Georgia, Coweta County

FREYR Battery Halts Plans for $2.6B Georgia Plant, Coweta County's Job Growth on Hold
FREYR Battery scraps plans for a $2.6 billion plant in Georgia, affecting job prospects and regional development.
Freyr Battery scraps plans for $2.5 billion factory in Coweta County, Georgia official says
A state official says a Norway-based battery manufacturer has scrapped plans to build a factory in metro Atlanta. The Coweta County project would have been Freyr Battery’s first American factory. It promised hundreds of jobs and a $2.
Battery firm abandons plan for a $2.6 billion plant in Georgia
A clean energy company is abandoning a plan to build a giant electric battery factory in Atlanta's suburbs after it shifted to buy a solar panel plant in Texas.
Plans for nearly $2.6B FREYR Battery plant in Coweta County nixed
FREYR Battery has decided not to proceed with a nearly $2.6 billion lithium-ion battery plant in Coweta County, which would have created 723 jobs. The decision to cancel the plant was communicated in a letter to county leaders,
Freyr cancels $2.6B battery factory it promised to build in Georgia
Freyr Battery officials informed the Coweta County Development Authority late last month that the company will not move forward with its planned battery factory.
Freyr Battery must pay back Georgia at least $7 million grant after nixed expansion
Freyr Battery was set to build a major manufacturing facility in Coweta County. Freyr Battery must pay the state of Georgia back for a $7 million grant the company received to acquire its 368-acre site that was going to be a battery factory in Coweta County.
Freyr Battery drops plans for battery cell plant in Georgia: report
Freyr Battery (NYSE:FREY) has informed officials in a suburban Atlanta county that it won’t proceed with a $2.6B plant, the Newnan Times Herald reported Thursday. According to the report, the Norwegian startup informed the Coweta County Develop Authority of its decision late last month.
‘You don’t leave anyone there to die:’ Sister of victim hit, killed in metro Atlanta wants answers
30-year-old James Townsend ran after the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office said a car hit and killed his girlfriend, 42-year-old ...
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$2.57 billion battery manufacturing plant no longer coming to Coweta County
COWETA COUNTY, Ga — A $2.5 billion battery manufacturing plant that was set to be built in Coweta County is no longer coming ...
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Coweta County elementary school principal charged with shoplifting
Store employees told investigators it wasn't the first time that the metro Atlanta principal had been caught trying to ...
GA inmate sentenced to more years in prison for trafficking kilos of meth
A Georgia Department of Corrections inmate has been sentenced for his involvement in a 2019 trafficking case. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Coweta County District ...
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Christie Barnes of Lee Middle Named Coweta Schools’ Counselor of the Year
Christie Barnes of Lee Middle School has been named the 2025 Coweta County School System Counselor of the Year. The ...
Law enforcement agencies react after Roswell Police officer killed in line of duty
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was one of the first to give condolences to Officer Jeremy Labonte's family after learning about his death.
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'Companion' leaves woman for dead in Coweta County pedestrian car crash: witness
Authorities have now identified a woman who was hit and killed while walking on a Coweta County Road last Friday night. The ...