And the trophy goes to….. Debbie Whelchel! She bested the rest of us in this year’s College Pick’em. Her yuuuuge prize package* includes the wonderful trophy seen here as well as the honor of buying Charlie a beer at the next Roadshow. A steak dinner with Ed was an original part of the package, but
Autonomous (self-driving or driverless) cars are still in their infancy. Autonomous car designs are different from traditional human-driven cars and may lack both a steering wheel and pedals, so laws and regulations on the state and federal level may not be conducive to the testing of these cars on public roads. Public road testing is
Congressman Tom Graves (R-GA-14) has been in Congress since 2009 (after Nathan Deal resigned his seat in Congress to run for governor). After Congressman Tom Price (R-GA-06) is confirmed for his post as the next Health and Human Services secretary, Congressman Graves will become the most senior Republican in the Georgia House delegation. He’s also
Congressman Tom Graves (R-GA-14) was unanimously re-elected by his House Republican colleagues from the Georgia and South Carolina delegations to his seat on the 32-member House Republican Steering Committee. From a presser: Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) last night was unanimously re-elected by Georgia and South Carolina House Republicans to the powerful House Republican Steering Committee,
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the Army’s Cyber Command Center that will be located at Fort Gordon in Augusta. Today, the Army breaks ground on their new command center facility. From a presser: New facilities supporting Army Cyber Operations and Command and Control functions will be constructed during the first phase of
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp issued a press release announcing the certified election results and a record-breaking turnout of Georgia voters on Tuesday: Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced the certified ballot count for the November 8 General Election shattered previous records. With 4,165,405 ballots cast out of 5,443,046 active registered voters, turnout
House Majority Whip Christian Coomer (R-Cartersville) announced his whip team for the upcoming 2017-2018 legislative session. From a Georgia House press release: Georgia House Majority Whip Christian Coomer (R-Cartersville) today announced the appointment of his Deputy Whip team. “We have selected some of the brightest and best leaders in the State of Georgia to serve
I saw on Facebook that it’s Stefan’s birthday! I promise it’s not fake news. He might be of the more Democratic persuasion, but that’s okay. We don’t hold it against him. Much. No telling if he’s roaming the Sahara in Africa or meeting Kangaroos on a walkabout in the Land Down Under on his big
Qualifying for the special election in Senate District 54 ended at 2p today with a total of 4 Republicans and 1 Independent qualifying. Here’s a run-down of the folks who qualified: Republicans (in qualified order): Chuck Payne, former Whitfield County Republican Party chairman Conda Goodson, ran against Senator Charlie Bethel in the 2016 Republican Primary
With most of the news coverage surrounding the transition of the presidency to President Barack Obama to President-elect Donald Trump, the news of Fort Gordon, Georgia becoming the new home of the Army Cyber Command may fall through the cracks. Cybersecurity isn’t usually the top stories of the major news networks until something big happens
