On this date in 1951, in Atlanta, a football with a rubber covering was used for the first time. Georgia Tech beat Louisiana State 25-7. Peaches The case that spurred Michael’s Law is finally closed. Former sheriff gets 2.5 years for excessive force Congrats to UGA? Coal ash clean up in Georgia – too little,
Hurricane Matthew took its toll on South Georgia. While, thankfully, most lives were spared and property damage wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been, thousands of South Georgians are sitting without electricity and running water. From Swainsboro to the coast, power lines continue to dangle from broken poles toppled by downed trees. While
A family in Roswell is battling their Homeowners Association and now the Code Enforcement tier of the Roswell Police Department over whether or not they are permitted to own two backyard chickens. The Willow Springs/Country Club of Roswell couple has retained former FBI agent-now attorney Joseph Rosen to represent them in the matter. The two
On this date in 1880, The National League kicked the Cincinnati Reds out for selling beer. Peaches Democrats want Georgia to hurry up and change blue The Cobb trial moved to my neck of the woods has interesting comments from witnesses Childcare and The Atlantic. Enough said. Hot Air highlights Georgia Ag’s crackdown on chicks Democrat Congressman from Maryland
Elected officials in Georgia are working to see what they can do to prevent farmers from experiencing the travesty of a lack of seasonal workers because of over-regulation by the federal government. Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Gary Black, joined Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue Thursday for a session with the Department of Labor. The
On this date in 1951, the first network football game was televised by CBS-TV in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania. Peaches House Banks and Banking Chairman settles suit with FDIC Top SAT Scores in Georgia by school system South Carolina and Georgia duke it out on
The case between the former Board of Directors at Montgomery Bank & Trust in Ailey, Georgia and the FDIC has finally seen resolution. The lawsuit, which was filed on July 1, 2015, had one notable defendant: State Representative and Banks and Banking Committee Chairman Greg Morris. Through an Open Records Request filed with the FDIC
Georgians have four proposed Constitutional amendment questions on their November ballots this November. I’ve already belabored the point of voting NO on Amendment 3 regarding the dissolution of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, but there is another of equal importance: Amendment 2 for the Safe Harbor Act. What it will do: The Amendment will allow the state
Down here in rural Georgia, I spend my days cracking open local governments in an effort to shed light on what’s going on behind closed doors. Most days, people come to me with tips, and today someone came to me with an email chain that could quite possibly change the course of some pending litigation
Double dipping on taxpayers and, sometimes, insurance companies. That’s what some fire departments are doing according to a recent Fox5 i-Team investigation. And Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is aware of it. It appears that fire departments around the state of Georgia, though funded through state and county taxes, are sending people bills for service after
