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Georgia election board sets July 30 online meeting after state attorney general flagged last vote
The Georgia State Election Board will meet for the first time since several conservative board members advanced election rules at a meeting on July 12 that has come under fire for allegedly violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act. According to the notice and agenda for the recently scheduled State Election Board’s virtual meeting on July 30, the five-member […] The post Georgia election board sets July 30 online meeting after state attorney general flagged last vote appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Is a handwritten, unnotarized will legal in Georgia?
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – To some, the most important document that can ever be prepared is a will. A person can use a will to legally declare how their property should be divided and distributed when they die. According to the State of Georgia, a valid will must be in writing and signed by either […]
Three members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash
Three members of the Nelons, a Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame quartet and the chairman of the board overseeing the Georgia Department of Corrections, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming, according to a statement by a group member who was not aboard the aircraft. The Nelons co-founder, Kelly Nelon […]
Storms weaken over Georgia, Keep your eye on the Atlantic
Now: A large thunderstorm is slowly weakening over southeast Georgia from Alma to Patterson. This complex of storms will move into Blackshear and surrounding areas as it continues to slip south along Highway 84 and Highway 82 through around midnight. Tonight: Storms weaken over Georgia, Showers fade near the FL/GA...
Standoff causes temporary I-85 north shutdown
Saturday evening, around 6:11 p.m., Troup County sheriff’s deputies were called to Interstate 85 near the Hamilton Road exit about a possible domestic dispute. Authorities later learned that a male had run from a truck on the interstate into the woods. A female caller reported later hearing what sounded like a gunshot. Deputies arrived they […] The post Standoff causes temporary I-85 north shutdown appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Ultimate HBCU Sports Preseason Division I Football Poll
The 2024 HBCU football Season is less than four weeks away from kickoff, and at the Division I level, there is plenty of intrigue in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference races. One team from each conference will earn a trip to Atlanta for the Cricket Celebration Bowl,...
Armed robbery investigation underway at LaGrange apartment complex
LaGRANGE, Ga. (WRBL) — An investigation is underway after a man was robbed by gunpoint at an apartment complex on Hogansville Road, according to the LaGrange Police Department. Police responded to Orchard Trace Apartments at about 2:15 a.m. on Monday. At the scene, the victim told officers he was approached by two men armed with […]
Eagles’ Johnson headed to LaGrange
Nick Johnson made a living working the hot corner for the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles. As an anchor for the Eagle infield, he eventually worked his way on several colleges’ radar. That hard work led to his signing with LaGrange College, located in LaGrange, Georgia. “I was trying to...
At boisterous Georgia rally, Harris dares Trump to ‘say it to my face’ and show up for their debate
ATLANTA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told a cheering, boisterous, packed Atlanta arena on Tuesday that the next 98 days would be a fight, but they’d win come November, as she taunted Donald Trump for wavering on whether he’d show up for their upcoming debate. “The...
Georgia schools chief clarifies that advanced African American studies still offered
Students across Georgia have gotten their schedules and supply lists and are preparing to head back to school as early as this week. But the culture war does not respect the school calendar or the ringing of the class bell, and this year’s fight over how to discuss race in the classroom is already underway […]
Ossoff: Harris campaign has put Georgia in play, expects her to win the state
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) said Saturday that Georgia is now “in play” for Democrats thanks to Vice President Harris’s campaign, predicting that she will likely take the Peach State in November. Ossoff said in an MSNBC interview with Rev. Al Sharpton that Harris’s campaign launch has “exceeded my expectations, and my expectations were high.” “She’s…
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