2025 in Georgia (U.S. state)
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Georgia.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Brian Kemp (R)
Events
- January 9 – The state funeral for Jimmy Carter, who died in December, is held.[1]
- January 16 – State Representative Colton Moore is arrested after attempting to enter the House chambers during Governor Brian Kemp's State of the State speech. Moore had been banned from entering the chambers by Speaker Jon G. Burns after Moore denounced late Speaker David Ralston during a ceremony honoring him.[2]
- January 28 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: The Georgia Department of Public Health confirms the state's first case of measles in 2025.[3]
- April 10 – 2025 Masters Tournament[4]
- May 30 – Camilla Mayor Kelvin Owens and two local elections officials are charged with election interference in relation to an election the previous November. Owens cited emergency powers to halt the city's elections after the two officials resigned their posts, citing a court's removal of a city council member who did not live in Camilla. The elections were held later after a judge appointed new supervisors.[5]
- July 28 – One person is killed and ten others are injured in a shooting in a nightlife district of Sweet Auburn in Atlanta.[6]
- August 6 – Five soldiers are shot in a mass shooting at Fort Stewart.[7]
- August 8 – A gunman kills an DeKalb County Police officer and fires multiple shots into a Centers for Disease Control building on the Emory University campus.[8]
Scheduled
- November 4 – 2025 Atlanta mayoral election[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Highlights from Jimmy Carter's funeral services". AP News. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Brumback, Kate (March 7, 2025). "Judge denies Georgia state senator's request for criminal charges against state House staffer". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "First case of measles in the state for the year reported, Georgia DPH says". FOX 5 Atlanta. January 28, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ "A second amateur passes on a 2025 Masters invite. Here's why". GolfDigest.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Bynum, Russ (May 30, 2025). "Georgia mayor and 2 others are jailed on felony charges for trying to halt a local election". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "An exchange of gunfire in Atlanta leaves 1 dead and 10 injured, police say". Associated Press. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ^ Andone, Dakin; Morris, Jason; Smart, Sara; Young, Ryan; Morales, Mark (August 6, 2025). "5 soldiers hospitalized after shooting at Fort Stewart. The shooter has been apprehended". CNN. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
- ^ Amy, Jeff (August 8, 2025). "Police say a suspect is dead and a police officer has been injured near the CDC and Emory University". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Darnell, Tim (February 19, 2024). "Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announces reelection plans". Atlanta News First. Retrieved February 12, 2025.