Happy Monday, everyone! I learned that Myrtle Beach is trashier than I’ve been told. It’s very trashy. Let’s get to the news. Jawja Tricia Pridemore teaches us to cook delicious fried chicken. Rejoice! Two Newnan businesses are giving free meals to police officers to show their support. A manhunt is underway to find the man
Super Court Judge Brenda Weaver announced her resignation as Chair of the Judicial Qualification Commission in a message to fellow Commission board members today. Judge Weaver, under fire for her role in the issuing of an indictment against a Fannin County publisher and his attorney, told Commission members: I sincerely appreciate the opportunity I was
Pat Malone, a/k/a, “IrishPat” is having a birthday today. I’m not going to ask his age, but he’s around for some mature guidance to the rest of us ruffians around here. He’s one of our newer contributors but has already made his mark with us, and gives us a bit of additional coverage of what’s
The US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said the Federal Communications Commission did not have the authority to override state laws that prevent municipalities from providing broadband Internet access. Georgia isn’t necessarily affected by this ruling with a bill that would have prevented municipalities from offering broadband access failing passage during the 2013 legislative session.
Data from the Atlanta Regional Commission shows that the region is recovering from the great recession. As reported by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the ARC’s annual estimate of the ten county region’s population on April 1, 2016 stands at 4,401,800, a year over year increase of 69,200. The population growth is matched by job growth.
The Federal Government has doubled down on its decision not to allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Despite twenty-five states and the District of Columbia passing laws that allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) denied requests to move marijuana from a “Schedule I” controlled substance to
Former Hall County Commissioner Ashley Bell has been tapped to be the top strategist and national director of African-American political engagement for the Republican National Convention according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The former president of the College Democrats of America recanted his Democratic allegiance in 2010 has had quite the meteoric rise in Republican
Nooooooooo! I’ll take a Chocolate Sea Salt, please. No Arts Festival for you! The Grit Tree has been reborn as Bulldawg Illustrated . Long live Lewis! Adidas builds its first US factory… in Cherokee County. Guessing that “Please win, pretty please?” is easier to take than the obsessive drone of “BeatGeorgiaBeatGeorgiaBeatGeorgia.” Would/could Glenn Beck go
In the past, Democrats have asserted that demographics in Georgia, spurred by population growth in the metro-Atlanta area, would eventually give them the ability to be competitive in statewide politics. Their case is based on increased Asian American and Hispanic registration and strong turnout among reliably Democratic African American voters. This was the argument in
On this date in 1860, the first successful silver mill in America began operations. The mill was in Virginia City, Nevada. Peaches Scrutiny of Georgia’s online schools continues. Finally, a lawsuit in one of the worst “mistakes” we’ve seen in a while. Why Georgia is turning purple… Georgia is 2nd in the nation for strictest
