There’s always a lot going on regarding water and water policy in Georgia. Whether it be the Tri-State Water Wars, Restoring the proper boundary with Tennessee in the middle of the Tennessee River, Definitions of waterways subject to federal jurisdiction, or the control of water levels, there are constant struggles. This week the Army Corps
California is still on fire. A new regulation in Georgia reduces the requirements for emergency medical personnel in ambulances. A man serving a life sentence for a conviction of rape and aggravated child molestation was accidentally released from Rogers State Prison in Reidsville. If you missed the demonstration of the state’s new voting machines at
This week’s Courier Herald column: In January of 2015, Bud and June Runion left their Marietta home for a short day trip to McRae Georgia in Telfair County. Their 200-mile day trip was to look at a vintage Ford Mustang convertible advertised on Craigslist. Instead of purchasing a car, prosecutors say that the grandparents were
Happy Halloween Week! My child is going to be a hedgehog. I’m going to be her mom. And my husband is going to be a retired cop turned state legislator. We are #winning whatever contests are being held. St. Simons Sound Response released new photos of the Golden Ray Friday that provided a first look inside the cargo
Avoid these pocketbook-draining speed traps. Not the Onion, or Babylon Bee. This is real, and icky. Oh, the horrors! How will we be able to get our avocado toast? The “real-time” fact check. Snort. Adults in the room would be a nice touch, for once. It’s always do as I say, not as
Former State Senator Leroy Reginald Johnson, the first black senator elected to the Georgia Assembly since Reconstruction, has passed. Born on July 28, 1928, he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1945. He would go on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College in 1949. In 1951, he earned a master’s degree
A Senate Resolution was introduced today by Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and other Republican senators “condemning the U.S. House of Representatives’ illegitimate, closed-door impeachment inquiry.” The resolution states: “The proposition that the Speaker acting alone may direct committees to initiate impeachment proceedings without any debate or
Peaches Butts County Sheriff draws lawsuit over sex offender yard signs. It’s going to be an all female panel for the Democratic debate Rural Broadband is the problem and Georgia is mapping it. …And other matters Kemp is looking to for rural Georgia. A chicken bigger than the big chicken. Perdue facing calls to distance
WSB-TV is reporting that Fitzgerald, Georgia is seeking to set a world record by building a 62-foot tall topiary chicken. The current tallest topiary structure is the 61 foot Sambal-Lei Sekpil. Guinness lists a 59’3″ licensed Mickey Mouse located in the Dubai Miracle Garden as the tallest supported topiary. The original plan was just to
Georgia Georgia one of three states not participating in an antitrust probe of Facebook Nearly all of the state is in drought, including “Extreme Drought” in Metro Atlanta UNG named top ROTC among senior military colleges Shaq paid an Atlanta shooting victim’s rent for a year (and should be nominated for America’s Ambassador At-Large) Tyler