While many of Donald Trump’s nominees seem to be challenged by a Democratic party ready to lock down for united opposition, Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue has support not just from Georgia’s Republicans in Congress, but from 2nd District Congressman Sanford Bishop, a Democrat. Bishop is more than just a hometown Congressman. He’s the ranking
It wasn’t that long ago that Creature Comforts Brewery in Athens was threatened with closure. It seems someone thought that the brewery wasn’t strictly adhering to the laws that apply only to Georgia’s craft breweries but not the big guys (or, more importantly, the wholesalers). Well, that didn’t happen. Creature Comforts is thriving, despite Georgia’s
Speaker David Ralston has made his appointment to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, picking Richard Hyde of the firm Balch & Bingham. Hyde is not unfamiliar with the JQC, having previously served as an investigator and member of the body. He has the reputation of being somewhat of a “bulldog”, which is not a reference to
Last night I posted an appeal from Dougherty County Commission Chairman Chris Cohilas for more coverage and awareness of the plight of Georgians in the greater Albany area following an intense series of storms. Tornadoes and hurricane force straight line winds on January 2nd have left a 30 square mile area of damage. Many needs
The following is a plea posted to Facebook by Dougherty County Commission Chairman Chris Cohilas. It’s been more than two weeks since the Albany Georgia area was hit by tornadoes and hurricane force winds. We reported on some of the problems of getting children fed last week. That, unfortunately, remained an unsolved issue until the
Score one for the good guys. Bert Brantley has made a career in and out of Georgia’s government. His highest profile gig was as the Spokesperson for Governor Sonny Perdue during his second term. (Imagine for a moment being the guy serving between Dan McLagan and Brain Robinson.). In addition to being the mouth of
A few years ago Georgia officials thought they were closing in on a second Kia manufacturing plant for Georgia. Ultimately, the company decided they needed a manufacturing presence in Mexico over a third US plant. With political winds changing and US demand increasing, the folks at Hyundai and Kia are again looking at additional US
This week’s Courier Herald column: Governor Nathan Deal used his State of the State address last week to highlight a new Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center to be built in Augusta. The center will be developed and operated in conjunction with the U.S. Army’s Cyber Command at Fort Gordon, Augusta University, and private sector
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr spoke to the Martin Luther King Jr Commemoration Service at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church today. Below are the prepared remarks of his text: It is truly an honor to be invited to be a part of the celebration of the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 88th birthday.
My weekly column will appear tomorrow at 10am. Today is a holiday. It’s the day we set aside to honor Dr. Martin Luther King. I’m not sure we’re doing that these days. By “these days” I’ll specifically refer to this weekend. After more than a year of a divisive election, we as a country seem
