Good morning-ish! I know, I know, I’m rolling in kind of late this morning. Apologies all. My tenure and promotion packet is due next week, and I’m letting it take over my life. It’s V-J (Victory over Japan) Day today. On this day in 1945, the Japanese formally surrendered to Allied Forces on the U.S.S.

Governor Brian Kemp announced that Georgia State Patrol Captain Chris Stallings will take over as director for Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security (GEMA/HS) at a press conference this morning. Former Georgia Emergency Communications Authority Deputy Director Mike Smith will take on the role of Chief of Staff for GEMA/HS. From a press release from

Today, Governor Brian Kemp made two appointments to fill judgeships in two Georgia Superior Courts. From a press release: Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced his appointments of Connie Williford and Gregory Voyles to fill vacancies on the Superior Courts of the Macon and Southern Judicial Circuits, respectively. Williford will fill the vacancy

Good morning! It’s September. I’ve always thought that September is the cruelest month, because we want so dearly for fall to arrive, but it’s basically hot as blazes all month. In a major update to Georgia’s election process, a judge ruled yesterday that absentee by mail ballots must be counted if they are postmarked on

This week’s Courier Herald column: Labor Day is supposed to be one of the fun holidays. It’s one where you’re expected to be at the lake or the beach. Only the most unfun of Facebook scolds will spend the day lecturing you for having the temerity of enjoying a holiday rather than attending some sort

It’s the last Monday of August with only 9 Mondays until Election Day and 16 Mondays until Christmas. You’re welcome. Georgia island adds maritime forest to protected acreage New protocols for Georgia absentee ballots Sen. Kelly Loeffler making a stop in Savannah on her ’All About Georgia’ tour Georgia Research Alliance names new president –

In Fulton County, voting issues seem to be a feature, not a bug. Today, the State Elections Board has referred the systemic mishandling of absentee ballot requests during this year’s primary to Attorney General Chris Carr. Noted pointedly in the press release below from Secretary of State Raffensperger, David Worley – a Democrat – made

Jimmy Carter, the Rock and Roll President.  Columbus honors founding of women’s sufferage movement in Georgia. Pray for our neighbors. Farmer’s Almanac predicts a wild and crazy winter, especially for our northern neighbors.   Even the new ones (you know who you are). When grammar triggers… But is it fluent in Whale Song?  Good grief,

Continued prayers this morning for our friends in Louisiana & Texas.  It was on this date in 1894 that the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. The provision for a graduated income tax was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Peaches Georgia Universities Face Staggering Losses if Football Season Is

Happy Women’s Equality Day! Representative Bella Abzug first introduced the day in 1971, and it became an act of Congress in 1973 that each August 26th would be set aside to honor the certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. It further calls attention to women’s continuing quest