At 7 PM tonight, John Wayne Conner will be put to death by the state by an injection of pentobarbital in Jackson, Georgia. On January 9, 1982, Conner beat his friend J.T. White to death in Telfair County after White said he wanted to have sex with Conner’s then-girlfriend. Before Conner left Telfair County with
After years of legal wrangling those of us not living along the Savannah River may have forgotten about, Georgia and South Carolina residents will be able to carry a concealed weapon in their neighboring state. On June 1, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed a bill out of the state’s senate that expressly granted sovereignty
If you’re running for political office, heaven help you if you imply you know what you’re doing. Voters cry for “outsiders,” fearing with some reason that political office, like the One Ring, corrupts those who wield it. Long spells in office can contribute to indolence, cynicism, or arrogance; then again, so can rotten personalities. Voters
Because I can’t responsibly post the video for Love Again, here’s an entirely random Ray Charles song. You kids enjoy yourselves. Georgia – In one of the toughest districts in Georgia, State Rep. Gerald Greene’s only opponent was disqualified for living out of the district – Jesup won’t be a landfill any longer. Read why
Barring intervention from the Butts County Superior Court in the next two hours, Joshua Bishop will be killed by the state tonight. Earlier this morning, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency to the 41-year old inmate after weighing his life overnight. Bishop’s lawyers filed a last-ditch appeal Tuesday, arguing that the jury that convicted Bishop over 20
“You can only stick a stick in somebody’s eye for so long before enough is enough” says Representative Richard Smith, a Columbus-area Republican. He was referring to the lightning-rod Senator Josh McKoon. An article from the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer details the affair, in which six of the eight million dollars requested by Columbus State University and two
In honor of the bleary, bargaining creatures many of you have become after 39 days of session, here’s the darkest hit song ever created by 19-year-olds Georgia – Ignore all the rhetoric, this is what the conclusion of the three year battle over religious liberty will actually change. It’s a sad day when the GOP
Love is a myth. There’s only a desperation tearing you apart from the inside out, and Arby’s. Georgia – Georgia taxpayers will get the Super Bowl we already bought! It’s gross, but it’s right. – While we were watching the fireworks, did MARTA expansion get one last shot? – No movement on the rape kit
Next week, an Athens prosecutor will decide whether or not to cite a brewery for serving beer. Athens Clarke County Unified Government Prosecutor Bill Berryman claims that while an undercover officer spent two hours in Creature Comforts and was given beer, she was not offered a tour. (Memo to police officers: you might not be taking full
Ed is on Mr. Trump’s plane, hosing down Chris Christie doing other things this Wednesday, so it’s my job to join you in despair. Ed left us a song. It doesn’t really convey how I feel either. Try this. Or this. I don’t recommend this. Super Tuesday – President Nixon assesses last night the way
