On Wednesday night, Hunter Hill came to Athens to speak to UGA’s College Republicans about his 2018 gubernatorial bid. Hill, a conservative Republican state senator who squeaked out a win in his Buckhead-centered district in 2016, says he is running on a platform of ideas and philosophical principles. Although he gave lip-service to his campaign
House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, Fulton County Commissioner John Eaves and Senator Vincent Fort have all resigned their posts to focus on gubernatorial or mayoral bids. Abrams is running for governor and it is expected that her rival, Stacey Evans, will resign her state house seat soon. Eaves and Fort are both running for mayor.
Thursday more than 200 business and civic leaders crowded into the conference center at the North Georgia Technical College Blairsville Campus to hear Senator David Perdue speak as part of the Blairsville Union County Chamber of Commerce annual Power Lunch Series. Jimmy C Tallent, Chairman & CEO of United Community Bank Inc. introduced the junior
The race to fill the District 117 state House seat vacated by Regina Quick is about to get underway now that she has been appointed as a superior court judge by Gov. Nathan Deal. One challenger for her seat is Houston Gaines, an Athens native and the University of Georgia’s 2016-17 student government president. Gaines,
Though long overdue, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond is quite possibly the perfect choice to sit on the board responsible for what goes on at Stone Mountain. DeKalb’s African American CEO lives close to the park, and is a Civil War buff to boot. He sees the war as A “triumph for human rights,” who asked
As long as your name isn’t Lee, this could be fun. A little. Interesting take on tackling the incredible amount of food we throw away daily. Tiny houses in GA! Everyone, and I mean everyone, needs a refresher course at charm school. Oh, goody. Just in time for football season. Pass the popcorn. Agenda-driven media?
Chris Carr, Georgia’s Attorney General, approved the sale of Milledgeville’s Oconee Regional Medical Center to Navicent Health Oconee LLC on Monday afternoon, according to the Union-Recorder. There had been rumblings about Oconee Regional’s financial health for at least the past four years. Hospital staff have cited an aging population, declining government payments, increasing numbers of uninsured
On this date in 1869, a patent for the waffle iron was received by Cornelius Swarthout. . Peaches Candidates for Georgia Governor and their rural Georgia love affair Growing number of Georgians have college debt but no degree Atlanta is taking over the entertainment industry Georgia scientists on soda and getting fat The push for expanded
In a move that has been telegraphed for months, State Representative Regina Quick (R-Athens) has been appointed as a Superior Court Judge by Governor Nathan Deal. Quick has previously indicated she would not be running for re-election, setting up a Republican primary between former State Rep Doug McKillip and Houston Gaines (thus far). The seat
Rep. Stacey Abrams now has 75% of the Georgia Democratic Congressional delegation in her corner. In a statement released a few minutes ago, Congressman David Scott announced he is supporting Abrams. Scott said: “Stacey Abrams is an experienced and principled leader who is not afraid to stand up for what is right, and put service
