Two counties in Georgia were singled out by President Trump for policies that are non-compliant with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cases that deal with illegal immigrants that are violent offenders. In two reports by 11Alive and Atlanta Business Chronicle, DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffery Mann is quoted saying, “Our office complies with all federal and
On Friday, a federal district court dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Georgia’s voter roll maintenance law is illegal and unconstitutional. Judge Timothy Batten, who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006, ruled that the law is legally permissible and does not run afoul of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) nor the First
As much of the metro Atlanta region resets the clocks on their microwaves and coffeemakers this morning, and suffers through the inconveniences of internet outages and tree limbs on our lawns, it’s worth noting that while we may be late to work, we still have jobs to go to, and none of us is worried
I’m so glad I’m livin’ in the U.S.A. Anything you want, we got right here in the U.S.A. “Back in the USA” by Chuck Berry. Hall County teachers trying to re-create Breaking Bad but with cocaine, heroin. Why isn’t Atlanta the Nashville of hip-hop? Because Atlanta is the Atlanta of hip-hop. Memorial Drive’s Greenway final
With 100% of precincts reporting, it’s clear that Cobb County’s fifth E-SPLOST passed with a bigly margin. Turnout today was a pitiful 7.65%; regardless, the ayes have it with nearly 74% of the vote. Here’s the complete SPLOST notebook, and here’s the Readers’ Digest version of what Cobb voters can expect to see following this vote.
I called the elections officer in DeKalb a moment ago, to see how turnout had been in elections today for the new city of Stonecrest. Fewer than 900 people had cast a ballot so far. Stonecrest has 55,000 residents. Both Stonecrest and the shiny-new 100,000-person city of South Fulton have municipal elections today, while Cobb
Internet personality Michael Strollo of Cumming, Georgia, former Chairman of the Georgia Teenage Republicans, announced his candidacy for First Vice Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. He boasts his experience in the United States National Guard and his 50,000 Twitter followers as the foundations of what he seeks to achieve if elected. His political experience includes Newt
Good morning! It’s election day in many parts of Georgia, including Cobb County, where voters will determine if there will be another E-SPLOST. (Fun fact! It’s not pronounced “SPLOSH!” Know it, live it, stitch it on a pillow. Please!) Savannah and Atlanta are among Southern Living’s best cities in the South (Number 1? Charleston.) Columbus resident
In a press release today, the Georgia Port Authority announced that it had it busiest February to date with a 10% increase over last February. The GPA moved 2.94 million tons across all docks, a figure surpassed only by January’s 3.01 million tons. “Ocean carriers have recognized the Port of Savannah as the must-call port
I ain’t even gonna comment, except to say if you want to vote in the GA-6 Special Election, the deadline is today to register. Here is Judson Hill’s latest, unedited press release about Bob Gray: Clearing up the ‘Gray matters’ Political swamp creature denies his own social media posts The campaign of Judson Hill today
