Morning Reads for June 14, 2017

As most of us shuffle across the house this morning for that first cup of coffee, in Middle Georgia there are Law Enforcement Officers who have continued the search throughout the night for the two men who murdered two Georgia Correctional Officers yesterday morning. There isn’t anything new to report on the massive manhunt that is ongoing, but our hearts and prayers go out to the families of Officer Monica and Officer Billue, as well as the Georgia Department of Corrections.

• Columbus is looking to add a VA Clinic in South Columbus. A first reading of the request to re-zone occurred Tuesday evening and will go back before the City Council on June 20th.
• The GBI has identified the counterfeit pills related to the multiple overdoses in South Georgia last month. U-47700 is a synthetic opioid 7.5 times stronger than morphine. 
• The Georgia Teacher of the Year award went to a former Army Officer from Worth County.
• Metro Atlanta and UGA are smiling pretty this morning as their representatives in the annual Miss Georgia Pageant take the first awards of the season.
• Across the pond, a 24 story high-rise apartment building in London is on fire, claiming the lives of several and leaving others trapped as first responders are working frantically.
• Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday.
• A former Northern Little Leaguer (2006 Little League World Series CHAMPS) was the 46th overall pick for the Milwaukee Brewers.
• For you all artsy types, I hate to disappoint you, but that story about Van Gough’s ear isn’t true… 
• And finally, because we only have a few more days until it’s over, Politico and Bloomberg News are both talking about the Russians hacking Georgia’s Special Election.