(GEORGIA NEWS NETWORK)
*A shelter-in-place warning was issued at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus after a man with a weapon was spotted. Students and faculty were advised to remain indoors until the scene was cleared. The man was arrested off-campus, and there was no immediate danger.
*Atlanta is owed millions in unpaid water and sewer bills. DeKalb County owes over $22 million to the city, while East Point and College Park owe nearly $8 million combined. The Indigo Apartments complex has a bill exceeding $12 million, and Emory University owes just under $8 million.
*State Senator Bill Cowsert has announced his candidacy for Georgia’s attorney general seat, which Chris Carr is vacating as he runs for governor. Cowsert chairs a committee investigating Fulton County DA Fani Willis. State Senator Brian Strickland is also running for the position.
*Some Georgia doctors are reporting confusion and hesitation when it comes to treating pregnant mothers and their unborn children. In Georgia, women cannot receive an elective abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected with exceptions made for cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is in danger. Athens-based OB-GYN Dr. Lara Hart tells ANF some doctors wonder, “how sick is sick enough to intervene?” But State Senator Ed Setzler believes the law is clear for physicians using logic and reasoning to uphold their oath to do no harm. Additional abortion rules in the Peach State clarify that treatment for ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage with no fetal cardiac activity are not considered abortions under Georgia law.