Articles by Todd DeFeo

About Todd DeFeo

Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is the owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and Railfanning.org.

Rosy revenues give Kemp cover to suspend Georgia’s gas tax

September 15, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Channeling his inner Barack Obama, who famously said he had a pen and phone and wasn’t afraid to issue executive orders, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp suspended the state’s motor fuel tax this week.

Georgia’s infant mortality rate remains among the nation’s worst

September 13, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Georgia’s infant mortality rate may be improving, but it remains among the worst.

A look at Clarksville, Tennessee, through historic postcards

September 13, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Clarksville, Tennessee, was once a major tobacco port situated near the confluence of the Cumberland and Red rivers.

Next steps unclear for Atlanta Public Safety Training Center

September 12, 2023 Todd DeFeo

An Atlanta city council member says she supports a referendum on the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center during this November’s election.

Kemp declares state of emergency, suspends gas tax

September 12, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency and has suspended the state’s excise tax on motor and locomotive fuel for the next month.

Atlanta approves $21.5M to overhaul busy thoroughfare

September 6, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta City Council approved nearly $21.5 million to overhaul a major thoroughfare on the city’s westside.

Reflecting on Jimmy Buffett

September 3, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Buffet was a unique force in music over the last five decades. He’s a mainstay on radio stations today. It’s almost hard to believe his time has passed.

Georgia officials able to hire HEROs for Atlanta area highway patrols

August 25, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Department of Transportation has found a few HEROs to help patrol metro Atlanta’s highways.

Georgia jurisdictions looking at special purpose taxes for transportation projects

August 25, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Barrow County leaders and their counterparts in the county’s six cities have agreed to divvy the proceeds of Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax should voters approve it in November.

Thompson: People don’t know the impact their vote makes

August 23, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Jeff Thompson has seen it repeatedly: Politicians saying they represent the people, then casting their ballots differently.