Coastal Georgia and our entire state lost a good man this weekend. Retired Rep. Burke Day died at his home on Tybee Island at the age of 62. Burke served on the Tybee Island City Council from 1991 to 1994 and then in the Georgia House of Representatives for 16 years until he retired in
Georgia Girls like demolition too. Missed the Georgia Archives Building implosion? Join me in watching it at least 10 times too many. Not sure what survived Crossover Day? Check it out here. A&E has a series “60 Days In…” and apparently, they came to Atlanta to experience Fulton County’s Jail. The State Botanical Garden housed in
Most people know that redistricting is a required process in the Georgia Legislature, generally undertaken every 10 years following the release of the U.S. Census. But what many do not know, is that sometimes the members of the legislature start trading homes and voters with each other in the middle of the decade. This year
From a press release: The Georgia Senate today will vote on Marsy’s Law, which would elevate crime victims’ rights to the state constitution. After weeks of negotiating on language, the Judiciary Committee passed the measure sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-Macon) with bipartisan support and by a wide margin. Marsy’s Law for Georgia supports efforts
In a breaking news story, the Ledger-Enquirer reported yesterday that Columbus’ minor league hockey team is looking for new owners. Current team owners, Wanda and Shelby Amos, son of Aflac founder John Amos, purchased the Cottonmouths with Shelby’s uncle, Sal Diaz-Verson, in 2001. They bought the team from Martha and Charlie Morrow after the latter lost
Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) has quietly left the House Freedom Caucus according to the Political Insider over at the AJC. He assures that it’s not because of political differences. In fact, he still agrees with a lot of their ideology. From the AJC: “I don’t disagree with the principles and the ideas of the Freedom
The Georgia Southern Shooting Sports Education Center was a much anticipated draw for the community by way of a collaborative effort of state and local agencies with the help of private donors, but after seventeen months in operation, the facility does not have much to show for the effort. And neither do the taxpayers. Based
I have no candidate in the special election for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, so the advice I’m offering is free, and that’s probably exactly what it’s worth. Even worthless, though, it’s still qualitatively better advice than whoever thought it would be smart to try to tag Jon Ossoff with some semi-embarrassing video footage of him
For forty years, Mercedes Benz USA (MBUSA) has named roads after itself. Typically, these streets surround MBUSA facilities. In Vance, Alabama, where the company manufactures GLE and GL-Class SUVs, the GLE Coupe, and the C-Class Sedan, roads leading to the facility include Daimler-Benz Boulevard, M-Class Boulevard (“M-Class” is the former model for Mercedes SUVs), and Mercedes Drive.
Happy Crossover Day! It’s Legislative Day 28, and that means our elected officials under the Gold Dome will work tirelessly to make sure their bills make it out of their respective chambers to get a fighting chance in the other chamber before Sine Die. Some will be successful, some not so much. It’s going to
