October 2026 News

October 21, 2026

• Columbus State Alumni Association Honors 10 with Annual Awards

• Georgia Surpasses One Million Early Votes

• Coca-Cola is Getting a New Look with Slimmer Cans for Some Drinks

• Gas Prices Drop in Georgia

• GDOL Commissioner Holmes Delivers Major Milestones in Agency Overhaul

• Crumbl's Locations Closing Across US. These 4 in Georgia Have Shuttered

• Medicine in the Georgia Heat: What Farmers and Gardeners Need to Know

• CEO Confidence Falls for Third Straight Quarter as Rising Costs Continue Fueling Economic Uncertainty

• Deloitte Study Finds Every $1 Spent on Change Management Could Result in 4x Return

• Report: AI Is Changing Leadership Faster Than Organizations Are Adapting

• Most Short-Term Borrowers Are Employed Adults Navigating a Paycheck Timing Gap, New Survey Finds

October 20, 2026

• Fort Benning Oktoberfest Draws Crowds for Third Day of Event

• Columbus State Names Archives in Honor of Georgia Historian Kenneth H. Thomas Jr.

• Georgia DOT Awards 25 Projects Worth $62.8 Million in Contracts for September

• Georgia Earns National Recognition for Election Innovation with 2026 Government Experience Award

• Dr. Chaudron Gille Named Interim President of the University of North Georgia

• University of Georgia Receives $9M for New Peanut Research Lab

• GaDOE Announces 2027 Legislative Priorities Focused on Kids, Classrooms, and Common Sense

• VA Awards Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs in Georgia

• Manufacturers Ramp Up Purchasing in September

• 40% of Mid-Sized Organizations Report Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Data

• Borrowers are Cutting Back but Still Struggling to Escape Debt, Freedom Debt Relief and Money.com Study Finds

• September Market Report Shows an Early Winter in the Housing Market as Newly Pending Sales Fall 8.5%

October 19, 2026

• Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Awards Grant to Bicycle Columbus

• Upcoming Columbus State-Library of Congress Partnership to Further Collect, Preserve Oral Military Histories