Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Wednesday that he has appointed Bobby Christine to fill the Columbia County District Attorney vacancy. Christine will fill the vacancy created by Senate Bill 9 (Act 7) from the 2021 session of the Georgia General Assembly. His term will begin July 1, 2021, and will end December 31, 2022. BACKGROUND: In the

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Good morning, and happy National Prime Rib Day! It’s also Morse Code Day, and here’s a message that Liberty Mutual has put on Twitter for us to decipher. No, I am not a Liberty Mutual employee or customer, but I did think it looked kind of fun, so I’m sharing it. We’ve got news, so

This morning, I got a vague “advisory” from the office of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, which talked about how he would “begin the process of fighting a political motivated federal legal case. My legal team are the only ones authorized to speak on the details of this matter, and they are confident about the facts

Good morning! Spring is in full bloom, and the preliminary census numbers are in! At least part of why Kelly Loeffler lost the Senate runoff is because rural white Republicans stayed home on Runoff Day. The Stone Mountain Park CEO announced changes to how the Confederacy is commemorated at the Park — and why these

There was strong speculation that Doug Collins would run for either the U.S. Senate or Governor in 2022. He announced on Facebook a few minutes ago that he will not run for office in 2022. With Florida resident and former US President Donald Trump sticking his fingers in the Georgia Republican pie, speculation could be

In a Facebook post a few hours ago, Rep. Bert Reeves (R-34) announced his April 30 departure from the Georgia House of Representatives to “lead the Georgia Tech team in government relations (federal, state, local) and economic development.” From the post: “BIG NEWS!I am so very excited to announce that on May 1st I begin

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Good morning! Our friends across the pond have a national holiday for tea today, so I’m borrowing it. In case you’re wondering, yes, The Sun has an article on how to brew the perfect cup of tea. Of course, there are health benefits to tea, just so long as it isn’t too sugared and creamed.

This week’s Courier Herald column: This week marks the 52nd celebration of Earth Day, a celebration first observed on April 22nd, 1970.  How this day is viewed is likely determined by two highly correlated variables. The distance between the first Earth Day and the birthdate of one considering the holiday would tend to show a