Kemp seeks billions for hurricane relief; Record holiday travel expected

(FROM GEORGIA NEWS NETWORK)

*Georgia’s governor is trying to bring in large funding to help recover from Hurricane Helene. Brian Kemp sent in a request Tuesday for over $12 billion from Congress in order for the state to deal with losses. Most of the funding would go towards agricultural assistance and home recovery in more than half of Georgia’s counties. More dollars would go to recover timber and provide counseling.

*Travel experts are predicting record numbers in Georgia for the Thanksgiving and Christmas travel season. Airports are preparing for a few high-volume dates as the Thanksgiving travel season is expected to be the busiest ever, with some airlines already seeing an increase in passengers compared to this time last year. Experts say the busiest days anticipated include November 26th, 30th, and December 1st. Travelers are advised to arrive at least two hours before their flight.

About the Author

Ken Stanford is Online News Editor for GLORY 97.5, a position he has held since August 2022.

Ken was born in Moultrie, Georgia, and says he knew from the time he was 5 or 6 he wanted to be a “radio announcer.” That dream was realized when he was hired by Moultrie radio station WMTM in 1960 at the age of 15 as a weekend disc jockey. A 1963 graduate of Moultrie (now Colquitt County) High School, he has spent his whole career in Georgia working for stations in Atlanta, Marietta, and Gainesville – most recently as News Director for 40 years at WDUN in Gainesville. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

Ken retired in 2011 but came out of retirement last year to help GLORY, on a part-time basis, beef-up its online news presence.

He is the recipient of many Associated Press awards and is a former judge of state and national Associated Press broadcast news contests. In 2005, he was presented with the Georgia Associated Press Broadcasters Association’s President’s Award for Excellence in Journalism and in 2019 was inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame.

He lives in Gainesville with his wife of 52 years, the former Sandra McKnight of Clio, Alabama, and they have one child, a daughter, Lisa, who lives in Cumming with her family.