As Georgia prepares for an unprecedented number of voters using absentee ballots in the upcoming primary election, the State Election Board has approved a rule that will allow local election boards to open absentee ballots up to eight days before Election Day. The Board members made the decision last week in an emergency rule for

This week’s Courier Herald column: We thought it would be two weeks.  It’s been over two months. While we as a people were briefly united at the beginning of the pandemic – at least as much as we can be these days – we’ve begun to devolve into our more typical posture.  Instead of us

When you read this, I will have written this on Thursday of last week, because I am currently sans internet in the mountains of North Georgia. This will be a detour from typical Morning Reads, because I have no idea what will pop-up news-wise over the course of the weekend. So, hopefully Charlie won’t fire

Among the flood of Stacey-Abrams-Veepstakes articles, two this week caught my attention. First was Marc Thiessen’s column in The Washington Post comparing Abrams to Sarah Palin. No one doubts that Georgia House Minority Leader to VP is a big jump. But it’s hard to compare a ticketmate who’s greatest was the sheerest of veneers hiding

The Vice President, Governor, Georgia’s junior Senator and Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia are getting lunch at Waffle House HQ in Norcross today. A statement from Sen. Kelly Loeffler said the group will have a roundtable discussing how to safely reopen Georgia’s economy. Loeffler added: “The vice president is no stranger to Georgia, and this visit

So funny. Can’t breathe. Painful, in more ways than one. Be patient, young padawan. And so it begins  And they wonder why people don’t trust the government. Know the rules for your phone. If you have a finely honed skill, why not make some dough with it? Surprisingly spot-on. Cake or death?  Cake, Please. Do

Good morning. Did you know that it was on this day 201 years ago that the first bicycle was seen in the United States? Now you do, so here’s some news: Peaches. Another lawsuit over social media blocks – this time, a Georgia lawmaker. Because the ‘regular’ scooters have been such a raging success. Georgia

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is getting vocal about the federal government’s motion to dismiss the case against General Michael Flynn. Carr joined a coalition with 14 other attorneys general from around the country. The coalition collectively filed a brief in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The coalition contends that the court

Former State Representative Charles F. Jenkins, of Blairsville, died early Tuesday morning, May 19th, 2020 at his home. Mr. Jenkins was 89 years of age. Jenkins was born in Young Harris and grew up in Blairsville. Before joining the U.S. Air Force, during the Korean War, Charles graduated from Union County High School and was