The former state flower, the Cherokee Rose, is an invasive species native to Southeast Asia, not Georgia. The new state flower, the Sweetbay Magnolia, is native to Georgia and supports local wildlife.

Cherokee Elder Tony Harris began a Cherokee Garden in Cobb County 12 years ago, now home to over 120 native trees, shrubs and flowers. Each species outfitted with signs with QR codes sharing how the ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. A new bill in the Georgia House of Representatives could ...

Ava Merrill was beyond excited the morning an email from the Augusta National Golf Club popped up in her inbox. “There’s no bad thing about an email from Augusta National, is there?” she asked.

Georgia's state flower is changing from the 'invasive' Cherokee Rose to the native Sweetbay Magnolia after a Senate vote.