Good morning! I hope that you are safe, dry, and that you have power, and that the same goes for those people and places you hold dear. Firsthand accounts of Irma’s impact in Savannah. Glynn County’s borders are closed until officials determine the scope of the damage. No power? No bucket trucks in sight? That

From The Georgia Ports Authority: Dear Customers and Valued Stakeholders: Our hearts go out to the people of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina who are being impacted by Hurricane Irma. At approximately 2:45 this afternoon the Savannah River crested below our docks at the Garden City Terminal, and we are happy to report no water

This week’s Courier Herald column. This is the latest in a series, which you can read by clicking here. For the past several weeks we’ve taken a look at Georgia’s tax structure with a focus on how it affects Georgia’s competitiveness. Last week, an announcement moved this study from an project in the abstract to

Two major events today: Hurricane Irma and the 9/11 anniversary. In lieu of 10 links to oddities and news, I give you two links to important information. State This link is to the Georgia Department of Emergency Management hurricane preparedness sheet. National This link is to a minute-by-minute timeline of September 11, 2011.

While we’re normally a political site, this weekend and the beginning of next week will see a serious hurricane/tropical storm/tropical depression hit (depending on what part of the state you’re in). Hurricane Irma has a lot of Georgians and a lot of visitors on the roads headed inland. Georgia 511 is a good way to monitor

(…and so much for having Rob prepare this early in the week and set to post closer to the meeting as a reminder.  The study committee planned for Monday has been cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. – Charlie)   Senator Renee Unterman’s (R-Buford) study committee examining barriers to healthcare access is meeting on Monday, September

At least one metro area city has cancelled its November election after no one qualified to run against four city council incumbents. The City of Douglasville announced Friday that council members LaShun Burr Danley, Sam Davis, Mike Miller and Terry Miller are declared winners. The Douglas County Sentinel also reported that there are no official

Pay attention. Weather info will change quickly. First and foremost – all our readers stay safe! Who’s watching the credit-watchers? Extensive data breach at Equifax. Save the trees! Atlanta trailblazer laid to rest. Who wants an Amazon sub-HQ that will probably look like something out of Alien in their backyard? Another twist in the Wasserman

This case has been on a slow smolder for a while. In April of 2016, the Mayor’s home was raided by the state and local investigators. In January, the Gwinnett D.A. said the mayor could likely expect tax evasion charges. Today, that charge was one of many leveled against Snellville Mayor Tom Witts. WSB’s Tony

Greg Bluestein of the AJC has reported that Governor Nathan Deal has issued a MANDATORY evacuation for all areas of Georgia that are east of I-95. The evacuation order will take effect on Saturday. 30 counties are now on the state of emergency list: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch,