A fight has broken out between the judges in the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit on who will become the new chief after the retirement of Chief Judge Jon ‘Bo’ Wood. As he was exiting, he issued an order naming Judge Kristina Cook Graham as the next chief judge of the circuit court even though he
News surfaced late last month that a new independent political committee had been registered with the Georgia Ethics Commission — the Promoting Republican Ideals and Conservative Ethics PAC, the initials thereof spelling out the last name of Georgia’s sixth District Congressman Tom Price. New details have emerged about the PAC’s purpose, at least as far
As I wrote Saturday, the real impact of a hurricane is generally felt after the weather dudes that like to show us pictures of trees blowing in the wind leave town. It’s not an easy process to get all the people that evacuated en masse back home, especially when many of those homes are damaged,
Despite a comfortable and consistent lead in the polls US Senator Johnny Isakson’s campaign is apparently taking nothing for granted and released a commercial accusing his opponent of hypocrisy. Notice there’s not a single accusation that Jim Barksdale is lying, low-energy crook whose father probably killed JFK. By 2016 standards, accusing your political opponent of only hypocrisy seems
A family in Roswell is battling their Homeowners Association and now the Code Enforcement tier of the Roswell Police Department over whether or not they are permitted to own two backyard chickens. The Willow Springs/Country Club of Roswell couple has retained former FBI agent-now attorney Joseph Rosen to represent them in the matter. The two
This week’s Courier Herald column: Over the weekend there was quite a shakeup in the political landscape. An eleven-year-old video of Donald Trump surfaced that is yet another straw on an overloaded camel’s back. Many who have been holding their nose to support him can no longer stand the accumulated stench. There are now more
According to a new report by CrowdPAC, Georgia’s most polarized city is Cumming, while the least polarized city is Decatur. CrowdPAC ranks political candidates and officeholders on a 20 point scale allows up to 10 points on the liberal side and 10 points on the conservative side. The organization uses candidates’ statements, voting records, and
My strategy of drinking heavily during debates failed me, because here I am collecting news stories for you to read with a headache. But I do it for you. Also, I never want to hear about genitalia on CNN ever again Jawja UGA beat South Carolina! A little girl is missing. Please read this. Governor
The Friday release of a tape of Republican candidate Donald Trump bragging about his groping and kissing women has led NPR to revise its projected electoral college map, and move Georgia from Lean R to Tossup. NPR is also moving Ohio and Iowa into tossup territory, along with one electoral vote from Nebraska and Maine.
