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Greene's campaign brings in millions, greatly dwarfing her challenger
(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has raised $6.3 million for her reelection campaign, the most of any Georgia candidate for U.S. House. Her opponent, Democrat Shawn Harris, has less than one-tenth that in his fight to win Georgia’s District 14. Harris brought in $522,000, which is only 8% of Greene’s funds, according to campaign finance reports. ...
Georgia Bulldogs Earn Four-Star Recruiting Commitment From Former USC Commit
The Georgia Bulldogs turned heads on the recruiting trail on Tuesday. The Bulldogs landed a commitment from former USC Trojans commit Jadon Perlotte. The USC recruiting loss adds to a tough stretch for the program on the recruiting trail. The Trojans lost another commitment to the Bulldogs just a ...
Grading the Braves' performance at the MLB Trade Deadline
The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline has officially passed. While many teams were active yesterday, the Braves made their lone deadline deal in the late hours of Monday night. Atlanta reunited with a couple of beloved 2021 World Series members, but was it enough?. There are always winners and losers of...
Autopsy released for Atlanta mom found dead inside car 2 years after teen son shot to death
ATLANTA — The cause of death has been released for an Atlanta mother whose body was found inside a car more than a week ago. Chanell Crosby, 35, was found dead inside the back of a vehicle around 2 p.m. on July 19 in the area of the West End MARTA station, police said. The discovery of her body came a day after her family filed a missing persons report with Atlanta Police on July 18. Her family said she was last seen on July 14.
State Election Board resets votes on proposed rules changes
The State Election Board voted unanimously Tuesday to rescind preliminary approval of two rules changes and decide those matters instead at the board’s next meeting on Aug. 6. Board members held a special called meeting Tuesday after a watchdog group filed a lawsuit charging the board with violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act for meeting July […] The post State Election Board resets votes on proposed rules changes appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Trees down, roads closed, thousands without power after storms move across Georgia
DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Storms took out power across multiple areas of metro Atlanta and North Georgia overnight. The high winds and heavy rain even toppled a tree onto a car and house Shadowbrook Place in Decatur. Officials said a 27-year-old man was killed in Cherokee County after...
Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Marjorie Taylor Greene
(The Center Square) — A 34-year-old Atlanta man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of "transmitting interstate threats" after he threatened to kill a congresswoman from northwest Georgia, prosecutors said Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said Sean Patrick Cirillo called the Washington office of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, three times on Nov. 8, 2023. Cirillo spoke with the congresswoman’s staffers and made "multiple threats," prosecutors said. According to a...
Georgia Is Investing the 14th Most in More Affordable Housing
Despite home price growth stabilizing, becoming a homeowner remains largely out of reach for many Americans. A recent Cato Institute housing affordability survey, conducted after the record-breaking rise in home prices during 2021 and early 2022, found that 87% of Americans are worried about housing costs. Additionally, 55% of homeowners indicated they couldn't afford to buy their current home at today's prices, and 69% are concerned that their children or grandchildren won't be able to afford a home in the future. Multiple factors have contributed...
Georgia Milestones: Best and worst school districts in reading, science, social studies
Georgia Department of Education published its Milestones scores for the 2023-2024 school year last week. The assessment system looks at multiple subject areas and whether or not students are performing at the level they need to be. According to a news release from GDOE, overall scores increased or held steady on 10 of 13 assessments in English-language arts, science, and social studies. Georgia Superintendent Richard Woods praised this accomplishment. ...