This week’s Courier Herald column: The last week of Georgia’s 2018 meeting of the General Assembly featured even more symbolism and ceremony than usual. There were the customary farewell speeches by members who won’t be returning after this year’s election. On Tuesday and Wednesday, there was also a casket in the middle of the rotunda.
The Georgia Republican Party’s 6th District, Chaired by Darryl Wilson, is hosting a debate this evening at Lassiter High School in Roswell/East Cobb. This will be a chance to hear from the Republican candidates for Secretary of State, on the same page. To attend, an RSVP is requested. You can do so at this link.
Happy Monday, everyone! Grilling season has officially begun (if the weather cooperates) News by the Numbers 12 minutes – Georgia’s eavesdropping laws could be reshaped after Georgia Subsequent Injury Trust Director *takes deep breath* Mike Coan was charged with allegedly eavesdropping for 12 minutes on an employee’s butt-dial and subsequently firing him after hearing the
Candidly, I’m not sure how Casey Cagle’s mind was racing to connect the dots on this one, but it appears he does. Our god-fearing Lieutenant Governor assumed the yeoman’s task of defending his anti-Delta campaign in an interview that aired today on WABE. Speaking to Denis O’Hayer, Cagle made a predictable push on Delta’s “discriminatory”
A permit has been issued to the National Socialist Movement to allow the organization to hold a rally on April 21 in Greenville Street Park in Newnan, Georgia. Despite an assurance by Harry Hughes, National Socialist Movement spokesman, that they “don’t come to these events with the intention of starting any sort of violence what so
Catching up with Aimee Copeland. Still looking for the pot of internet gold. Well, it IS Alabama. One article in, and now looking for a job. Ye Royal Hip Replacement. Tempest in a hand-forged teapot. Of course, Facebook excludes North American customers. Because they can. So make it just go away.
The rumors and whispers that have been circulating in Atlanta political circles for more than a year are coming true. From the AJC: “Prosecutors charged the Rev. Mitzi Bickers, a longtime political operative and former aide to former Mayor Kasim Reed, with conspiracy to commit bribery to obtain city contracts for two contractors, along with
Note: Reads didn’t post due to a technical issue this morning. Apologies for them being late. -CBH On this date in 1792, President George Washington cast the first presidential veto. The measure was for apportioning representatives among the states. Peaches Georgia and Confederate History month. And a lesson in history Obamacare dips in Georgia Georgia’s new version
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has released a new TV ad for his gubernatorial campaign that is part of a $4.5 million media buy. The ad will air via broadcast, cable, and satellite across the Albany, Atlanta, Augusta, Chattanooga, Columbus, Jacksonville, Macon, Savannah, and Tallahassee media markets. The ad is entitled “Difference” and touts “Cagle’s partnership with Gov.
What could have been accomplished had our state’s most honorable citizen had a few more years of service? What will happen when people begin forgetting the Civil Rights Era? “I Shall Be Released” by The Heptones WABE’s been doing yeoman’s work on the 50th anniversary of MLK’s assassination. Bells will ring from Stone Mountain today,
