On this day in 1733 James Oglethorpe climbed up the bluff from the Savannah River and founded the colony of our favorite place in the world, Georgia. Miss Jessica to the white courtesy phone. Miss Jessica to the white courtesy phone. Cobb County is messing with people’s chickens again. New, not quite hired, Fulton County
On this date in 1812, the term “gerrymandering” had its beginning when the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, signed a redistricting law that favored his party. Peaches Refugees become citizens at Georgia Capitol Georgia State Patrol wins hearts on the internet Rollback tests in teach evaluations? Dental hygenists get the shaft again Cagle: Casinos will
So a fifth-place finish for Rubio means what? He’s the frontrunner? #Marcomentum. Of the first four primary states, only one has a population that is under 90% white. The U.S. is 77% white. #Representative The City of Atlanta is safer than it’s ever been with virtually every crime statistic at historic lows–and dropping. Granted a
Happy Mardi Gras! If you’re the kind of person who enjoys being happy (not all of us are; that’s okay), keep an ear tuned to WWOZ today. Here are a few places you might want to eat today: On The Bayou (Smyrna) Hugo’s (Roswell) Huey’s (Savannah) New Orleans Snoball Cafe (Decatur and Stone Mountain) Just
Good morning! I hope you’re enjoying your post-Super Bowl Monday. It’s only the best Monday of the year. Jawja Watch the Super Bowl commericals from our favorite hometown companies. Georgians are invading New Hampshire for Ru[bae]o. Georgia elected officials you must follow on Twitter The MARTA problem. Murica Chick-Fil-A is adding Apple Pay! Praise! Senator Perdue
On this day in 1934, “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama. Famous Georgian to sit on panel for ABC’s Saturday GOP debate. But what if you live at the end of that dirt road? Golly, has it been 10 years already? Just in time for CPAC. Iowans not taking kindly to “the whiff
On this date in 1861, delegates from six southern states met in Montgomery, AL to form the Confederate States of America. Peaches Georgia’s highest paid employees Casinos? Prison official says YES drugs were smuggled in NAACP slams Governor Deal New voter registration record for Georgia Georgia Power paying customers? Jimmy Carter Trump breaks another record Hard
UPDATE: I can’t believe I was remiss and failed to link to the starting lineup of Puppy Bowl XII. Slide 15 is Georgia’s representative. Truly this is the dreariest month of all. But what’s problematic with the weather is that I’ve already seen several flowering trees bloom weeks ago. This is going to be a hellacious
Good morning! The Iowa Caucuses are over, and it’s Groundhog Day. Watch out for that first step – it’s a doozy! Amtrak’s Sunset Limited returns to south Georgia for the first time since Katrina – but only for one day, and only for VIPs. HB 865 – the Building Educational Success Together Act, or “The
Happy February, everyone! Happy Black History Month, everyone! Happy Iowa Caucus, everyone! Happy second month of georgiapol.com, everyone! Morning Riddle: A horse is on a 24 foot chain and wants an apple 26 feet away. How does the horse get the apple? Jawja The voter registration deadline for the March 1st primary is TODAY. Caterpillar is
