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Bottom Line: Former BLM director signs up to lobby for wetlands defense
Environment Cassidy and Associates registered to lobby on issues related to the Okefenokee Swamp for the Southern Environmental Law Center. The swamp spans 438,000 acres across the Florida-Georgia border, and a majority of it is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness, but the Southern Environmental Law Center is pushing back…
TPD Labels Fugitive From July 16 Shooting In Toccoa as ‘Armed And Dangerous”
ALERT: Fugitive From This Afternoon’s Shooting Near Regency Inn On W. Currahee Labeled ‘Armed and Dangerous’ By Toccoa Police Department CID. Citizens Asked To Help Identify Suspect. According to a post to the CID Social Media page, regarding the shots fired incident at Regency Inn reported on...
Georgia county says slave descendants can’t use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Zoning changes by a Georgia county that some residents say threaten one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants can’t be challenged with a referendum, an attorney said Monday in a letter to the judge considering a petition by local voters.
Georgia Democrats file challenges to keep Kennedy and others off presidential ballot
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats are challenging efforts to place Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and three other candidates on the state’s presidential ballots, part of a nationwide effort to block candidates who could siphon votes from incumbent President Joe Biden. While Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians have secure places...
Max Fried on spending career with Braves ahead of free agency
Some of Alex Anthopoulos’ best work at past trade deadlines has been filling needs for the present and the future, and he may do something similar for the Braves rotation this year. Raisel Iglesias, Pierce Johnson, and Joe Jimenez were acquired at the trade deadline. Iglesias had years left...
Visit the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck at Perimeter Mall
ATLANTA — The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is making a stop in metro Atlanta this Saturday, July 20, as part of its tour across the U.S. celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty. From 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., the truck will be at Perimeter Mall near Urban Outfitters....
Georgia Chamber Hosts Future of Small Business Summit
Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark polling Future of Small Business summit attendees on their business needs. (Georgia Chamber) Today, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosted the Future of Small Business summit, designed to equip small businesses with the tools they need for their future success. The Atlanta BeltLine served as presenting sponsor of the Future of Small Business summit. Around 100 people attended the Future of Small Business summit, which was held at the headquarters of Invesco.
Search for missing 12-year-old Georgia girl now spanning several states
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The search for a missing 12-year-old Gainesville girl is now stretching across several other states, including as far away as Illinois and Texas. The Hall County Sheriff's Office posted an update last Friday on the search for Maria Gomez-Perez. She was reported missing on May 30, a day after she was last seen in the driveway of her home, and her family and community have been making extensive search efforts since then.
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