It’s Festivus. Senator Greg Kirk remembered for his service to Georgians. A man was shot and killed by police after he attacked an officer with a shovel. Get your flu shot, folks. If you want to cry for all the right reasons, watch Santa help this soldier surprise his family. This second grader is making
State Senator Greg Kirk (R-Americus), age 56, died this morning according to a Facebook post by his wife, Rosalyn. My knight traded his armor for angel wings early this morning. He is suffering no more he was welcomed home by our Lord with open arms. Our family appreciates all the out pouring prayers, cards, messages,
Plains could become even more of a shrine to the Greatest President of All Time: Jimmy Carter. Congressman Sanford Bishop and every other Georgian in congress sponsored a resolution to rename the Carter National Historic Site to the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. A statement from Bishop, who represents Plains, said the park would consist
The tantrum heard ‘round the world. Reminiscing. Wayne’s was the Five and Dime in Jonesboro. Make these and people will worship the ground you walk on. Pride goeth before the fall. To be honest, I was surprised, too. If it seems too good to be true, it usually is. Depends on who you ask.
Georgia’s November unemployment rate fell to 3.3%, the lowest number since the Federal Government began keeping records on a state by state basis in 1976. Last month, Georgia added 6,000 new jobs, and now has more people working than ever. Details and background on the headline data are contained within the following press release from
Oh the irony. It’s the anniversary (21 years) of when President Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. House of Representatives. Peaches Congressman Barry Loudermilk is equating Trump to Jesus. Le sigh. Terminations (finally) in the Puerto Rico license scandal Tim Echols makes the news for the same ‘ol stuff.
Tonight, without a vote from the Minority Party, Democrats in the U.S. House voted to impeach President Trump. Congressman Doug Collins from GA-9, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, was the highest profile Georgian on the matter to this point. Collins office sent over the following press release: “Without offering sufficient evidence or alleging actual
Georgia Soon-to-be-Senator Loeffler denounces DC’s increasingly unpopular impeachment Federal judge denies emergency request, allowing SoS to follow law and purge 120,000 voters, most of whom haven’t voted in six years It’s ridiculous how difficult it is to access rulings online Listen to Johnny Isakson’s reflections on his career with WABE Conservation Fund buys 25 mile
Good morning! Bipartisan efforts between Representatives Lucy McBath and Buddy Carter aim to improve public health technology. Work is underway to revise Georgia’s math standards. (No, this is not an article about the proposed state budget cuts.) Max Blau gives us compelling reporting on the state of healthcare in Georgia’s prisons. Here are two of
This week’s Courier Herald column: In last week’s column I wrote about Senator Johnny Isakson’s farewell speech. It was a direct charge to his peers to get beyond today’s hyper-partisan rhetoric and solve our country’s problems. It was not an appeal for bipartisanship for bipartisanship’s sake, but for a return to a focus on the
