A community re-branding project led by the City of Blairsville, Union County, Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce, and the Union County Development Authority and guided by UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government determined a focus to not only highlight their existing assets, but also to draw entrepreneurs, small business, and young families to Union County.
Because I can’t responsibly post the video for Love Again, here’s an entirely random Ray Charles song. You kids enjoy yourselves. Georgia – In one of the toughest districts in Georgia, State Rep. Gerald Greene’s only opponent was disqualified for living out of the district – Jesup won’t be a landfill any longer. Read why
Governor Deal has announced his appointment of Eric W. Norris for the Superior Court judgeship within the Western Judicial Circuit. Norris, a solo practitioner, is currently serving as the Oconee County Magistrate Court judge. After earning a bachelor’s degree from North Georgia College and State University, he later obtained his law degree from Regent University in Virginia
The Atlanta Regional Commission recently released new projections of population in the Atlanta region in 2040. As you might expect, the region will continue to grow, from 5.5 million to 8 million people, with Gwinnett County expected to be the most populous. But perhaps the most interesting change will be an increase in the region’s
The University of Georgia Public Service and Outreach and Georgia Trend magazine have recognized four communities that have worked across public-private sectors and nonprofit boundaries on initiatives to improve their community and the quality of life for their citizens. Blairsville-Union County was one of those communities recognized for their re-branding process and received one of
Last Wednesday, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 4894, which would repeal Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Georgia’s Third District Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R) is behind the bill, and yesterday his office sent a press release about the need for it, Capitol Corner: What Repealing Title
I think everyone would agree that traffic congestion in metro Atlanta is so complex that it will need multiple options to make significant reductions in travel time. The existing and under construction toll lanes, bus rapid transit and other public transit, staggered work hours, car pools and a host of other ideas will work in
Good morning! NPR launches their “School Money” project with a look at funding gaps between different U.S. school districts. (The website also knows where you are, but because it’s NPR, they’re totally nonchalant about how they’re tracking you, like, “Our best guess is that you’re in Georgia, it’s all good, bro!”) Online news sites are
Beginning with the Colorado caucuses earlier this month, in which Ted Cruz won all the delegates to the Republican National Convention this July, and continuing through similar results in Wyoming and through last weekend’s Republican District conventions in Georgia, there have been plenty of blog posts and op-eds decrying the way the nominee of the
In case you forgot, the Republican Parties in each of Georgia’s 14 congressional district held conventions to elect national convention delegates and alternates. Tim Bryant had GAGOP Chairman John Padgett on the air to discuss this weekend’s district conventions as well as the overall process. Accusations by the Trump campaign of Cruz supporters being elected
