Greetings, fellow shut-ins! I hope this post finds you well. In an abundance of caution, please remember to mute your device. Talkin’ ’bout my generation, as we are the best equipped to deal with our current FUBAR timeline. The NCAA voted to give all spring-sport athletes an additional year of eligibility. On average, Georgians who
Residents near the Sterigenics medical sterilization facility in unincorporated Cobb County were disturbed to learn this week that the facility was set to reopen. Citing the critical need for personal protective equipment (PPE) on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight, Cobb Commission Chairman Mike Boyce was convinced to issue an emergency authorization that would
Earlier this afternoon, Governor Kemp’s office announced the activation of up to 2,000 members of the Georgia National Guard in order to support efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Two Guard teams were deployed to Albany, and an additional 12 teams will be deployed across Georgia. The entire press release is posted below. In related
Good morning! It’s official: the 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are postponed until 2021. The Georgia tax filing deadline was postponed to July 15, 2020 (the same date as the federal filing deadline). Rome is one of many cities in Georgia that issued a shelter-in-place order. Floyd County will likely follow suit. The Farm
Good morning, and happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here is where you can find information about COVID-19 in Georgia, including the tally of cases and deaths, which is updated daily at noon, which symptoms to look for, what to do if you suspect you may be infected with, or have been exposed to COVID-19, and the
Good morning! Here’s the latest Quinnipiac Poll on the Democratic Presidential Primary. More reads below the graphic: Payroll tax cuts are one way Trump hopes to calm unsteady markets. The existential dilemma we face each day in the General Assembly: What is a nut, even? The House version of the FY 2021 budget has half
Good morning! It’s Day 2 of Qualifying. Late last night, Governor Kemp confirmed that there are two cases of the COVID-19 virus in Georgia. It’s Super Tuesday! (What is Super Tuesday?) Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race, and along with Butiegege, she endorsed Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. Basil Eleby, the Atlanta man
Happy Mardi Gras! Here’s your soundtrack for today. What Georgians need to know about Coronavirus. U.S. stocks took a dive yesterday, perhaps in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In 1962, Mary Frances Early was the first African-American to graduate from the University of Georgia. Today, the University will dedicate the College of Education in her
Good morning! It’s raining. Here’s a short story. The deconstruction and removal of the Golden Ray is set to begin later this month. The Twin Pines mining company will withdraw – and resubmit – their proposal to operate a titanium mine in the Okefenokee Swamp. Grady High School students are lobbying for a name change
As of this writing, it is nearly midnight 7:00 AM in Atlanta, and on this night day in the Year of Our Lord 2020, we still do not know who prevailed in the Iowa caucuses. Of special note: today is Day 11 of the 2020 Legislative session, and over in the House, we have voted
