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Local student, mental health expert reacts to Georgia high school shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Quinten Canty barely remembers a time before school shootings—and school lockdowns—were the norm. "They'll go over the intercom and they'll say, 'lockdown, lockdown, lockdown'," Canty said. "What we're supposed to do is we're supposed to hide in the safest corner where no windows are or farthest away from the door. Some teachers encourage that we have people like holding desks and chairs."
Georgia PSC: Motion expedites bill relief for Georgia Power customers
(The Center Square) — Georgia Power customers will see a little relief on their bills thanks to a measure the governor signed earlier this year and the Georgia Public Service Commission moved to accelerate. House Bill 1015, which Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed in April, lowers the state's income tax rate from 5.49% to 5.39% starting in 2024. A second measure the governor signed at that time, House Bill 1023, lowered the corporate income tax rate from 5.75% to match the individual income tax rate. ...
Georgia PSC rules in favor of railroad in eminent domain case
(The Center Square) — The Georgia Public Service Commission has signed off on a hearing officer's decision that a railroad can use eminent domain to seize land for a new rail spur. The PSC's 5-0 ruling allows the Sandersville Railroad to start proceedings to condemn 200-foot-wide strips of land for its "Hanson Spur." Despite Wednesday's ruling, the fight appears to be far from finished. A group representing landowners whose land...
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