We appreciate gallows humor around here. We also often laugh at weather warnings because we know that most of them predict 10 out of every 1 actual event. Today is probably a good time to think about getting serious. Tomorrow morning some of you in SE Georgia will have to make some decisions. Hurricane Matthew

Georgia will receive $24.447 million to allow it to expand the number and quality of the Peach State’s charter schools via the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program. The agency announced a total of $245 million would be distributed to states and charter management organizations. The funds come from the federal DOE’s 2016 budget.

Welcome to the continuing coverage of Brian Kemp’s performance as Secretary of State. Catch the first part here.* In late August, an Athens-Clarke County resident tried to get an absentee ballot, only for election officials to discover that she was dead. Except she wasn’t dead, the Secretary of State just presumed her to be. That’s

Rhonda Cook at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last night that 13 people have been shortlisted for consideration by Gov. Nathan Deal for three open slots on the Georgia Supreme Court. Two of the three seats were newly created by the passing of House Bill 927 during the 2016 General Assembly session. The third seat is

Good morning! I have a lot of experience compiling Morning Reads! I knew those Morning Reads. I served with those Morning Reads. Those Morning Reads were a friend of mine. You, sir, are not those Morning Reads. The NYT published a profile of Tiffany Trump, and while she did not offer any quotes, her mom,

Casey Cagle returned to his high school alma mater in Gainesville this morning to officially launch the release of his new book, Education Unleashed. The Lieutenant Governor addressed a capacity crowd at the Johnson High School gym before holding a book signing in the school’s media center. The book describes an educational philosophy that promotes

University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has endorsed Attorney General Sam Olens to become the new president of Kennesaw State University. According to the Marietta Daily Journal, Huckaby had considered conducting a nationwide search for a new president, but after talking to Olens, he decided to consider Olens first. Olens is scheduled to meet

This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s not unusual to see campaign promises and pledges that diverge from reality. Campaign ads are designed to evoke emotion and feeling, both for a candidate and/or against an opponent. Most voters realize there is a “buyer beware” element with any advertisement, and especially campaign ads. And yet, when emotions

In his new book Education Unleashed, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle describes a vision for public elementary and secondary education that lets each student achieve to the best of his or her abilities by empowering teachers, schools, and school districts to make their own decisions about how to best educate their students. To make his point,

Happy Monday, everyone! Did you know only 3-5% of mammals are monotonous compared to 90% of birds? The more you know. Or something. Jawja Well, UGA, I have nothing to say other than I’m sorry. oh. Latino voter registration surging in Jawja. Farewell Turner Field. Hello Cobb County! That Georgia county that drove out all