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Alabama man sentenced for threatening Fulton County sheriff, district attorney

October 30, 2024 Community News

U.S. District Judge U.S. District Judge J. P. Boulee sentenced an Alabama man to one year and nine months in prison after he pleaded guilty in July to one count of transmitting interstate threats.

Georgia expands Gang Prosecution Unit in Columbus

October 30, 2024 Community News

Veteran attorney Sheneka Terry has joined the Georgia Gang Prosecution Unit as an assistant attorney general in Columbus Attorney General Chris Carr announced.

More than 40 percent of Georgia voters have already cast ballots

October 28, 2024 Community News

More than 40% of all active Georgia voters have cast ballots in advance of the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Georgia News & Notes for Oct. 25, 2024

October 25, 2024 Community News

Here are noteworthy Georgia headlines and news items for Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

725 Athens, Georgia, voters receive second absentee ballot

October 25, 2024 Community News

Elections officials in the liberal enclave of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, mistakenly sent a second absentee ballot for the Nov. 5 election to roughly 725 registered voters.

Georgia surpasses two million early votes

October 24, 2024 Community News

More than two million Georgians have cast ballots in advance of the Nov. 5 presidential election.

McMaster ceremonially signs measure to create South Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission Act

October 23, 2024 Community News

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Wednesday ceremonially signed S. 621, the South Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission Act.

Business group lauds plan to return $1 billion to Georgia taxpayers

October 22, 2024 Community News

A leading Georgia business group has lauded a plan to return $1 billion in “surplus” money to Peach State taxpayers.

Smyrna lecture focuses on Creek and Cherokee women

October 22, 2024 Community News

The manager of Smyrna’s history museum will give a lecture discussing women’s roles in Cherokee and Muscogee Creek cultures both before and after relocation.

Georgia giving more than $1 billion to taxpayers

October 22, 2024 Community News

Georgia leaders on Tuesday announced plans to return more than $1 billion to the taxpayers of Georgia via a third special tax rebate.