a critical role in Georgia’s energy mix – currently providing approximately 25% of the state’s electricity each year from just two nuclear plants: Plant Hatch near Vidalia and Plant Vogtle near Augusta.