State leaders helped break ground on a medical facility in Savannah, marking another step to advance access to health care.

Gov. Brian Kemp has not yet set a special election for the deep-blue congressional district held by the late U.S. Rep. David Scott.

Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday a balloon that landed on a power line may have created a wildfire in Brantley County that has destroyed 87 homes and endangered 800 others.

Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) pressed the Republican Party to coalesce behind former football coach Derek Dooley’s Senate campaign, framing him as the best candidate to flip the Georgia seat red. Polling indicates another candidate in the crowded field of GOP contenders,

Gov. Brian Kemp should call the Georgia General Assembly back into special session to create they failed to act on related to how the state counts citizens' votes.

NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) — One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles (80 square kilometers), officials reported Sunday. The Highway 82 Fire has been burning since April 20 and as of Saturday had destroyed at least 87 homes. On Sunday morning, officials said it was only 7% contained.

Fast-moving wildfires in southern Georgia destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundred of evacuations.

Drought conditions have spread across the majority of both states, leaving conditions dry and ideal for wildfires to spread.