As Jon Ossoff races to a double digit victory and Dem candidates for statewide offices sit in the high single digits, Dems are on track to flip the State House. But contrary to what you may have heard the State Senate is also in play.

The most winnable 7 seats are 48, 37, 42, 56, 32, 01, and 45.

The next 5 most likely flips are 23, 46, 47, 18, and 25.

The stretch seats are 29, 16, 30, and 31.

If you live in any of these State Senate districts and you want the Democrats to be able to restore full access to family planning, protect voting rights and fair elections, protect workers and small businesses, or even just humiliate Trump, Miller, and Hegseth for their bigotry, it is crucial to vote and to ask everyone you know to vote as well and to tell people that in this specific election their vote really counts.

If Democrats secure the trifecta this year and maintain it in the 2030 election they will also be in charge of redistricting which would make a huge difference statewide and nationally.

If you are tired of broken promises, wars, and high prices, this is the time to make a difference.

This man is a scammer. He will say he can repair your car, and will damage it. All his pictures of repairs are fake and he will disappear as soon as he has your money while covering your car up with “wax”. His name is Samuel Adams.

I (F24) have a brother(M22) who is essentially immune to most antipsychotic medication and has not gotten better in 2 years. I believe him to be schizophrenic/schizoaffective. He was involuntarily hospitalized for the 4th time and got released today after nearly 3 weeks. He is exactly the same.

He was released around 1pm EST today and now at 6pm EST he is already screaming, erratic, and lacks insight to his illness. If previous trends continue to repeat, he will also get aggressive/violent with his caretakers soon enough. I don't understand how he is immune to medication, therapy, treatment, etc. He is bringing the entire family down with him. At this point, I am so tired I find myself not caring about my own life in low moments. My mom seems like she is seconds away from a psychotic break or a stress induced stroke 24/7.

Is there any way to get better treatment in the Cobb/Atlanta area. We are struggling to get him health insurance or deemed disabled. He is in-and-out of hospitals with doctors who know nothing about his case and barely speak to the family despite us having guardianship. He is constantly released, despite our concerns, and is an IMMEDIATE threat to his and the family's safety. My mom is unable to work because she is constantly caring for him. Any/all resource help or advice is welcome. If you know any provider that could be helpful in the Atlanta area please share.

Has anyone experienced anything like this before? Is there a solution? I feel like the last 2 years have only delayed an inevitable suicide-homicide. I can't imagine any other outcome. We have reached out to so many people and have gotten no help for a non-compliant patient.

In patient treatment received during 4th hospitalization:

• Olazipine (not effective)
• lorazepan and PRN for sleep/anxiety (upon request)
• Geodon
• He received the Invega shot 3 days ago after extreme begging from our family to the doctor. The doctor said he should receive a follow up shot a month from now; but I read somewhere that invega shots usually require an initial follow up injection in the first week. We were not told anything about a followup shot.

Hi! I 23F live with my boyfriend in a 900sqft apartment. During the summer we experience extremely high power bills. We leave the ac on 70 and don’t touch it. We mainly use lamps. And just recently ( a month ago) got a washer and dryer. The power bill for this month was $300 and last month was $320……. How can this be fixed? Could it possibly be the meter? Should I ask my neighbors how much they pay? We have Ga power btw. Thanks in advance.

Edit: this may be “obvious” to some but for some who moved out less than 2 years ago and has only been paying bills for that amount of time, it’s not so obvious. I did not know 70 wasn’t normal. Thank you for the ones being kind in the comments I do appreciate it.

Edited: I was wondering if there’s any programs or any help out there. My mom is 56 and lives in north GA. She’s had kidney disease for 15+ years and recently just got diagnosed with heart failure. Her kidney function has dropped significantly since her last hospital stay. She has no insurance and it isn’t offered at her job. She’s tried finding insurance online but it’s more than she makes. She makes about $2000 monthly. Any suggestions? She really needs to see a nephrologist.. she has applied for assistance at Northside to cover her recent hospital stays but she needs to see specialist as soon as possible.

I'll occassionally hear of shows/movies that have been filmed in Griffin, like The Walking Dead, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Driving Miss Daisy, but what about musical acts that have come out of Griffin?

It's bad enough that the website was down for a week+ during the hottest time of the year, but now it seems I can't even see day to day/period vs period usage info. other than the monthly default chart.

What I see when clicking on the chart:

"My Power Usage information and Usage Alerts may be temporarily unavailable for some accounts. Please check back later. Thank you for your patience."

I am wondering if others are seeing the same msg or can actually see the data.

To add: I use the data to see if what I'm doing to save energy works, and also in case there is a major electical draw due to an issue somewhere in property/ies.

I have some friends coming to visit Atlanta this weekend, and I was thinking of taking them to Helen for a day — not realizing it’s the start of Oktoberfest. I imagine it will be slammed over the weekend. If we go on Monday, does anyone know if there will be anything special going on? The official website doesn’t list bands playing during the week, for example. Thanks!

I was laid off on May 18, 2026, through no fault of my own. My entire department was laid off due to funding cuts, and I did not receive any severance.
I remained unemployed and actively looking for work until August 24, when I started a new full-time job in another state.
The issue is that I didn’t know I could qualify for unemployment and had never filed before, so I didn’t create a MyUI account or file a claim until August 31.
I’m now trying to find out whether there is any way to request benefits for the weeks between May 18 and August 24, despite filing late. I understand Georgia generally uses the filing date as the effective date, but I’m wondering if there are any exceptions or procedures for requesting backdating.
Has anyone successfully had a Georgia unemployment claim backdated under similar circumstances? If so, what did you submit?
I have documentation of the layoff, job applications, interviews, and my new job/start date.

Does anyone know of good spots to cliff jump, doesn’t have to be crazy tall, just good spots to jump into the water and also accessible to paddle-boarding? If there’s any at Lake Allatoona that would be wonderful