AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoConservation & Outdoor Recreation: Georgia DNR and partners announced a deal to re-establish the Pine Log Wildlife Management Area, protecting 14,640 acres across Bartow and Cherokee counties—about an hour from Atlanta—so it can reopen for hunting, fishing, hiking, and wildlife viewing. Wildlife Tourism: Xi Jinping confirmed two giant pandas will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, renewing a loan program that had lapsed during U.S.-China tensions. Local Travel & Getting There: Avelo Airlines is expanding its McKinney National Airport base with four new nonstop routes—adding Denver and Atlanta starting Dec. 16, then New Orleans and Nashville Dec. 17—bringing the airport to nine destinations. Arts & Live Events: The Gulf Coast Jazz Collective brings “The Standard Bearer” concert of Great American Songbook jazz standards to the Music & Arts Community Center in Jacksonville, starting 7:30 p.m. Public Safety: Georgia AG Chris Carr announced a 31-count Medicaid fraud indictment in DeKalb County tied to alleged false claims for behavioral therapy services.
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