Category: Government

[ad_1] TURNER, Joyce Joyce Yerkes Turner, age 82, of Richmond, VA, and formally of Atlanta, GA, passed peacefully through that thin veil between life on earth and life in heaven to be present with the Lord on May 1st after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s. She was welcomed home by her mother and…

[ad_1] THOMPSON (COCHRAN), Kathryn Kathryn Cochran Thompson, 93, of Marietta, Georgia, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and devoted friend to many, passed away February 26, 2022, surrounded by her family. Born in Atlanta on July 21, 1928, from an early age Kathryn loved books and was fascinated by life and the people around her.…

[ad_1] ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Healthcare officials in Atlanta are reminding women that abortions are still legal and abortion care is still accessible in the state. “As of right now, women who choose to seek abortion care are still able to seek abortion care,” said Dr. Didi Saint Louis, an OBGYN in Atlanta. Dr. Saint…

[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Tuesday’s debate among Georgia Republican Senate candidates was predictably defined by the man who wasn’t there — Herschel Walker. If the race wasn’t dominated by Walker’s football celebrity and Donald Trump endorsement, Gary Black, Latham Saddler, Kelvin King, Josh Clark and Jon McColumn might all be more viable candidates for the…

[ad_1] Story Links ATHENS, GA – University of Georgia men’s tennis program had three Bulldogs, Philip Henning, Tristan McCormick and Hamish Stewart, receive bids to the 2022 NCAA Singles Championships. One doubles pair, Trent Bryde and Henning, earned a bid to the 2022 NCAA Doubles Championships announced by the NCAA on Tuesday…

[ad_1] My “roussette au miel” at Tim Hortons hit the spot. Editor’s note: Trevor Williams traveled to Quebec April 25-29 for research on a special report looking at the province’s economic and trade ties with Georgia in advance of the SEUS/Canadian Provinces Alliance Conference and its return to Savannah this June, 15 years after its…

[ad_1] (The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a measure proponents say secures freedom of speech on Georgia’s university and technical college system campuses. House Bill 1, the Forming Open and Robust University Minds Act, ostensibly aims to protect free speech rights anywhere on a college campus, not just in designated “Free Speech…

[ad_1] Decaturish.com sent a Q&A to all candidates running for the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate. Here are the responses of the candidates running for House District 86 in the May 24 election. Early voting starts May 2. To see your sample ballot, visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page by clicking…

[ad_1] Decaturish.com sent a Q&A to all candidates running for the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate. Here are the responses of the candidates running for House District 84 in the May 24 election. Early voting starts May 2. To see your sample ballot, visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page by clicking…

[ad_1] Poachers killed a 10-foot, 8-inch alligator in Georgia on April 30, and the carcass was so unwieldy it busted out the window of their pickup truck, the state says. Law Enforcement Division, Georgia DNR photo A dead alligator got the better of two hapless poachers in Georgia when it somehow managed to break out…