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GOHS News Clips

May 2025

1. WCTV: Georgia leaders share annual reminder on how to avoid hot car deaths

 

April 2025

1. Dalton Daily Citizen: DPS receives funding from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to continue traffic enforcement efforts
2. The Georgia Virtue: Georgia GOHS Awards Funds to Continue Traffic Enforcement Efforts
3. Coosa Valley News: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Awards the “GACP LEA Technology Grant” to the Euharlee Police Department
4. Banks News Today: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards grant to Maysville Police Department
5. WTOC-TV Savannah:  GDOT, We Are Teachers announce “Every Second Counts” video contest for Georgia students
6. Hartwell Sun: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards technology grant to sheriff’s office

 

March 2025

1. WALB: Americus PD awarded a technology grant
2. Albany Herald: Georgia Department of Public Health awarded injury prevention grants
3. Fox 5 Atlanta: Alarming link between bus stops, pedestrian fatalities in metro Atlanta, new study shows
4. 11 Alive Atlanta: GDOT data reveals serious wreck hotspots across Georgia roads
5. Emory University: Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory awarded grant to track seat belt use, distracted drivers
6. Valdosta Today: DPS receives GOHS funding to continue traffic enforcement efforts

 

February 2025

1. WALB:  APD joins forces with Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to deter unlawful drivers
2. Now Habersham: Banks County to receive life-saving grant
3. Valdosta Today: VPD awarded major traffic enforcement grant from GOHS
4. Dalton Daily Citizen: Health departments awarded mini- grant
5. Statesboro Herald: Bulloch gets car seat grant from Ga. DPH
6. CBS 47: Glynn County PD awarded grant for DUI enforcement

 

January 2025

1. WSB TV: DeKalb County police receive nearly $150,000 grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
2. Metro Atlanta CEO: DeKalb Police Awarded $149,468.80 H.E.A.T. Enforcement Grant
3. 41 WGMT: Bike Walk Macon bringing more programs in 2025 thanks to $60,000 in grant funding
4. Dalton Daily Citizen: Dalton State College awarded young adult highway safety program grant
5. All on Georgia: Georgia Department of Public Health Awarded $2,778,558 to Support Injury Prevention Efforts
6. The Citizen: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Awards Grant To Fayette County DUI/Drug Court and Fayette County Veterans Treatment Court
7. WSAV: Toombs Co. Sheriff’s Office awarded $39k from Governor’s Office for Highway Safety

 

December 2024

1. Augusta Chronicle: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards grant to Wrens Police Department
2. Americus- Times: Georgia Southwestern receives $12K grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to promote alcohol awareness
3. Newnan- Times: Thunder Task Force targets impaired, distracted driving in Coweta ahead of holidays
4. WSAV-TV Savannah: Bike Walk Savannah receives grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
5. WGXA TV Macon: Bike Walk Macon secures 59K grant to boost pedestrian and bicycle safety
6. Metro Atlanta CEO: Go Georgia announces 2025 grant award from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
7. WGXA TV Macon: Warner Robins Polic acquires new traffic enforcement patrol cars through state grant
8. Cobb Courier: Kennesaw State awarded grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for 18^th consecutive year
9. Houston Home Journal: Warner Robins Police Department awarded over $273,000 grant to combat traffic crashes
10. Fayette County News: Fayetteville PD awarded $27K-plus traffic enforcement grant
11. Monroe County Reporter: $59,000 grant for Bike Walk Macon
12. Savannah Business Journal: Dec. 26 – Go Georgia (formerly Georgia Bikes) Announces 2025 Grant Award from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
13. WSB- TV: GA Dept. of Public Health gets $2.78 million for injury prevention from GOHS
14. DPH: Georgia Department of Public Health Awarded $2,778,558 to Support Injury Prevention Efforts
15. UGA: Statewide Nonprofit for Accessible Transportation Awarded Grant
16. Savannah Business Journal: Dec. 23 – Bike Walk Savannah receives $57,569.30 Grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

 

November 2024

1. Thomasville Times: TPD awarded 2025 HVE Grant
2. The Georgia Virtue: Georgia Southern University receives $26K grant to fund programming aimed at reducing substance abuse
3. WSAV: Effingham County Sheriff’s Office receives grants from Highway Safety Office
4. Hoodline: Union City Secures $43.7K Grant to Bolster Traffic Safety and Reduce Road Fatalities
5. University of North Georgia: Public Safety wins 3rd GOHS award
6. Monroe Local: Expect a higher visibility of Monroe PD after agency receives $63,260 highway safety grant
7. Newnan- Times: Newnan Police Department awarded $43,882 traffic enforcement grant

 

October 2024

1. WLBB: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Awards Grant to Carrollton Police Department
2. Coosa Valley News: Calhoun Police Department Awarded $31,157.00 Traffic Enforcement Grant
3. Newton Citizen: Newton County Sheriff’s Office Awarded $141,753.60 Grant for Local DUI Enforcement
4. WGXA: Warner Robins Police receives $273,000 grant to boost traffic safety efforts
5. Access WDUN: Hall County Sheriff’s Office receives Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic grant
6. WCTV: Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office awarded $90K grant
7. Braselton News: Hall County Sheriff’s Office awarded $151,680 grant for local DUI enforcement
8. Times- Georgian: UWG Police receives Governor’s Challenge Award
9. WRGA: Floyd County Police Department receives H.E.A.T. grant
10. Coosa Valley News: Floyd County Police Department Awarded $99,908.64 Grant for Local DUI Enforcement

 

September 2024

1. WMAZ: Macon-Bibb will receive $5.6 million for pedestrian road safety efforts | See how they will use the funds
2. AJC: Gridlock Guy: GDOT leader updates the status of the HERO program
3. Fox 5 Atlanta: Georgia drivers some of the best-behaved in the US, study finds
4. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: Driving during Hurricane Helene? Georgia transportation expert offers safety tips
5. 41 NBC Macon:  Governor Kemp activates state resources, deploys National Guard, and urges residents to stay off the roads

August 2024

1. WSB TV Atlanta: Addy’s Law: As school starts back, a local mom is reminding drivers to slow down
2. Fox 5 Atlanta:  Back to school: Georgia school buses gear up for new year
3. 11 Alive Atlanta: 8-year old’s death leads to changes in Georgia school bus safety laws
4. Atlanta News First: As bells ring on new school year, mind the hottest trends (and school zone signs)
5. WRDW Augusta: With more school buses on the roads, here’s what drivers should know
6. WTOC TV Savannah: Tips to stay aware on the roads as the school season starts
7. WSAV TV Savannah: SCCPSS prepares for first day of school with trial bus run  
8. WJCL TV Savannah: Caught passing a stopped school bus in Georgia? New law named for 8-year-old girl will cost you big
9. WGXA TV Macon: Officials discuss Addy’s Law impact on Macon schools
10. 41NBC Macon: Addy’s Law enforces stricter penalties for illegally passing Georgia school buses
11. WRCB TV Chattanooga: GDOT launches safe driving app ‘Reach Home Safely’
12. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: Columbus is one of the deadliest US cities for young drivers.  Just how dangerous is it?
13. Rough Draft Atlanta:  Fulton County Schools urges motorists to be cautious in school zones’
14. Clayton News Daily: Georgia DOT launches safe-driving app ‘Reach Home Safely’
15. WTVM 9: Muscogee County drivers urged to slow down as schools resume
16. WSB Radio: New study finds 53 percent of crashes in Georgia in 2022 caused by distracted driving
17. Fox 5 Atlanta: Over half of Georgia crashes in 2022 linked to distracted driving
18. Coosa Valley News: New report cites distracted driving as a factor in more than half the traffic crashes in Georgia

 

July 2024

1. WSBTV: Georgia Dept. of Early Care and Learning receives $30,000 from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
2. The Daily Tribune: CPD spearheads Car Seat Check-up
3. All On Georgia: Georgia DPS Urges Motorists to Drive Safely this Independence Day Holiday Weekend
4. WALB: Georgia State Patrol, Motor Carrier Compliance Division urging drivers to safely celebrate Fourth of July holiday
5. Fox 35 Orlando: Expect more law enforcement on Florida highways during ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’
6. WFXG: Speeders beware: Georgia and South Carolina launch crackdown
7. Savannah Now: Let off the gas! ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ in effect now through July 21 in Georgia
8. The Augusta Chronicle: Let off the gas! ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ in effect now through July 21 in Georgia
9. WSB TV: Drivers, beware: “Operation Southern Slow Down” begins in GA, other Southern states
10. WSB TV: Fairburn secures over $1 Million RAISE Grant to transform pedestrian safety
11. GPB: Operation Southern Slow Down warns Georgia drivers to slow down or get a ticket
12. Georgia Sun: Reminder: Slow Down on The Road When School Starts

 

June 2024

1. Times- Georgian: CCSO awarded $30k grant, finance new laptops
2. Valdosta Today: AAA shares tips for “100 Deadliest Days for Teen Drivers
3. The Telegraph: Pedestrians killed in crashes more often in Macon than elsewhere in GA. What’s being done?
4. AJC: Report ranks Macon among America’s worst for deadly car crashes. What’s the cause?
5. Atlanta News First: Metro Atlanta Kroger employee saves toddler from hot van
6. Fayette County News:  Fayetteville PD receives $20K GOHS Traffic Safety Grant
7. Macon Telegraph: Is having the lights on in the car while driving legal?  The truth behind Georgia law

 

May 2024

1. News 3: 37 Children Die in Hot Car Tragedies Each Year; Learn Prevention Tips Today
2. WSBTV: National Heatstroke Prevention Day encourages parents to ‘look again’ to protect their children
3. WGXA: Macon-Bibb wants community input on ideas for pedestrian safety grants
4. WTVM 9: Albemarle Co. police take part in Click It or Ticket Campaign
5. Local 3 News: TN/GA join forces for child car seat safety check
6. Albany Herald: Memorial Day Safety Musts: Buckle seat belts, life jackets | News | albanyherald.com
7. Fox 5 Atlanta: Memorial Day weekend safety: Law enforcement work to keep Georgians safe on water, by road
8. 11 Alive: Georgia DNR, state officials emphasize road, waterway safety during Memorial Day weekend

 

April 2024

1. 41 WGMT: Child safety seat inspections offered in Macon
2. The Newnan Times- Herald: Nearly 400 citations issued in day one of local law enforcement operation
3. WSBTV: Georgia traffic deaths down almost 9% in 2023, NHTSA data shows
4. Thomasville Times-Enterprise: Pay attention: Stop distracted driving (Editorial)
5. AllonGeorgia: GA DDS Motorcycle Safety Program says “Put the Phone Away or Pay”
6. WDEF TV Chattanooga:  GDOT raises awareness about work zone safety

 

March 2024

1. Savannah Business Journal: March 6 – Bike Walk Savannah receives $45,854.90 Grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, announces monthly bike rides, walks and education classes
2. The Georgia Virtue: Rate of Georgia pedestrian traffic fatalities decrease to start 2023
3. The Georgia Virtue: Bulloch County Among the Recipients of State’s Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant
4. Savannah Morning News: Bike Walk Savannah awarded $46k grant from state for events, safety campaigns
5. WALB: Rochelle PD receives $10K technology grant from GOHS
6. Savannah CEO: Coastal Georgia Center for Driver Safety Grant Renewed for FY24
7. Savannah Business Journal: Bike Walk receives $45,854.90 from grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, announces monthly bike rides, walks and education classes
8. 41 WGMT: Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office announces $30K in grant funding

 

February 2024

1. The Moultrie Observer: Colquitt among counties awarded car seat mini grant
2. WALB: Sumter Co. Sheriff’s Office awarded 2024 Car Seat Mini-Grant
3. Emory University: Emory awarded state funding to study seat belt use and driver distractions on Georgia roads
4. Dalton Daily Citizen: Georgia counties including Whitfield share car seat mini-grant
5. Coosa Valley News: Polk County part of car seat mini-grant from DPH
6. News 3: Department of Public Health awarded ‘Car Seat Mini-Grant’
7. Clayton News Daily: Clayton County To Receive Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant
8. Clayton News Daily: NASCAR Racer Talks Driver Safety At Tara Stadium

 

January 2024

1. Rockdale Citizen:  NCSO receives three fully-equipped, GOHS funded H.E.A.T vehicles
2. WSB Radio Atlanta:  Georgia to partner with Lyft for free rideshare credits
3. WTOC Savannah:  Governor’s Office of Highway Safety funding Lyft ride credits for New Year’s Eve
4. Grice Connect Statesboro:  DPH awarded $2.4 million to help prevent injuries and fatalities on Georgia roads
5. AJC:  State to study vehicle crashes, a leading cause of death in Georgia
6. 11 Alive Atlanta: First responders say Georgia law named for HERO is far too often ignored
7. Atlanta News First: Atlanta police receive grant of nearly $90K to fight impaired driving, speeding, officials say
8. 11 Alive: Metro Atlanta tow truck drivers plead with motorists to obey ‘move over’ law
9. Valdosta Today: South Health District counties awarded Car Seat Mini-Grant
10. Times- Georgian: HCSO awarded car seat mini grant
11. Cleburn Times- Review: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards grant to TPD
12. Dawson County News: Georgia Department of Driver Services receives grant funding to help with teen alcohol and drug awareness program
13. Racing America: Ross Chastain Itching to Get Behind The Wheel at SpeedFes
14. Banks News Today: Alto Police Department awarded Car Seat Mini Grant
15. Americus Times- Recorder: Americus Police Department Awarded $23,959.76 Traffic Enforcement Grant
16. WUGA: $230K Traffic safety grant awarded to UGA College of Public Health to reduce rural fatality rates
17. WALB TV Albany: 3^rd of Georgia’s traffic fatalities are in rural counties’ GOHS says
18. Macon Telegraph: Macon’s new traffic safety manager has ambitious goal – zero deaths on roadways’

 

December 2023

1. Marietta Daily Journal: Kennesaw State awarded grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for 17^th straight year
2. Coosa Valley News: Rome and Calhoun Police Departments honored for highway safety
3. Newnan Times-Herald:  Newnan Police awarded High Visibility Enforcement grant
4. University of North Georgia:  UNG receives highway safety grant
5. Americus Times Recorder: Georgia Southwestern receives $13K grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to promote alcohol awareness
6. Henry Herald: Henry County Police Department awarded DUI Enforcement Grant
7. WALB TV: Valdosta Police awarded $25K Traffic Enforcement Grant
8. WGAU AM FM Athens: UNG gets grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
9. WRGA AM FM Rome: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign starts Dec. 14
10. Valdosta Daily Times:  Valdosta Police Department receives grant
11. Valdosta Today: GOHS award over $25K for traffic enforcement grant to VPD
12. Tifton Gazette: ABAC receives Office of Highway Safety grant
13. Clayton Tribune: RCSO awarded $20,976 grant from highway safety
14. WTOC TV Savannah: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety advises safe driver as Thunder Task Force returns
15. AllonGeorgia: GA DDS receives new grant funding dedicated to teen alcohol and drug awareness program
16. WALB TV Albany: VPD joins state agencies in ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign during holidays
17. Clayton News Daily:  Clayton County Police Department awarded grant for DUI enforcement
18. Valdosta State University: VSU receives grant to promote safe driving, reduce traffic crashes
19. 41NBC Macon: TCSO announces $61,418 in traffic enforcement grants
20. Valdosta CEO: VSU receives grant to educate students on safe driving
21. Covington News: Newton County Sheriff’s Office joins “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign
22. Albany CEO: Georgia Bikes announces 2024 grant award from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
23. Valdosta Daily Times: VSU receives grant to educate students on safe driving
24. All on Georgia:  GA DDS receives grant funding totaling over $357K for highway safety efforts
25. WSBTV Atlanta: ‘No warnings. No exceptions.’ This is what it will cost if you decide to drink and drive
26. WALB TV Albany: Ga. DDS receives grant for highway safety efforts totaling over $357K
27. WDUN AM/FM Gainesville: Department of Driver Servies receives nearly $360K in grant funding
28. Hartwell Sun: Georgia Bikes announces 2024 grant award from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
29. Saporta Report:  Chamblee PD receives grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
30. Fox 5 Atlanta:  Georgia law enforcement launches ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign

November 2023

1. The Georgia Sun: Georgia Traffic Laws You Might Not Know but Should
2. Fox 5: Atlanta City Council member proposes stricter penalties against road racers 
3. Polk County Standard Journal: Cedartown Police Awarded State Highway Safety Grant
4. All on Georgia: Protect Those Who Protect You”: Georgia Department of Public Safety Sparks a Call to Action During Crash Responder Safety Week.
5. Fox 5 Atlanta: More than two-thirds of pedestrian deaths occur in predominately Black neighborhoods, study finds
6. 41 WGMT: NASCAR star Ross Chastain to compete in SpeedFest 2024 in Cordele, promoting highway safety
7. 11 Alive: Georgia has sixth most-dangerous driving conditions in the rain, report says
8. Axios Atlanta: More people were killed by Atlanta drivers in 2022

 

October 2023

1. WRDW: Ga. leaders urge road safety during National Pedestrian Safety Month
2. WSBTV: Agencies partnering to reverse trend in pedestrian fatalities across Georgia
3. AJC: Snellville police receive grant for special traffic unit
4. WRGA: Safe Spaces: Radar detectors at traffic signals improve safety at intersections
5. Time Bulletin USA: Georgia man slapped with $1.4M speeding ticket for driving 35 mph over limit
6. All on Georgia: Georgia Dept of Driver Services Motorcycle Safety Program Receives Grant
7. Fox 28: Savannah Police receive H.E.A.T. grant for DUI enforcement
8. WALB: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and Georgia Department of Agriculture partner for rural road safety
9. WGXA: Macon-Bibb County Pedestrian Safety Review Board working to decrease pedestrian accidents in Macon
10. 11 Alive: South Fulton looks to add speed bumps, crosswalks for pedestrian safety
11. Miller County Liberal: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and Georgia Department of Agriculture partner for rural road safety
12. WMAZ-TV Macon:  ‘One deer may total out a vehicle’: Central Georgia is entering the peak time for deer sightings roadside
13. Fox 28: Enhancing child safety on Halloween; Memorial Hospital’s tips for pedestrian awareness month

 

September 2023

1. 41 WGMT: Motorcycle safety tips for all drivers, bikers sharing the road
2. AJC: Georgia one of best states for teen drivers, analysis finds
3. WJBF: Learn Car Seat Safety Tips During Child Passenger Safety Week
4. Valdosta Daily Times: Child safety seat checkpoint planned
5. Access WDUN: City of Gainesville to host a free car seat safety check
6. Rockdale Newton Citizen: NCSO receives three fully-equipped, GOHS-funded H.E.A.T. vehicles
7. WSAV: Georgia traffic laws you might be breaking every day
8. Gainesville Times:  ‘Numb to 90’ – The rise of extreme speeding on north Georgia roads
9. Atlanta News First:  New report urges police to reduce high-speed chases
10. The Red & Black: Clarke County Sheriff’s Office and Governor’s Office of Highway Safety host car seat checks
11. 11 Alive Atlanta: Graffiti on road signs may confuse autonomous vehicles, research shows
12. AJC: Marietta is first in nation to use tech for safer driving
13. Gainesville Times: ‘Numb to 90’ – What’s being done to combat super speeding
14. Athens Banner-Herald: Is your child’s car seat installed properly? Free event in Athens will have an expert check
15. Valdosta Daily Times: Editorial: Bikers beware: Share the road
16. AJC: It’s less safe to be a pedestrian now than during past 40 years, study finds

 

August 2023

1. WJCL: ‘People do not stop as Georgia law requires when busses’: Ways keep students safe on the way to school
2. WTVM: Muscogee County School System starts ‘Schools Open Drive Carefully’ Tour
3. 11 Alive: Fulton County school district first in Georgia to use this school bus simulator
4. WRDW: Bus-ted! Cameras will catch Ga. drivers who don’t stop for students
5. The Covington News: Newton County Sheriff’s Office attends Georgia Highway Safety Conference
6. WTVM 9: Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office cracking down on Super Speeders
7. WCBD: South Carolina law enforcement agencies cracking down on impaired driving ahead of Labor Day weekend
8. Early County News: Blakely Police received $21,000 grant
9. 41NBC Macon: New technology makes Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office more efficient
10. WTVM 9: Law enforcement kicks off ‘Hands Across the Border’ highway campaign in Columbus
11. The Brunswick News: Impaired driving crackdown event canceled in South Georgia

 

July 2023

1. 11 Alive: 13 people die over weekend across Georgia in traffic accidents
2. 41 WMGT: Teen drivers reminded to not drive distracted or impaired during summer months
3. CBS 44: ‘Protect Your Melon’; NASCAR driver Ross Chastain promotes driver safety
4. 11 Alive: Georgia’s hands-free law: Here’s a look at the data over the past 5 years
5. Access WDUN: Georgia authorities to participate in annual speed limit enforcement campaign
6. WTVM: ‘Operation Southern Slow Down:’ Georgia and Alabama to participate in annual traffic campaign
7. Newnan Times-Herald: GSP reports increase in fatal car crashes for June
8. Rome News Tribune: Calhoun Police Department and Governor’s Office of Highway Safety join force for Operation Southern Slow Down
9. WRBL TV Columbus: MCSO partners with Georgia DPH, Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for car seat installation demonstration
10. 11 Alive: ‘It is NEVER okay’ | Super speeder clocked at 113mph on I-285
11. 41 WGMT: “School’s Open, Drive Carefully” reminds drivers to obey the law for children’s safety

June 2023

1. Valdosta Today: AAA Safe Summit will address GA roadway fatalities
2. Autobody News: Hyundai Donates $50,000 to Savannah, GA, Organizations
3. WSAV-TV Savannah:  SPD, GOHS implementing Thunder Task Force Traffic Enforcement operation this week
4. Cordele Dispatch: Department of Driver Services’ Motorcycle Safety Program encourage Georgians to “Ride to Work”
5. Fox 28 Savannah: State agencies to join SPD in task force cracking down on dangerous driving this week
6. Savannah Business Journal: Georgia Bikes announces $3M Active Transportation Planning Grant
7. Local 3 News: Department of Driver Services’ motorcycle safety program encourages Georgians to “Ride to Work”
8. Fox 5 Atlanta: Senoia police officer’s act of kindness transforms lives of both officer and homeless driver
9. WALB: Excessive speeding of 100MPH on South Ga. I-75; Officials say slow down or pay the fine
10. WTVM: Expanded “move-over” law takes effect July 1: How to avoid getting a ticket
11. WTVM-TV Columbus: Travel and safety tips for the upcoming Independence holiday
12. 11 Alive Atlanta: Look before you lock: As temps rise, so do child deaths from being trapped inside a vehicle
13. Monroe Local News: State troopers and officers urge motorists to celebrate safely this Independence Day holiday weekend

 

May 2023

1. All On Georgia: Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program Urges Motorists To “Share the Road” For Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
2. WDUN: DDS urges all motorists to share the road for Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
3. Calhoun Times: ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign kicks off May 15
4. Effingham Herald: Law enforcement agencies urge drivers, passengers to buckle up
5. Savannah Business Journal: May 10 – Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program Urges Motorists To “Share the Road” For Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
6. Jackson Herald Today: Pendergrass PD receives $10K state grant
7. WJBF: “Click-it or Ticket” begins, officers checking for seat belt safety
8. Now Habersham: Law enforcement turns up the heat on traffic and boating law violators
9. WSBTV: Drivers beware! Starting today, more officers will look for seat belt violators
10. WJBF: “Click-it or Ticket” begins, officers checking for seat belt safety
11. WALB: GOHS’ upcoming ‘Click It Or Ticket’ annual campaign
12. WSB Radio: Drivers beware! Starting this week, more officers will look for seat belt violators
13. Access WDUN: Forsyth County joins state-wide effort to promote road safety
14. The Citizens: Seat belt awareness campaign underway in Newton County
15. Monroe Local: Click It or Ticket campaign in force in neighboring Newton County
16. WTVM-TV Columbus:  Click It or Ticket campaign begins in Georgia
17. Cordele Dispatch: Georgia Department of Driver services (DDS) launches Georgia Digital Driver’s License and ID in Apple Wallet
18. Planetizen: Atlanta Regional Planners Adopt ‘Safe System’ Approach to Transportation
19. The Center Square: Georgia’s roads are increasingly dangerous for pedestrians and motorists
20. CBS 44: Belts & Jackets 2023 Safety Tour Stops at Lake Blackshear
21. WALB: Wild Lowndes Co. crash video shows importance of Move Over Law
22. Monroe Local: Update: Traffic fatalities on Georgia Roads over Memorial Day weekend outpace last year
23. 11 Alive: Yes, red light cameras are still used in Georgia

 

April 2023

1. Atlanta News First (ANF): Highway Thunder Task Force operation to take effect in Henry Co.
2. WSB Radio: Heads up drivers: One metro Atlanta county is majorly cracking down on speeding this weekend
3. The Newnan- Times Herald: From streets to schools, H.E.A.T. makes road safety a priority in Coweta
4. Henry Herald: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Thunder Task Force rolls into Henry County this weekend
5. WRDW: Reckless driving deaths increase in Georgia
6. ANF: Thunder Task Force cracks down on distracted, drunk driving in Henry County
7. WALB: Distracted driving is the leading cause of car crashes in Georgia

 

March 2023

1. Capitol Beat: Heavier limits on truck weights pass Georgia House
2. Catchfence: Chad Chastain Set to Kickoff Protect Your Melon Campaign and Make NASCAR Xfinity Series Debut with DGM Racing
3. Fox 5 Atlanta: Atlanta seeing most DUIs than anywhere across the Southeast, officials say
4. Cordele Dispatch: Crisp County High School Seniors Welcomes NASCAR Driver Chad Chastain and the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
5. GA DPH District 4: Local health departments awarded car-seat mini grants
6. WSB-TV Atlanta:  Gwinnett crashes caused by speeding on the rise, DUI-related fatalities declining
7. The Center Square: Georgia’s roads are increasingly dangerous for pedestrians and motorists 

February 2023

1. Cobb County Courier: KSU Health Promotion And Wellness Department Nets $22k Grant From Governor’s Office Of Highway Safety For 16th Consecutive Year
2. Axios Atlanta: Buford Highway pedestrian safety gets a funding boost
3. WSBTV: ‘You’re passing cars like a picket fence’: Officials seeing more super speeders in metro Atlanta
4. Daily Dalton Citizen: Whitfield, Murray receive car seat mini-grants
5. News Break: FoCo commissioners to approve $1 million for new park lighting, funds for other county improvements
6. The Herald Gazette: Health Department gets car seat grant funds
7. All on Georgia: GA Dept of Driver Services Receives New Grant Funding Dedicated to Teen Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program
8. WSBTV: Coweta County adds new H.E.A.T Unit to agency to target speeding and aggressive drivers
9. 13WMAZ: Macon-Bibb holds summit to talk about plans for safer streets after a rise in pedestrian deaths
10. All on Georgia: GA Dept of Driver Services Receives New Grant Funding Dedicated to Teen Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program

January 2023

1. All On Georgia: GA Dept of Public Safety Receives Funding to Continue DUI Task Force and ALS Program from the Governor’s Office of Highway
2. Yahoo News: Georgia Department of Public Health receives over $2.4 million to support injury prevention efforts
3. Times- Georgian: Georgia DPH gets multi-million dollar grant
4. All on Georgia: Georgia Dept of Public Health Awarded Over $2M to Support Injury Prevention Efforts
5. Grice Connect: Georgia’s DUI Task Force receives $2.9 million grant
6. All on Georgia: Georgia Dept of Driver Services’ Motorcycle Safety Program Announces Grant Award
7. WGXA: Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office awarded grant to help reduce traffic fatalities
8. Dawson County News: Dawson County Health Department receives car seat mini grant
9. Rockdale Citizen: Piedmont Newton Hospital, with Newton County Health Department, earns car seat mini grant
10. 13 WMAZ: Macon’s roads are becoming deadlier for pedestrians, but few hit-and-runs are solved
11. Dawson County News: Georgia DDS receives grant to benefit motorcycle safety program
12. The Covington News: State awards grant to hospital, Newton County Health to provide car seats
13. Barrow News Journal: Winder Police Department awarded 2023 Car Seat Mini-Grant
14. WALB: Should seatbelts be required for backseat riders in Georgia?
15. The Blackshear Times: GA Dept. of Public Health awarded $2.5 million highway safety grant
16. News 3: MCSO squad wins award for enforcing traffic safety

December 2022

1. Virginia News Journal: MOST COMMON MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS
2. TGV News: Study finds most dangerous roads in Georgia are all in the Atlanta metro area
3. Charlton County Herald: Sheriff’s Office awarded Traffic Enforcement Grant
4. All On Georgia: Georgia DDS Supports NHTSA Older Driver Safety Awareness This Week
5. Fox 5 Atlanta: Here’s how Georgia compares to other states in preventing highway deaths
6. WRGA FM/AM Rome: RPD, FCPD, and Calhoun PD honored at 23^rd annual Governor’s Challenge Awards
7. Business Vantage Views: IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION CALL-TO-ACTION MOBILIZES GEORGIA STUDENTS
8. Northwest Georgia News: CPD joins Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign
9. WSBTV: Police departments across metro Atlanta seeing uptick in major crashes this year
10. NewsBreak: GOHS awards Americus Police with $26,000 Traffic Enforcement Grant
11. Patch: UNG : State Awards Grant For Highway Safety
12. Rockdale Newton Citizen: Rockdale Sheriff’s Office launches DUI campaign
13. Pickens County Progress: Keep the holidays safe and sober behind the wheel
14. Middle Georgia CEO: Bike Walk Macon Receives GOHS Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Grant
15. University of North Georgia: State awards grant for highway safety
16. Times- Georgian: Sober driving enforced during holidays
17. KSU News: Kennesaw State awarded grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
18. Metro Atlanta CEO: Kennesaw State Awarded Grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
19. WGAU: UNG gets grant from Gov’s Office of Highway Safety
20. WJBF: AAA: One tow truck driver killed every other week on roadside
21. WTOC 11: AAA starts ‘Tow To Go’ program for New Year’s holiday weekend

November 2022

1. Rockdale Newton Citizen: Newton County Sheriff’s Office awarded H.E.A.T. grant
2. WSBTV: Construction companies awarded over $160 million in contracts through Georgia DOT
3. News4Jax: 20 people arrested in Camden County for DUI over Georgia-Florida weekend, authorities say (news4jax.com)
4. 41 WGMT: Georgia College receives grant to continue taking part in ‘Georgia Young Adult Program’
5. The Covington News: Sheriff’s Office awarded $325,889 grant for local DUI enforcement
6. AJC: Snellville police receive grant to support traffic unit
7. AJC: 172 mph motorcyclist on Ga. 400 too fast for police to catch
8. Henry County Government: Board Takes Action to Enhance Henry County Public Safety
9. Claxton Enterprise: ECSO To Host Child Safety Seat Check November 17
10. The Lagrange Daily News: The Ray seeking funds for highway safety drone program
11. Fox 5 Atlanta: Georgia officials warn drivers to take caution during busy deer season
12. WTOC 11: Autoliv launches holistic approach to motorcycle safety to save more lives
13. 11 Alive: Drivers, officials concerned as fatal crashes spike in City of South Fulton
14. AllOnGeorgia: Georgia DOT Reports $166 Million Awarded in Construction Contracts in September
15. The Claxton Enterprise: 26th Cruisin’ In The Country Bike, Run Events This Saturday
16. The Brunswick News: Bike Walk Golden Isles brings executive director on board
17. WSBTV: The 2nd most dangerous roadway in the US runs through the heart of metro Atlanta, agency says
18. AJC: Grant money to help Henry law enforcement
19. NewsBreak: Bike Walk Golden Isles brings executive director on board
20. WTVM: Click It Or Ticket
21. WTVM: First responders reminding drivers of move over law ahead of Tuesday snowfall
22. The True Citizen: BCSO awarded grant for local DUI enforcement
23. Morgan Citizen County: Sheriff’s Office gets Governor’s safety grant
24. CBS Sacramento: AAA releases Thanksgiving travel forecast and car maintenance tips
25. Daily Post Athenian: THSO joins Georgia for ‘Seats Across the States’ event
26. The Clayton Tribune: RCSO awarded $24,724 grant by Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
27. WTOC 11: City of Tybee Island considering traffic calming strategy on Hwy 80
28. AJC: More than 1.6 million Georgians expected to hit the road for Thanksgiving
29. 13 WMAZ: Hit-and-run pedestrian deaths have doubled in Bibb County this year
30. AllOnGeorgia: State Troopers and Officers Patrol in Full Force for Busiest Travel Day of the Year
31. The Brunswick News: HEAT grant helps police target dangerous drivers
32. Newnan CEO: UWG Receives $10,500 Grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

October 2022

1. Valdosta Today: “Just Drive” teaches teen driver safety 
2. The Rockdale Citizen: Georgia roads are among the most dangerous in the country
3. WJCL: School Zone Speeding Crackdown: Police in Savannah install cameras to slow drivers
4. WTVM: Tips shared on pedestrian safety in Columbus
5. Valdosta Daily Times: National Night Out: VSU PD engages community, public safety
6. The Newnan- Times Herald: CCSO gets $335K to combat DUI, aggressive driving
7. FOX 31: ABAC awarded grant from Georgia Youth Adult Program
8. FOX 31: Georgia’s PAC receives grant to continue traffic safety resource program
9. Valdosta Today: “Just Drive” event offers GA teen drivers safety tips
10. FOX 28: Bike Walk Savannah receives grant from Georgia organization
11. FOX 31: MADD Georgia awarded GOHS grant for 2023 grant year
12. AJC: Alpharetta approves contract for pedestrian safety improvement designs
13. 13 WMAZ: Georgia Public Safety Training Center preps law enforcement for advanced DUI certification
14. WDRW: Augusta roadways taking a deadly toll on motorcyclists
15. FOX 31: MADD Georgia awarded GOHS grant for 2023 grant year
16. AJC: Alpharetta approves contract for pedestrian safety improvement designs
17. 13 WMAZ: Georgia Public Safety Training Center preps law enforcement for advanced DUI certification
18. WDRW: Augusta roadways taking a deadly toll on motorcyclists
19. WALB: ‘We just pray that people would just slow down’: GOHS calls for caution from rural drivers
20. Dawson News: Dawson Co. SO asks County Commission to continue GOHS H.E.A.T. grant 
21. Savannah CEO: Coastal Georgia Center for Driver Safety Grant Renewed for FY23
22. 41 WGMT: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office receives over $90,000 in H.E.A.T. grant
23. WJBF: Family of McDuffie County deputy search for Good Samaritan who helped save him
24. WGAL: Avoiding counterfeit child car seats: What to look for to make sure your kids are properly protected
25. Union- Recorder: GCSU receives grant from state Office of Highway Safety

September 2022

1. WTOC 11: Georgia, South Carolina law enforcement team up for safe driving initiative
2. South Fulton Observer: Safe Kids Fulton to Check Car Seats, Provide Free Replacements at Publix
3. WTOC 11: State troopers continue ‘Hands Across Borders’ initiative
4. Monroe Local: Georgia road fatalities this Labor Day weekend already match last year’s totals
5. Fox 28: Hyundai Partners with Children’s Hospital of Savannah to Promote Child Passenger Safety in Georgia
6. Rome News Tribune: Nearly half of fatal car accidents in 2020 happened at night—understanding the factors at play
7. WRDW: Free child safety seat checks to be offered in Augusta area
8. Yahoo News: How Hall Sheriff’s Office hopes to tackle traffic problems with $325K grant
9. The Center Square: Georgia Roads Are Among the Most Dangerous in the Country

August 2022

1. Government Tech: Police Install Automated Speed Enforcement in School Zones
2. WALB: Albany school zone speed cameras to go into effect soon
3. GPB: Road safety concerns, frustrations prompt Macon-Bibb summit with GDOT
4. South Fulton Observer: Safe Kids Fulton to Check Car Seats, Provide Free Replacements at Publix
5. Valdosta Today: Georgia’s MCCD participates in SafeDRIVE campaign
6. 13WMAZ: Milledgeville officials say speed cameras having impact on driver safety
7. Rome News Tribune: “Hands Across the Border” impaired driving education and enforcement campaign begins Monday

July 2022

1. AJC: Stay safe for the Fourth: Plan ahead to avoid holiday tragedies
2. WRDW: Georgia braces for record July Fourth travel this weekend
3. WJBF: Important tips from a safety expert for sports, driving, and strapping babies in the car seat
4. Fox 5 Atlanta: Residents concerned about pedestrian safety after unsolved hit and run along Austell Road
5. The Chattanoogan: Operation Southern Slow Down Launches on July 18
6. Grundy County Herald: “Operation Southern Slow Down” launches July 18 in 5 southern states
7. Savannah Business Journal: July 15 – Healthy Savannah and YMCA lead public-private partnership to help improve neighborhood infrastructure and pedestrian safety issues
8. WTOC 11: Operation Southern Slow Down kicks off in five states
9. WDEF: Operation Southern Slowdown puts crackdown on speeders on roadways
10. WSB Radio: Officers in 5 states, including Ga., cracking down on speeding drivers with summer campaign
11. WJBF: Improvements could be coming to Georgia Ave thanks to approval for study
12. Herald and Tribune: ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ kicks off in region
13. WTOC 11: Pooler Police crackdown on speeders for ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’
14. Fox 22: AAA hosts annual impaired driving summit in Augusta
15. 13 WMAZ: ‘We need the drivers to be aware’: Georgia ranks as one of the worst states for pedestrians
16. Fox 5 Atlanta: Study finds Georgia’s most dangerous roads are in metro Atlanta
17. Valdosta Today: GA drivers urged to stay alert in school zones
18. The Brunswick News: Camden SO gets grant
19. The Covington News: BACK TO SCHOOL: AAA advises Georgia drivers to stay alert as students return to school

June 2022

1. CBS 46: Summer safety in Atlanta: Mayor and police announce plan
2. Macon News: Bibb County safety board not reviewing pedestrian deaths, despite six already this year
3. WJBF: Pedestrian fatalities hit four-decade high in 2021: These states recorded the most including Georgia
4. 13 WMAZ: ‘Watch our children as they come down the road’: Teen driver accidents increase in summer
5. The Citizen: Fayetteville Public Safety video reminds drivers to ‘move over’ for roadside emergency and utility vehicles
6. Henry Herald: Safety tips to help beat the summer Georgia heat
7. 13 WMAZ; Central Georgia’s high temps could impact the condition of your car
8. Rockdale Newton Citizen: Department of Driver Services: Never leave kids or pets in a hot vehicle
9. WSBTV: Are the state’s strengthened street racing laws helping curb the problem?
10. 13 WMAZ: VERIFY: Yes, it’s legal to break windows to save children, not pets from hot cars
11. 41 NBC: Georgia State Patrol, GDOT share summer travel safety tips
12. 13 WMAZ: New automated traffic cameras catch thousands speeding in Bibb school zones
13. WRDW: traffic deaths jump by 21% in 2 years, new report finds

May 2022

1. 11 Alive: As pedestrian deaths on interstates rises, GDOT is urging public to follow this guidance
2. Roads Bridges: Georgia DOT urges safety in construction zones
3. 11 Alive: 11 Alive legal analyst believes Atlanta pedal pub crash could set a local and national precedent
4. The Champion: Program to increase pedestrian safety in the works
5. Fox 5 Atlanta: 8-month-old Snellville girl left in car for hours dies, father faces murder charge
6. All On Georgia: GA DDS Motorcycle Safety Program Urges Motorists to Share the Road for Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
7. WGAU Radio: Ga DOT wants input on Athens traffic plan
8. AJC: Inflation, shortages could delay Georgia road projects
9. Coastal Courier: DDS Motorcycle Safety Program Urges Motorists
10. All On Georgia: Georgia DOT Demonstrates Safer, Connected Roadways with Kia Georgia and Panasonic Smart Mobility Technology on “The Ray Highway”
11. Traffic Tech Today: VIDEO: Georgia DOT V2X improving safety on public highway, The Ray
12. Dawson News: Georgia Department of Driver Services stresses safety during Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
13. Transportation Today: Georgia DOT, partner agencies sign multimodal solutions agreement on I-285
14. 13 WMAZ: Public safety top of agenda in proposed 2023 Macon-Bibb budget
15. AJC: Tech companies demonstrate pedestrian, vehicle safety in Peachtree Corners
16. AJC: Stress, pandemic could spur road rage increase, researchers say
17. GPB: Why fixing Georgia’s deadliest roads for pedestrians remains out of reach
18. 13 WMAZ: Pedestrian safety is their goal but Macon’s deadliest streets are out of their control
19. Fox 5 Atlanta: Atlanta City Council acts on airport pedestrian safety
20. Chattanooga Pulse: AAA Activates “Tow to Go” For The Memorial Day Holiday Weekend
21. WSB Radio: GSP pushing safety on the water this Memorial Day weekend
22. Georgia Sun; Pedestrian fatalities on the rise in Georgia
23. Henry Herald: Pedestrian deaths increase in Georgia and officials blame speeding and distracted driving

April 2022

1. Tifton Gazette: ABAC tapped for $11K driving grant
2. Augusta Chronicle: Grant provides Wrens officers with new technology to make traffic stops safer
3. WSMV: Tennessee Highway Safety Office starts Operation Hands- Free
4. Daily Citizen: Editorial: Give the road your full attention when driving | Editorials | dailycitizen.news
5. Main Street News: Alto receives grant for technology
6. Badder Scott: Georgia Motorcycle Helmet Laws
7. AJC: Pedestrian deaths rise in Georgia and across the nation
8. Times- Georgian: Officers step up hands free enforcement
9. Axios: Georgia’s roads are deadly for pedestrians, report shows
10. Monroe Local: April 11-15 is National Work Zone Awareness Week
11. Yahoo News: Georgia Pedestrian Deaths Jumped 77% in 1st Half Of 2021: Report
12. All On Georgia: ‘Everyone Deserves to Return Home Safely to their Loved Ones. Work Zones are a Sign to Slow Down’
13. Brunswick News: Fast drivers endanger pedestrians, other drivers
14. 41 NBC: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety hosts summit in effort to decrease traffic deaths
15. WRDW: Effort seeks to cut down traffic deaths in Georgia
16. WFXL: GA highway safety advocates host traffic summit in effort to reduce traffic fatalities
17. Daily Citizen: Seatbelt survey to be conducted in 20 Georgia counties including Whitfield
18. Grady News Source: Vehicular-Pedestrian Deaths Are Growing Concern in Athens
19. WSBTV: Viral TikTok leads to GDOT changes on confusing I-285 exit

March 2022

1. Rockdale Newton Citizen: Newton County Sheriff’s Office awarded traffic enforcement grant
2. WACO FM Sandersville: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards grant to South Central Traffic Enforcement Network
3. WALB TV Albany: State, City of Albany partner to help people stay safe while crossing the road
4. Covington News: Newton’s Sheriff’s Office awarded $18,825 traffic enforcement grant
5. Dalton Daily Citizen: If you plan to drink on St. Patrick’s Day, don’t drive
6. Cherokee Tribune Ledger: Safe Kids Cherokee County hosts certification class for car seat safety
7. WGXA TV Macon: Clever Cops: Operation Wrong Exit in Twiggs County nets dozens of arrests
8. NWGA Scanner: Cohutta Police Department hosts the monthly GOHS Mountain Traffic Enforcement Network Thursday night
9. WFXL TV Albany: Lee County High School holds distracted while driving program for students
10. Tifton CEO: ABAC receives $11,095 grant from Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

February 2022

1. Catoosa County News: Department of Driver Services, Motorcycle Safety Program: Be safe riders in 2022
2. 41NBC Macon:  Bryon Police Department unveils new speed trailer
3. Jackson Progress-Argus: Jackson Police receive $25,000 grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
4. Cartersville Daily Tribune: EPD report ‘huge reductions’ in speeding due to automated program
5. BainbridgeGA.com: Be a champion by choosing to never drink and drive
6. WRDW TV Augusta: ‘Our goal is target zero’: Keeping motorcyclists safe on the road
7. WDUN AM FM Gainesville: The Fast Lane: Dangers of driving while drowsy
8. NowHabersham.com: Habersham HEAT and GSP officers crack down on GA-365 speeding
9. WTOC TV Savannah: Savannah works to reduce traffic deaths on city streets
10. Dalton Daily Citizen: Car seat mini-grant awarded in North Georgia counties

January 2022

1. Savannah Business Journal: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards grant to Georgia Bikes
2. Moultrie Observer: Colquitt County to receive money for child car seats
3. Carrollton Times Georgian:  Carroll County receives car seat mini-grant
4. NowHabersham.com: White County awarded mini-grant to purchase child passenger seats
5. Statesboro Herald: Bulloch receives Child Passenger Safety mini-grant from state
6. Newnan Times Herald: Drunk and drugged driving: It’s not worth it (Bryce Little Lee Middle School Middle School Winner in Drug Free Coweta essay contest)
7. WTVM TV Columbus:  Talbot County Sheriff’s Office providing car seat to financially eligible families
8. NowHabersham.com:  Alto Police awarded car seat grant
9. Cordele Dispatch: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards grant to Crisp County Sheriff’s Office
10. Savannah Tribune: Savannah Police Department awarded $37,795 grant for local DUI enforcement
11. Bainbridgega.com: Local partners awarded 2022 Car Seat Mini-Grant
12. Clayton State University:  Clayton State receives $7,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
13. Waynesboro True Citizen: Mini-grant offers car seats to local families
14. Griceconnect.com: Bulloch receives car seat grant| Buckle Up. Every Trip. Every Time.
15. WMAZ TV Macon: Bibb commissioners revamp pedestrian safety program in honor of hit-and-run victim
16. Augusta Chronicle: Glascock County receives car seat mini-grant
17. Bryan County News: Bryan County Health Department awarded car seat mini grant
18. AllonGeorgia: GA DPH Coastal: Health departments awarded car seat mini grants
19. Coastal Courier: Health department awarded car seat mini-grant
20. Dawson County News: Dawson County Health Department awarded mini grant for car seat education
21. Rockdale Newton Citizen: Newton County Health Department, Piedmont Newton Hospital awarded car seat mini-grant
22. Covington News: Health Department, Piedmont Newton awarded Car Seat Mini-Grant
23. WRWH FM Cleveland: Cleveland Police receive grants
24. NowHabersham.com: Cleveland Police Dept. awarded over $21K in grants
25. Fox 28 Savannah:  Car seat grant awarded to Long County Health Department
26. WTOC TV Savannah: Health department grant increases child safety in cars

December 2021

1. Washington News Reporter: Annual ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Education and Enforcement Campaign to run through January 2
2. Augusta Chronicle: GOHS holds road checks in Louisville
3. WRDW TV Augusta: How a multimillion-dollar grant is helping save lives in Georgia
4. Valdosta Today: Georgia DPH awarded over $2 million to support injury prevention efforts
5. Griffin Daily News: Motorists urged to not drink and drive this holiday
6. Douglas Sentinel: DPD awarded $19K traffic enforcement grant
7. TheGeorgiaVirtue.com: MADD Georgia awarded grant by Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
8. Savannah Business Journal: Bike Walk Golden Isles, Georgia’s newest bicycle and pedestrian safety advocacy organization, picks up speed with support from Georgia Bikes
9. WISK Radio Americus: Operation Click It or Ticket underway in Americus
10. WLHR Radio Lavonia: Annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled over campaign underway
11. Kennesaw State: Kennesaw State awarded grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
12. Henry County Times: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign underway
13. 41NBC Macon: ‘Drive Sober Get Pulled Over’ to resume for holidays
14. WGAU Radio Athens: UGA partners with Bike Athens for map app
15. Coastal Courier: Coastal Georgia Center for Driver Safety grant renewed for FY 22
16. WISK Radio Americus: GOHS distracted driving checkpoint
17. WTOC TV Savannah: Savannah Police awarded H.E.A.T. grants, using money to cut down on drunk driving
18. Marietta Daily Journal: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards HEAT grant to Cobb County Police Department
19. WTOC TV Savannah:, S.C. troopers launch holiday drunken-driving crackdown
20. 41NBC Macon: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office receives over $100K in grant to prevent dangerous driving
21. Savannah Police Department: Savannah Police Department Awarded $37,795 grant for local DUI enforcement
22. WJBF TV Augusta: ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign begins
23. CBS 46 Atlanta: Georgia State Patrol increases DUI patrols amid the holidays
24. Augusta U Jagwire: Augusta University receives $16,360 grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
25. 41NBC Macon: Bike Walk Macon receives grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
26. WGXA TV: Macon Bibb County Sheriff’s Office awarded over $100K through H.E.A.T. grant
27. WLBB Radio Carrollton: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Awarded $151,359.35 grant for local DUI enforcement
28. Carrollton Times Georgian: CCSO awarded H.E.A.T. grant funds
29. Brunswick News: Traffic enforcement will heat up with state grant
30. TheChampionNewspaper.com: DeKalb police to use grant money to reduce aggressive, dangerous driving
31. University of North Georgia: Two departments earn state award and grant

November 2021

1. WTVM TV Columbus: Sumter Co. Sheriff’s Office to host car seat safety event
2. WALB TV Albany: Albany, state law enforcement pushing ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign
3. WRBL TV Columbus: Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety urging travelers to Click It or Ticket
4. WTVM TV Columbus: ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign kicks off nationwide
5. WTSG TV Savannah: GSP: Expect a ticket this week if you’re impaired, distracted, unbelted or speeding
6. Valdosta Today: VFD holds “Child Car Seat Check’ event
7. Albany Herald: State, local law enforcement officials urge safe holiday driving
8. WJBF TV Augusta: Holiday travel picks up again
9. WSAV TV Savannah: Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety urging travelers to Click It or Ticket
10. 41NBC Macon: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety announces ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign during Thanksgiving travel
11. CBS 46 Atlanta: Georgia State Patrol says they will be out in force during holiday season
12. Valdosta Today: Motorcyclists, drivers reminded to Keep Save, Be Alert this holiday season
13. Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch: $43K grant awarded to DeKalb County Police
14. Clayton Tribune: RCSO awarded $60,720 grant by Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
15. Coosa Valley News: Floyd County Police Department awarded $300,000 for DUI enforcement
16. AJC: Fayetteville gets $22,000 traffic safety grant
17. WALB TV Albany: Lowndes Co. Sheriff’s Office awarded grant to help reduce traffic accidents
18. Valdosta Today: Lowndes Co. Sheriff’s Office receives HVE grant
19. Valdosta Today: VPD awarded traffic enforcement grant from GOHS
20. NowHabersham: Demorest Police top in state for 5^th year in a row

October 2021

1. AllOnGeorgia: Georgia DDS Motorcycle Safety Program receives grant
2. WJXT TV Jacksonville: Keep road safety in mind while out for fun this Halloween weekend
3. WTVM TV Columbus: Americus Police Department receives $10K child safety grant
4. Henry County Times: County approves grants, expenses
5. Coastal Courier: Sheriff’s Office gets $299k grant to help fight DUI
6. Albany Herald: Office of Highway Safety: Be wary of slow-moving vehicles during harvest time
7. 11Alive: APD officer’s boy camera captures moment drunk driver hits him
8. Daily Advent: Pepperell High School receives $6500 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
9. WNEG: TPD awarded $20k technology grant
10. LaGrange Daily News: State taps WGTC to train officers as phlebotomists
11. Valdosta Daily Times: MADD about drunk driving
12. Henry Herald: Henry County Police Department awarded grant for local DUI enforcement
13. Marietta Daily Journal: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards grant to Calhoun Police Department
14. Northeast Georgian: Sheriff’s HEAT grant renewed for 2022
15. Fetch Your News: Sheriff to seek approval to accept grant at Tuesday BOC meeting
16. Access WDUN: Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office receives HEAT grant
17. Monroe Local: DPS receives HEAT grant to continue DUI task force and ALS program
18. Clayton News Daily: Clayton County Police Department awarded $300,000 grant for local DUI enforcement
19. Calhoun Times: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards grant to Calhoun Police Department
20. Douglas County Sentinel: State taps WGTC to train officers
21. Middle Georgia CEO: Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards safety grant to Bike Walk Macon
22. 11Alive: Clayton County Police receives $300k grant to reduce dangerous drivers
23. FOX 5 Atlanta: Deadly car crashes on the rise on Georgia highways
24. 41 NBC Macon: Byron Police Department is awarded highway safety grant
25. The True Citizen: Sheriff’s office is awarded traffic enforcement grant
26. WFXG TV Augusta: Columbia County Fire Rescue to host car seat check