This week’s Courier Herald column: This time last year, those opposed to Donald Trump in Republican circles were just learning to take him seriously. Most that wanted to stop him – in both parties – did so too late. Despite the ongoing bargaining stage in many Democrats’ phases of grief, he’s going to be sworn
Legislation was signed today officially naming the Marietta Post Office on Sandy Plains Rd in honor of Cobb County native Lance Corporal Squire K “Skip” Wells. Wells was one of five service members murdered in a terrorist attack at the Naval Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn in July of 2015. He was a 2012 graduate
Per press release: ATLANTA, GA – Yesterday, Attorney General Chris Carr joined a 24-state coalition urging President-elect Donald Trump and congressional leaders to withdraw President Obama’s so-called Clean Power Plan and take the necessary steps to ensure similar or more extreme proposals never again take shape. The bipartisan letter – addressed Wednesday to Vice President-elect
Per press release: The Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted recommendations to fill vacancies within the Superior Courts of the Atlanta, Augusta, and Douglas Judicial Circuits. These vacancies were created by the resignations of the Honorable Jerry W. Baxter, the Honorable J. David Roper, and the Honorable Robert J. James. Governor Deal will fill the vacancies
Johnny Isakson has issued the following statement on the nomination of Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, to be U.S. Secretary of State: “Mr. Tillerson has an impressive background with unique experience and extensive knowledge of working in a global environment. I congratulate Mr. Tillerson on his nomination, and I look forward to meeting with him
This week’s Courier Herald column: I wanted to be in Plains Sunday morning. It had been a rough week. It’s nearing the end of a rough year. I’ve been working on a project in Southwest Georgia since spring, and this has had me traveling to and through Plains Georgia almost monthly since then. It’s been
The following is a guest Op-Ed from David Gattie, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Georgia. I asked him to summarize the following after seeing a similar discussion he was having online in order to share with our readers. – Charlie President-elect Donald Trump recently announced that his choice to head up
As Congress prepares to vacate DC for the Holidays and make way for newly elected members, a final vote has shown a split within the Georgia delegation over the Water Resources Development Act. Tom Graves, a potential statewide candidate from Northwest Georgia, voted yes due to the opportunity to complete funding for the Port of
As posted earlier, two police officers were shot in Americus this morning adjacent to Georgia Southwestern State University. Officer Nicholas Smarr of the Americus Police Department was killed. Georgia Southwestern Officer Jody Smith, who also served part time as an officer in Plains Georgia, was flown to Macon Georgia where he is believed to still
UPDATED: The following is a statement from 2nd District Congressman Sanford Bishop AMERICUS, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) released the following statement regarding the shooting in Americus, GA: “This morning in Americus, two law enforcement officers were shot by a gunman near Georgia Southwestern University, which was put on lockdown. One
