APS Super speaks out, finally. UGA in hot water over slave graves. Beloved Dolly. Oh happy day! Something fun to build! Caption contest on what the many parts would be called. Rick Perry to resign cabinet post. Play away, nerds! Dollars before decency. Whatever washes up. RIP Rep. Elijah Cummings.
Did you know that on this date in 1978, President Carter signed a bill that restored full U.S. citizenship rights to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Peaches GA Department of Revenue official being sued by Chrisleys. Death threats led to change of heart on transgender bathroom decision. AMS President pushes for legalized gambling in Georgia. The
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced today that the Ball Corporation will construct a new aluminum cups manufacturing plant in Rome, Georgia adjacent to its existing aluminum beverage can manufacturing plant. The company expects to create over 180 new jobs and make an investment of more than $200 million into the project. Governor Kemp: “As the
Georgia Casino and horse gambling didn’t become legal in Georgia today, but it did buy a few of our lovely readers a lake house The before and after mugshot photos of this convicted child molester in Rome contain a story that has not yet been reported How a South Carolina federal facility on our border
Good morning! If you haven’t had a moment to read Holly’s piece on knowledge and learning (and book burning) in Georgia, that should be your first stop. The Golden Ray will have to be disassembled in the St. Simons Sound. The Libertarian Party of Georgia is appealing a ruling that upholds Georgia’s ballot access laws.
What a sad week for knowledge and learning in Georgia. We’ve managed to make regional and national news twice for actions surrounding our treatment of books in education settings, and neither has shone a positive light on us. First, the county where I went to high school and where my parents still live caught our
This week’s Courier Herald column: Sometimes it takes a swift kick in the gut to assess where we are, why we do what we do, and what we should be doing going forward. For sports fans in Georgia, we’ve been provided ample opportunity. It was a week that began and ended with embarrassing losses by
I never even heard of Ryan Helsley before last week. The Cardinals pitcher apparently caused an upset in the athletic world after he boldly forced people to acknowledge something they already knew. The Brave’s tomahawk chop is offensive and reinforces a stereotype created centuries ago. Per usual, sports fans were more upset that their team
Coca-Cola UNITED to build new facility in Tift County, creating 200 jobs. Remember the cargo ship off the coast that overturned? Well, it can’t be turned upright, so it’s being disassembled. To save rural hospitals, Georgia requires classes for CEOs and board members. An author’s second appearance at a Georgia university has been cancelled after
Prepare to get really, really, cozy in Metro Atlanta. The Atlanta Regional Commission predicts an addition 2.9 million people could move to Atlanta by 2050. That’s the equivalent population of Denver. We’ll also have a substantially less white metropolitan area (47.5% now down to 31% if the forecasts are correct) with a total population of
