State officials held a press briefing Friday morning at the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) State Operations Center to update the public on their response to the winter storm impacting Georgia.

Georgia Governor Brian kemp has issued a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, in preparation for the approaching winter storm expected to impact Georgia beginning this Friday.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Thursday in preparation for a winter storm that will impact the state Friday.

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) has been authorized to activate the State Operations Center (SOC) which will coordinate emergency responses among federal and local agencies. The state of emergency will also prevent stores from price gouging.

Maintenance Activities Unit (MAU) is gearing up for the upcoming winter weather system by ramping up brine production and road treatment efforts.

Gov. Brian Kemp describes how the state of Georgia prepared for the winter storm, the challenges the winter weather may pose for residents and lessons Georgians learned from the snowstorm of 2014. Jan.