Vinnie Vincent made his first public appearance in 22 years at the KISS Expo on January 19. The host city: Atlanta. “Killer” by KISS and co-written by Vinnie Vincent. AJC profiles a (legitimately) good kid and future NBA star D’Marcus Simonds. Atlanta composer writes new opera about civil rights leader. Swag, Speed and Threes: Savannah
Congressman Rick Allen will soon defend his record in an effort to maintain his seat in Georgia’s 12th Congressional district as the field fills up with both Republicans and Democrats. Businessman and Augusta resident Eugene Yu announced his intentions to run for the seat Monday. Yu previously challenged Allen in 2016 and was one of
Georgia’s 14th District Congressman Tom Graves announced today the 2018 County Connection Program schedule. The program stations members of the Congressman’s staff in counties across the District to offer a personal link to Congress for constituents who are unable to visit the permanent district offices in Dalton and Rome that are open 5 days a week.
Autonomous car company Waymo announced their plans to bring their self-driving vans to Atlanta. From an article in Left Lane News: The apparent leader in bringing self-driving technology to market, Waymo has recently ramped up its geographic expansion plans after spending many months operating on public roads around the Pheonix suburb of Chandler, Arizona. The
Good morning! It’s Legislative Day 8. Savannah officials try to determine what, exactly, defines a local business. Spelman received a $5 million donation from a philanthropic Boston couple. “Rancor fatigue” might be one reason GOP lawmakers in the South are slightly less ardent about religious liberty and/or bathroom legislation. Apparently in Lowndes County, the penalty
A press release from the Cagle campaign states that 103 former and current Georgia sheriffs have lined up to endorse Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s bid for Georgia Governor. Sheriffs tend to carry a lot of political clout in most Georgia counties, especially those in the smaller and/or more rural areas outside of metro Atlanta. From
This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s National School Choice week across the country, and several organizations will make their presence felt at Georgia’s Capitol this week. Many will be patted on the heads and told by legislators and candidates how important school choice is to them. We’ve been hearing this for years. Lately, however, tangible
Last year, Georgia Legislators attempted to revise the adoption laws in our state. It got ugly. And the 2017 session ended with no solution to the ever-growing issues and complications related to fostering and adoption in the State of Georgia. However, HB 159 passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. On January 18th,
Happy Monday, everyone! Netflix released season four of Grace & Frankie. You’re welcome. News by the Numbers $14 billion – The federal government gives Georgia billions to for its state agencies. Now that the government is shutdown, Governor Deal made it clear the state will not step in to fund those programs. 6 percent –
We received a note from Georgia House Speaker David Ralston’s office concerning the federal government shutdown after the Senate failed to adopt a Continuing Resolution last night. “I’m disappointed and disturbed that Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and their liberal colleagues have chosen to shutdown our federal government. They’ve irresponsibly sacrificed the well-being of children on
