Georgia is about to begin to thaw out from the winter storm and freezing temperatures, but that doesn't mean the threat of ice is behind us just yet.

The winter storm brought up to about 2 inches of snow over parts of metro Atlanta. In south Georgia, some cities saw between 4-8 inches.

The Georgia Board of Education has adopted a requirement aimed at ensuring cooperation between local school systems and public safety experts in the design of school safety policies and infrastructure.

ATLANTA — A Weather Impact Alert is in place through Wednesday morning as a long-duration freeze sets in across north Georgia amid the season's coldest temperatures. Many parts of metro Atlanta could stay at or below freezing for more than 60 hours this week, with areas in the north Georgia mountains seeing freezing temperatures for over 80 hours.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday proposed giving public schools a one-time additional $50 million to spend on school safety, but his plan falls short of the increased counseling resources school officials want after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School in Winder in September.

Police say 24-year-old Jutaraz Morton, of Winder, and 25-year-old Timia Cobbs, of Athens, were arrested Wednesday on malice murder, felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault charges in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Nigel Zachariah Turner.

Local school boards will have to consult with area law enforcement when designing new facilities to house public school students.

Athens-Clarke police reported Thursday they have identified those responsible for the gunshot slaying of Nigel Turner last April.

Atlanta residents woke up to sunny skies, icy roads, single-digit wind chills and a second day of widespread school and office closings on Wednesday after a winter storm blanketed the city in snow for the second time in two weeks.

For the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak, bird flu hit a poultry producer in Georgia, the nation's top state for chicken

As Donald Trump prepares to return to power, Georgians are deeply divided over whether the nation stands at the cusp of greatness or the precipice of disaster. Even as many Georgia voters indicate a swelling sense of optimism about the strength of the U.

Kemp is proposing one-time school safety grants totaling $50 million. That breaks down to a little over $20,000 per school. This comes just four months after a student opened fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, GA. The money would help schools decide what they need for safety, like cameras or other technology and more resource officers.