Governor Brian Kemp has appointed Ben Miller Jr. to fill the seat vacated by Superior Court Judge and former State Representative Mack Crawford. Crawford resigned his post in February after entering an Alford plea on theft charges. The press release from Governor Kemp’s office on Miller’s appointment is as follows: Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian
The statewide shelter in place order for most Georgians will end tonight at midnight, per a press release from the office of Governor Kemp. Medically fragile Georgians are asked to continue to shelter in place until June 12th. Georgia’s State of Emergency will remain in place, thus allowing the Georgia National Guard to remain active
Per a memo distributed by the Georgia House of Representatives which you can read by clicking here, House Speaker David Ralston has set a tentative date of June 11th to reconvene the Georgia General Assembly. Negotiations continue with the Senate, who have been pushing for an earlier date. House Staff will begin returning to their
This week’s Courier Herald column: David Pollack was a three-time All-American standout on defense for the University of Georgia and is currently an analysist for ESPN. That’s the network where we used to watch sporting events before we became stuck in the present. Pollack has always been a motivational leader, even during the time when
This week’s Courier Herald column: Congratulations and condolences to Senator Blake Tillery. The Vidalia Republican was tapped last week to chair the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee following the death of Senator Jack Hill of Reidsville. Senator Tillery has big shoes to fill at a time when there will be no honeymoon period to enjoy assuming
Governor Kemp said today that Georgia will incrementally begin to open Georgia back to routine and normal operations. Georgia’s hospitals and medical providers are now able to resume elective procedures immediately. The Governor said supplies of Personal Protective Equipment now allow for healthcare professionals to resume work. Gyms, barbers, and several other categories of businesses
This week’s Courier Herald column: Most of my thoughts on Covid-19 and our Great Time Out have been directed at those of us who are staying at home, or at least need to be. As we’re now under extended stay at home orders through April and no date certain on when we can return to
So many of our traditions are being shattered during this Great Time Out. There’s been no first day of baseball season. March Madness took on a whole new meaning. And I’m sure somewhere, in a lab near Augusta, scientists are feverishly working on how to make dogwoods and azaleas bloom in November. For Christians, Easter
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” None of us could have planned this six months ago. If we had tried, we would have been disregarded as alarmists at best, and conspiracy theorists at worst. And yet, here we are. We remain trapped in the present. Many of our past plans
The following was just sent over by Speaker David Ralston’s office. It’s seems there’s still a bit of a chill in the relations between the Secretary of State and his former legislative chamber. “I appreciate the Secretary of State finally using his statutory authority — which he has had all along — to delay the
