Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp issued a press release announcing the certified election results and a record-breaking turnout of Georgia voters on Tuesday: Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced the certified ballot count for the November 8 General Election shattered previous records. With 4,165,405 ballots cast out of 5,443,046 active registered voters, turnout
Right after the election, I took a look at the results of the presidential race in Gwinnett County. The results surprised many, because Democrat Hillary Clinton was able to defeat Republican Donald Trump in what had been a consistently red county. In 2012, Gwinnett had 395,934 registered voters. Of those 296,496 went to the polls,
The Georgia Ports Authority had a productive November meeting. First, it was announced that a record 251,566 TEUs were moved through the Port of Savannah in October. TEU stands for Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit and is the standard measurement used for a ship’s cargo carrying capacity. This record was achieved despite interference from Hurricane Matthew in
Good morning! Have you voted on a name for the baby panda twins (“Panda McPandaface” is not an option)? Today is when you need to start thinking about where and/or how you are going to brine your turkey. And also maybe confirm that it’s not a Terrorist Turkey. If the story behind these Hezbollah-connected turkeys wasn’t so
House Majority Whip Christian Coomer (R-Cartersville) announced his whip team for the upcoming 2017-2018 legislative session. From a Georgia House press release: Georgia House Majority Whip Christian Coomer (R-Cartersville) today announced the appointment of his Deputy Whip team. “We have selected some of the brightest and best leaders in the State of Georgia to serve
This week’s Courier Herald column: 8 years ago, talk show host Rush Limbaugh made news by asserting that he hoped newly elected President Barack Obama would fail. It was a pre-emptive signal of permanent resistance to a President that was certain to pull the country hard to the left. I like many others whose politics
A crowd of more than 500 people gathered in Athens on Sunday to discuss how to oppose and work around policies expected to be unveiled by President-Elect Donald Trump, according to a report from Online Athens. The meeting was organized by Athens for Everyone, and was led by its president, Tim Denson. The group heard
Will was willing, but the WiFi in Louisiana apparently was not. So you get me for the Reads instead. President-Elect Donald Trump’s first post-election grudge match appears to be with the cast of Hamilton. Georgia State and Augusta Universities are expected to start admitting unauthorized immigrants known as Dreamers starting next spring. It’s a problem
Today, President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to the position of Attorney General. Sessions has been a supporter of Trump from the start of his campaign, and has been credited by many as a major influence on Trump’s positions on immigration. While the reaction on social media to the nomination has been mixed,
I saw on Facebook that it’s Stefan’s birthday! I promise it’s not fake news. He might be of the more Democratic persuasion, but that’s okay. We don’t hold it against him. Much. No telling if he’s roaming the Sahara in Africa or meeting Kangaroos on a walkabout in the Land Down Under on his big
