It’s the first Monday of July. I kinda hoped we’d wake up on the 5th after a late night of fireworks and celebration and find a whole new world…but, alas, this is not the case. So, wear your mask, social distance, and just be nice to people, y’all. YMCA camp in Georgia closes after campers

This is discouraging.  Savannah requires masks in public places. Callaway Gardens is still planning to have fireworks this weekend.  Do you think hurricanes care about viruses? Lawd.  22 and 26. South Carolina has a great Senator. FSU shows its colors. Walder Frey was unavailable for comment. No. No. No. Good news. Better news. Remembering Carl

Good morning and Happy World UFO Day! It’s also the 56th anniversary of President Johnson signing the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” into law. Peaches Kemp says he has not talked overturning Savannah mask mandate How Ga’s Open Records Act played a role in bringing the Arbery case to light Speaking of Open Records, this

During his “Wear a Mask” tour, Governor Kemp made it abundantly clear he lacks the desire to actually combat the spread of coronavirus. Side note: yesterday was yet another record-breaking day forCovid-19 in Georgia with 2,464 new cases . Our previous record was Monday with 2,016 cases. That broke the record set six days before.

Happy National Postal Workers Day and a big, big THANK YOU to all who work for the USPS! Don’t forget to buy some stamps, and if you’re sending anything through the mail today, apparently there’s a #MailedIt hashtag for Twitter. It’s also Canada Day for our neighbors to the north. Happy Canada Day! Now, the

This week’s Courier Herald column: The Georgia General Assembly gaveled Sine Die late Friday night, ending an unusual 2020 meeting of the legislature.  It was a session interrupted by a pandemic, one that gave legislators an up close and personal look at both peaceful protests and civil unrest, and sent budget writers back to the

Good morning! Point of personal privilege: 20 years ago today, my husband and I went on our first date. What does yesterday’s SCOTUS ruling on Louisiana’s abortion law mean for Georgia’s abortion law (which, it is critical to note, has not gone into effect)? Governor Kemp will tour the state to urge Georgians to wear

Keisha Lance Bottoms was one of 11 mayors to sign a letter announcing the start of the Mayors for Guaranteed Income. Stockton, California mayor Michael D. Tubbs founded the coalition that launched on Monday. Announcing the group’s start. Mayor Tubbs grounded their work in the legacy of MLK and the civil unrest. But, what he

In Sunday’s New York Times we moved to a new stage of uncertainty about the Veepstakes, but it appears Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is in the top tier of hopefuls. The paper said 13 women are being vetted by Joe Biden and he hopes to make a decision by August 1. It appears Mayor Bottoms’