Georgia correctional officer dies in line of duty
ATLANTA - An inmate at Smith State Prison in Glennville has been charged with killing a correctional officer who was escorting him from the dining hall. Correctional Officer Robert Clark, 42, was assaulted from behind with a homemade weapon Sunday as he was escorting...
Pro-tort reform nonprofit launching ad campaign
ATLANTA - A nonprofit headed by a former aide to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is launching a six-figure ad campaign supporting tort reform legislation. Kemp said in August that reforming the state’s civil justice system would be a priority for next year’s General...
Robin Rhodes retiring from Georgia Press Association leadership post
Robin Rhodes ATLANTA - Thirty years ago, the newspaper industry was just beginning to feel the first ripples of what would become a massive wave of change brought on by the internet. That same year - 1993 - Robin Rhodes was stepping up from a staff position at the...
Georgia communities land federal public safety grants
ATLANTA - The Justice Department is awarding more than $6.4 million in grants to local civic groups, governments, and law enforcement agencies in Georgia to support public safety and community justice activities. Fifteen grants will go to recipients in the cities of...
State Sen. Colton Moore suspended from Republican Caucus
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate Republican Caucus has suspended freshman Sen. Colton Moore after he unsuccessfully pushed for a special legislative session to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Moore,...
Government shutdown threatens to hit Georgians hard
Correction: This story originally reported that U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, was among House Republicans holding out against a short-term spending bill. On Friday, Clyde voted in favor of a bill that would have kept the government funded through Oct. 31. ATLANTA...
Five rural Georgia school districts getting grants for innovative programs
ATLANTA - Five school districts in rural Georgia will receive $20,000 grants to pilot innovative educational programs, the state Department of Education announced Thursday. The Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Macon, and Sumpter county school systems will get grants from the...
Georgia Power coal ash plan comes under fire
ATLANTA - Georgia environmental activists urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wednesday not to let coal ash ponds at several coal plants operated by Georgia Power continue contaminating nearby groundwater. Opponents of the Atlanta-based utility's plan...