Perdue signs texting while driving ban into law

ATLANTA — A man convicted of a 2001 murder in Paulding County faces a Jan. 31 execution, state officials said. Nicholas Cody Tate was convicted of killing Chrissie Williams and her 3-year-old daughter, Katelyn. If executed, Tate will be the 30th inmate in Georgia to be put to death by lethal injection.

A federal appeals judge ruled Wednesday that Georgia’s fetal heartbeat law can take effect following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

Candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional District will have the opportunity to face off Sunday during the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series.