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Georgians, voters in other states to cast ballots in a divided country
(The Center Square) — In a divided country where emotions are running high, voters in Georgia and elsewhere will soon take to the polls. Discussions about the 2020 election continue to permeate the conversation in Georgia, including within the Legislature and Georgia’s State Election Board. As the Peach State is poised to play a pivotal role […]
Commissioners address citizens concern over cancelation of First Friday's in response to Bulloch Action Coalition legal settlement
At Tuesday nights Bulloch County Board of Commissioners meeting, tensions flared during an exchange between Bulloch Action Colation (BAC) leader Lawton Sack and the commissioners. The discussion was set off by Marcus Toole’s comments during the public comments about the waste of taxpayer money on legal battles over city annexations. He criticized efforts to push the county into intervening, suggesting that it leads to nothing but expensive legal fees without any real change. Toole also referenced the settlement involving the Downtown Development Authority, accusing some of the most vocal critics of taxes of draining $80,000 from funds meant to support local commerce. (Tool works...
Honey Extraction Party at East Georgia State College scheduled for September 9
East Georgia State College (EGSC) will host its Honey Extraction Party Monday, September 9! The event will be held in the Rotunda area in the Luck Flanders Gambrell Building in Swainsboro at 3pm. Members of EGSC’s Beekeeping Club, students, faculty, staff, and the community are invited to attend. Guests will get to learn about honey, how it is made by honeybees, and collected by beekeepers. East Georgia State College maintains an apiary on the Swainsboro EGSC campus. The major goal of the apiary is to increase awareness about honeybees and other pollinators, as well as their importance to the environment and how to protect both them and their habitats. Since its designation as a Bee Campus USA institution in 2016, East Georgia State College has greatly increased its efforts to achieve these goals and to further promote honeybee and pollinator protection education to its students, staff, faculty, and community. The Luck Flanders Gambrell Building is located at 131 College Cir., Swainsboro, GA 30401. For more information, visit www.ega.edu.
Race to preserve land between Hyundai's GA site and Fort Stewart elicits echos from past
In December 1864, Elizabeth Smith became an unwitting footnote in one of the most compelling – and for most Georgians, contemptable – chapters of the American Civil War. With her husband, Capt. Albert Smith, serving the Confederate Army at Fort McAllister near Savannah, it was Elizabeth who was approached by Union soldiers on...
Sandfly BBQ receives local support after calls to boycott following Harris-Walz campaign stop
Savannah's Sandfly BBQ last week drew praise and criticism after Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz stopped in for a bite of lunch while on their Georgia bus tour. Some in opposition of the Harris campaign took to social media asking for patrons to boycott the restaurant. ...
Tybee Police respond to report of animal sacrifice
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV)—Tybee Island Police Department (TIPD) responded to the beach near 6th Street about an animal sacrifice. Officers found a dead bird lying near a blanket and several pieces of fruit on Aug. 25, TIPD said in their press release recap from late August. This is not the first time that TIPD has […]
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