A U.S. Senate committee may consider President Obama’s nomination of State Senator Ed Tarver to be the U.S. Attorney for eastern Georgia this week. If he’s confirmed, Governor Sonny Perdue would have to order a special election to fill Tarver’s seat at the State Capitol.

Hundreds turn out for the official beginning of the Medical College of Georgia’s new School of Dentistry. A multimillion dollar addition to the MCG Campus, it will help the state turn out new dentists and that had a lot of people smiling. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Some Augusta State University instructors are worried about the impact of cutbacks and furloughs mandated by Governor Sonny Perdue. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story.

Days of heavy rain have turned the weather deadly from Alabama through Georgia into eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. Eight people have died in the rising tides, including one child. The hardest hit state may be Georgia, where Governor Sony Perdue has delared emergencies in 17 counties. ABC News’ T.J. Winick is in Austell, Georgia with more on the wicked weather.

Governor Sonny Perdue has given his approval to $331 million in transportation projects.

They’ve been in storage for two years…the statues of six golfing greats, once on display in the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame and Botanical Gardens. But, efforts are underway to get the statues back in the public eye in Augusta. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Georgia’s top judges have volunteered to take three furlough days as the state struggles with a funding crisis. Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Carol Hunstein said Wednesday the effort is another sign that leaders of the judicial branch “remain faithful stewards of taxpayers’ dollars.“

Georgia’s chief water negotiator says he’s “guardedly optimistic” that Georgia and Alabama can reach a water deal by the end of the year. Georgia Power President Michael Garrett was chosen by Gov. Sonny Perdue to help broker a deal.

It’s more budget cuts for the Richmond County School System. This time, the Richmond County Board of Education will have to trim close to $900,000. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud for the story.

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is meeting with the state’s congressional delegation to discuss a response to a federal court ruling that could restrict metro Atlanta from its main water supply.

Gov. Sonny Perdue is starting a new panel to examine allegations of abuse at schools in the state. He wants the group to develop a way for parents and students to report abuse involving school employees so that every district has a uniform way to handle such cases. The group is made up of school district administrators from across the state, a district attorney and a parent representative.

Gov. Sonny Perdue is heading to Columbus and Albany to discuss the latest developments in Georgia’s ongoing fight with Alabama and Florida over federal water rights. The governor will meet with officials on Wednesday in Columbus and on Thursday in Albany.

Atlanta’s water worries may be very far from your mind, after all, it is hundreds of miles away. As it turns out, the future of their water supply could be tied directly to Savannah’s.

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is warning utility giant Southern Co. to stay out of the region’s tri-state water war. In a letter to company CEO David Ratcliffe Wednesday, Riley said he was surprised to learn that the head of Southern subsidiary Georgia Power was leading a Georgia “impact team” formed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to work on the state’s strategy in the dispute, including lobbying Congress.

It’s a tough decision for local educators as they deal with more state budget cuts. Georgia sales tax collections are down and the state is sending less money to public schools and universities. Augusta Richmond County Superintendent Doctor Dana Bedden says despite this new cut, he was able keep jobs and not lay anyone off. This time he was able to get $4.4 million from the reserves. But, he says those days may soon be over. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for the story.