Savannah’s loss could be Augusta’s gain.South Fulton, Ga., City Manager Obie Donald II until last week was a finalist both for Savannah city manager and Augusta city administrator.It left the two cities in a prickly situation as they tried to select an applicant and negotiate a job offer, unsure whether Donald was a favorite in…
Kirby: What they say, what they mean and what can you do?
Some things never change and that’ a shame. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service
Kelvin Collins: Online vehicle purchases drive escrow scams
Buying a car online? Just because your money is held in escrow doesn’t make the deal legit. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service
Time running out to register to vote in GA, SC
Voter registration deadlines are looming in Georgia and South Carolina for the Nov. 3 general election.Today is the last day to register in person to vote at South Carolina county elections offices.The state election website is scvotes.gov.The South Carolina deadline to register online is Sunday. […] Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution…
President Trump, first lady positive for COVID-19; he has ‘mild symptoms’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19 after revealing Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunges the country deeper into uncertainty just a month before the presidential election.Trump, who has spent much of the year downplaying the threat of…
Voting groups giving out food boxes Saturday at James Brown Arena
Mayor Hardie Davis and voting advocacy groups will give out hundreds of food boxes Saturday at the James Brown Arena parking lot.The event, sponsored by the When We All Vote “Fuel the Vote” initiative and the New Georgia Project, will draw attention to the problem of food deserts, according to a statement from Davis’ spokeswoman…
Kirby: When your team’s winning, it’s not whining
Sometimes we don’t know when our voice is heard. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service
‘Hocus Pocus’: GreenJackets conjure up second movie night at stadium
The Augusta GreenJackets are inviting families to SRP Park for another Dugout Theater Movie Experience on Friday, Oct. 16.Spokesperson Catie Graf said the 1993 movie “Hocus Pocus” will be featured on the stadium’s state-of-the-art video board while guests relax in socially-distant spaces on the field. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. with the movie slated to…
Hundreds of buildings being eyed for possible renaming on Georgia college campuses
An advisory group mulling whether to rename buildings and academic colleges on the University System of Georgia’s 26 campuses has whittled down to a list of 840 buildings and nearly 40 college and university names for further research.Albany State University President Marion Ross Fredrick, who chairs the advisory group, said at a meeting Wednesday the…
Changing absentee rules leave South Carolina voters confused
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A flurry of federal court rulings this month over whether South Carolinians need witnesses to sign their mail-in ballots this November has left many confused and frustrated as voting registration deadlines approach, with absentee voting beginning in less than a week.The rulings stem from one of several lawsuits filed over the state’s…
New poll has Raphael Warnock leading U.S. Senate race for first time
ATLANTA — A new poll for the first time shows Democrat Raphael Warnock leading the crowded field vying to complete the U.S. Senate term of retired Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson.Support for Warnock, the pastor at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, stood at 31% in a poll released Tuesday by the independent Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.Republican…
Sept. 30, 1949: Mayor asked Augusta to provide good candidates
Mayor Will Jennings asked the city’s best to run. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service
GBI finishes probe into Rayshard Brooks’ shooting
ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has completed its probe into the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, more than three months after the Black man was fatally shot by a white officer outside a fast-food restaurant in Atlanta.Agency spokesperson Nelly Miles confirmed to news outlets Monday that the findings from the investigation have been…
What matters to you in the 2020 Election? Let us know.
Election Day 2020 nears.As we head closer to Nov. 3, the Augusta Chronicle, Athens Banner-Herald and Savannah Morning News want to know what issues matter to you most and why. As you head to the polls or fill out your absentee ballot, what will drive your decision-making process.Please submit the poll below. It will be…
Georgia Power switching some of its vehicle fleet to electric
ATLANTA — Georgia Power Co. is converting portions of its vehicle fleet to run on electricity, the Atlanta-based utility announced Monday.Switching to electric-powered minivans, SUVs, forklifts and all-terrain vehicles is in keeping with a plan by Georgia Power parent Southern Co. to switch 50% of its fleet to electric vehicles by 2030.”Our company has long…
What is the Richmond County District 8 school board race about? What to know before you vote
Longtime incumbent Jimmy Atkins faces newcomer Yolanda Holley in the Richmond County, Georgia, District 8 Board of Education seat in the Nov. 3, 2020 general election. Here’s what to know.This year’s race to represent District 8 on the Richmond County Board of Education will be between a longtime incumbent and a newcomer.Here’s what to know:Who…
Evans on Ice canceled for 2020
Evans on Ice will be canceled this year due to the coronavirus. The Boerner Family announced the decision to cancel the event for the 2020 season, with the goal of returning next year.”With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic heading into the fall and winter months, we have made the difficult decision not to host…
Graniteville double murder suspect facing 30 charges in Aiken County
A man accused of killing his brother and his brother’s girlfriend in Graniteville, then getting into a shootout with police, is facing 30 charges after being extradited to Aiken County.Pete Finch, 49, who was arrested Sept. 15 in Richmond County, was transferred to Aiken County after waiving his right for an extradition hearing Friday.Finch, who…
The Way We Were: The paperboy who became an aviation legend
Bevo Howard did something few high school students could match during the Depression — he bought an airplane. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service
Rick Franza: Paying forward opportunity – an immigration story (Part I)
The greatest privilege is creating opportunities for others to succeed. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service
Sept. 27, 2001: Augusta delivered $1 million 2 weeks after 9-11
Augusta residents donated $1 million to help New York recover from terror attack Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service
Kirby: When nature gets busy, well, it’s no picnic
Not so great aunts begin to bug me. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service
