Attorney General Chris Carr has appointed W. Wright Banks, Jr. to serve as Chief Deputy for the Georgia Department of Law. In making the announcement General Carr commented: Since becoming Georgia’s Attorney General, I have often relied on Wright’s steady guidance, and I am confident that he will continue to help lead the Department of

The campaign team of Rep. Doug Collins, Republican candidate for the United States Senate, has released a press release that has left me scratching my head. The release announces his new campaign strategy of using a parody twitter account to attack Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her use of her private jet. I hesitated in even

Peaches Georgia Senate moves forward on mid-year amended budget. Barrow, Beskin blocked from seeking seat on Georgia’s top court. Athens-Clarke County was warned. Georgia representing on the national stage from Checker’s. First it was restrooms, but now it’s school dances… Time to ditch the foreign exchange programs…for now. Georgia may scrap ‘get out of jail

Governor Brian Kemp announced today his nine appointees to serve on the 25 member Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism. The Department of Community Affairs’ website states that the commission “is a part of the GA Department of Community Affairs. Our mission is to promote service and volunteerism in Georgia through AmeriCorps national service grants,

Could there be a more perfect day for me to have a turn at the Morning Reads than National Grammar Day? I think not! If you’re wondering why in the world such a day exists, Grammarly published a post on the history of the holiday a few years back. Meanwhile, it’s the third day of

Attorney General Chris Carr’s office says there was no attempt from the DPG to hack election information during the 2018 election. Two days before the election in a totally-not-politically-motivated case based off totally-not-specious claims that Democrats had committed “possible cyber crimes” with online election databases. The AG’s memo about the state’s investigation said in short:

Good morning! It’s Day 2 of Qualifying. Late last night, Governor Kemp confirmed that there are two cases of the COVID-19 virus in Georgia. It’s Super Tuesday! (What is Super Tuesday?) Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race, and along with Butiegege, she endorsed Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. Basil Eleby, the Atlanta man

This just in from the Governor’s office, via press release: WHO: Governor Brian Kemp; Dr. Kathleen Toomey, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health; Dr. Cherie Drenzek, State Epidemiologist; Adjutant General Tom Carden, Georgia National Guard; Director Homer Bryson, Georgia Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security; and Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King,

There is increasing chatter about Mary Norwood becoming the next president of the Buckhead Coalition. Along with that job comes the unofficial mayorship of Buckhead. Norwood is clearly getting feedback about her replacing founding president Sam Massell. Luckily for her, there’s few people who would be more qualified than Norwood. Her decades of civic service

This week’s Courier Herald column: Every crisis isn’t the same.  Most are similar in that no one sees the crisis coming because they’re too busy trying to make sure the last one doesn’t happen again. The last major economic crisis had at its core an oversupply of housing.  While there were many reasons that fed