Georgia lawmakers passed a bill that will make recess mandatory in all elementary schools starting with the 2018-2019 school year.
Posted inGeorgia Government 101, Special Features
Georgia Government 101: What does the Commissioner of Agriculture do?
If you’re like most Georgians, you probably hear “Commissioner of Agriculture” and think peanuts and peaches. If you don’t own a farm, you probably don’t think the department of agriculture has anything to do with you. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture has a hand in more of your everyday […]
Posted inIn The News
Atlanta’s new mayor is taking on blight by demolishing neglected buildings
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced last week the launch of her ‘Fight the Blight’ initiative in Southwest Atlanta. Bottoms kicked off the initiative with the demolition of six dilapidated and blighted single-family properties. Joined by Councilwoman Andrea Boone in the historic neighborhood of Collier Heights, located in District 10 and Councilwoman Marci Collier Overstreet […]
Posted inThe Public Record
The Public Record: Former Griffin commissioner uses N-word during meeting
The Players: In an exchange between former Griffin City Commissioner Larry Johnson, who is white, and current City Commissioner Rodney McCord, who is black, Johnson used the N-word three times to describe an area near where he grew up. The rest of the city commission also has a role in this exchange as well. The […]
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Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts involved in car accident
Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts was involved in a two-car accident Thursday morning in Sandy Springs. According to a news release, Pitts was a passenger in the vehicle and was on his way to a meeting when the car he was riding in was struck by another vehicle. Pitts says the driver of the […]
Posted inEntertainment
15 Family-friendly Georgia events in April
As the weather is warming up, Georgian’s are starting to come out of hibernation and many of us are looking for fun things to do with our families, particularly on the weekend days. Here are some of the more intriguing and unique events throughout the state that are worth a weekend or day trip. Only […]
Posted inIn The News
6 Things About Georgia We Didn’t Know Last Week (April 3)
It may be Spring Break for students throughout Georgia, but that doesn’t mean the learning has to slow down. Over the course of the last week, we’ve learned some big news and some trivial tidbits about our state. Georgia's Ports are a bigger deal than we think If you live in metro Atlanta, you probably […]
Posted inCrime
3-year-old killed in drive-by shooting in Decatur
A 3-year-old boy was the victim of a drive-by shooting that occurred on Easter Sunday near Eastland and Bouldercrest Roads in Decatur. According the DeKalb County Police Department, the child’s mother was driving with her son in the back seat in a car seat when a gray Dodge Charger pulled up next to her and […]
Posted inYour Government
Reporter’s Notebook: Transit Bill and Eagle’s Landing move forward, Hidden Predator and Voting Machines die
The Georgia legislature has adjourned for the year, with a couple of important bills failing to make their way to the Governor’s desk. Below are our “reporter’s notebook” entries, which provided live coverage of Sine Die throughout the day. A more detailed story will follow on Friday.
Posted inOdd News
Only in Georgia: We don’t want your sea monsters, fake snakes, or old tires
As anyone who has lived in Georgia for even a short amount of time can attest, the peach state has its fair share of quirky people and zany news stories. Here is a rundown of some of the wildest things that have happened recently in Georgia: The carcass of a sea monster washed up on […]
Posted inEvergreen, Georgia People
Give ‘Em Hell, Zell: 20 of Zell Miller’s Finest Quotes
Zell Miller was known for “telling it like it is.” He was not one to mince words, and he was never vague about how he felt on any issue. Whether he was right or wrong, Georgians always knew where he stood. Like a true Southerner, he also had a charming and articulate way with words […]
Posted inGeorgia People
Georgians Remember Zell Miller
Zell Miller, who served as Georgia’s Governor and as a U.S. Senator, died today. His family reports that he died peacefully surrounded by family. Miller was 86 years old and had been diagnosed and treated for Parkinson’s disease. Miller, who was a lifetime democrat, served as Governor from 1991 to 1999. Throughout his political career he […]
Posted inCommentary
She raised almost $10,000 for cancer treatment, but something didn’t add up
An Albany woman who raised thousands of dollars online for cancer treatment before allegedly faking her death on social media appeared very much alive in an Albany courtroom this week. Abbey Arthur, who is well-known in professional wrestling circles and had made a name for herself as a trusted wrestling columnist, faced a judge relating to […]
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Being ‘as unhelpful as possible’ is common with open records requests
This week, a story about Atlanta City Hall’s response to an open records request last year drew the ire of everyone who wants to see more transparency in government. To recap: WSB filed an open records request relating to water bills for two properties owned by then-mayor Kasim Reed and his brother, Tracy. Newly released […]
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Only in Georgia: Don’t egg the courthouse or steal from the dead
Just in time for Easter, we have some egg-citing oddball stories and arrests that have happened recently in Georgia. We’ll start — rather appropriately — with one involving eggs. However, we would advise readers to stick with hunting eggs this Easter rather than throwing them. Egging The Courthouse Is No Yolk They take egging the […]
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A Tribute to Tripp Halstead
Tripp, Your young life had a much bigger impact than your tiny frame could have ever known. You brought millions of people you never met to their knees in prayer. You gave millions of people you never knew hope. You reminded us that in a blink, in a breath, in a heartbeat, the entire world […]
Posted inYour Family
You Decide: Were Cambridge High students unfairly silenced during school walkout?
The Issue: While reading a speech about gun control during National School Walkout Day, students at Cambridge High School in Milton were told to stop by school officials and ushered away from the area where they were speaking. In an earlier attempt to give the speech, the students microphones were cut off. What the students […]
Posted inYour Family
Reporter’s Notebook: National Walkout Day protests not without controversy
Below is the realtime information we gathered during National School Walkout Day in Georgia. A more detailed story will be published Thursday. Check this site for details.
