Perdue signs texting while driving ban into law

The Sons of Confederate Veterans and supporters last month agreed to financially support the Georgia park that commemorates the site where Jefferson Davis was captured at the end of the Civil War. Officials previously said they might have to close the park because of the funding shortfall.

The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has awarded a $1.8 million H.E.A.T. grant to the Georgia State Patrol.

Today, Sen. Derek Mallow (D–Savannah), issued the following statement on today’s shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County.