THOMASVILLE — Federal investigators confirmed Friday that three people died in a helicopter crash that departed from Thomasville Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Associated Press.
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ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has opened a statewide civil investigation into conditions of the confinement of prisoners held in Georgia’s state prisons.
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ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has opened a statewide civil investigation into conditions of the confinement of prisoners held in Georgia’s state prisons.
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THOMASVILLE — By all indications, Jody Hice’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives was safe.
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THOMASVILLE — Tim Echols’ stop in Thomasville last Friday was for more than to fill up his pickup.
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THOMASVILLE — A nuclear plant expansion hit with delays and massive cost overruns is expected to be ready soon, a state member of the Public Service Commission said.
CAIRO — U.S. Senate candidate Kelvin King brought his campaign to Cairo on Friday morning, speaking at the Grady County Republican headquarters.
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Twitter has suspended U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week after she posted what the company labeled as "misleading" claims in a tweet about COVID-19 and vaccines.
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THOMASVILLE — A pair of brothers are now being called the lemonade stand kids after they raised $7,500 throughout the summer to give back to the community.
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ATLANTA— As the 56th anniversary of the signing of Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the U.S. Senate’s Aug. 6 recess approaches, lawmakers across the country are pushing voter reform legislation.
CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty Tuesday to four of the murders and was handed four sentences of life without parole.
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CAIRO — Teresa MacCartney has fond memories of growing up in Cairo. Those days laid the foundation of a career that has led her to become the acting chancellor of the University System of Georgia.
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PERRY, Ga. (AP) — Brian Kemp often tells supporters to “keep choppin’ wood,” the way the self-described “country guy” urges a steady, deliberate approach. Yet the Georgia governor also says he’ll be “running scared” as he seeks a second term. Because precious little about Georgia politics is…
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ATLANTA – The controversial election bill the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed in March garnered the most publicity by far of anything lawmakers did during this year’s session.
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THOMASVILLE — The first of a nearly dozen statewide meetings on what shapes up to be one of the most intently watched and debated issues will be held next week.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's voting laws, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
THOMASVILLE — He’s called it the worst job in politics. And he’s running for it again.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Brooks County child has made significant improvement this week recovering from a rattlesnake attack, her mother said Tuesday.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor says he will end the state's public health state of emergency on July 1, more than 15 months after he initially declared it because of the coronavirus pandemic.
TIFTON—A new partnership between Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Georgia Southern University ensures ABAC graduates a direct route to furthering their careers in public health.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are kicking off the process to redraw congressional, legislative and other electoral districts, setting up a showdown between Republicans seeking to retain power and Democrats reaching toward a majority.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders forcefully condemned GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday, calling her comments comparing COVID-19 safety measures like mask-wearing to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany “appalling.”
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ATLANTA — The federal government has ordered the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop detaining immigrants in the Irwin County Detention Center.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb.
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The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has been selected by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to administer the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Workforce Development Program.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge Friday scheduled an October trial for three white men charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot while running in the defendants' neighborhood last year.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, charging a father and son who armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their Georgia neighborhood.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is declaring that “Georgia is open for business” as of Thursday, loosening the restrictions he imposed last year to control the spread of the coronavirus by letting people sit closer together at restaurants and gather in larger crowds.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The applause started when Lee Elder’s golf cart began moving toward the first tee. It only got louder when he arrived and slowly made his way to his seat.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — While a tempest brews outside Magnolia Lane over Georgia’s voting rights law, Augusta National would prefer to keep the focus on blooming azaleas, pimento cheese sandwiches and tricky greens.
As we returned to Capitol Hill on Monday, March 29 for our final two days of this session, we were prepared for it to be the busiest days of this legislative year, and they were.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response Friday to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights.
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ATLANTA — In the wake of a tumultuous election, Georgia’s GOP-led legislature set its sights on a sweeping and controversial overhaul of the state’s voting system.
Week 11 of this legislative session began on Monday, March 22, 2021. With so few days remaining before we reach “Sine Die,” we and our colleagues spent many hours in the House Chamber last week reviewing, debating and voting on House and Senate legislation, including several measures that su…
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THOMASVILLE — Less than three months removed from a defeat in the runoff for the U.S. Senate seat he held, David Perdue said he’s never been more optimistic about the state.
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THOMASVILLE — The surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, and the situation of those seeking to enter the country is “the worst it’s ever been,” U.S. Rep. Austin Scott said Saturday morning.
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ATLANTA — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said they "will not be silent" on the rise of racism and violence against Asian Americans.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Real estate investor Larry Gottesdiener was approved Friday as the lead owner of the Atlanta Dream following pressure on former Sen. Kelly Loeffler to sell her share of the WNBA team.
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CAIRO — The Jackie Robinson historical marker in rural Grady County is one of two such markers riddled by gunfire in Southwest Georgia.
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ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is launching a new COVID vaccine dashboard on the DPH website https://dph.georgia.gov/. The dashboard provides a detailed, transparent picture of vaccination administration in Georgia.
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THOMASVILLE — While U.S. senators offer arguments on former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial for inciting a January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a 58-year-old Baker County man remains out on bond following his charges on the attack.
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ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said in a letter sent Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” the outcome of last year's general election. Former President Donald Trump was not specifically named in the letter, but he has come under intense cri…
We kicked off the fourth week of the 2021 legislative session on Monday, February 1, 2021. Members of the Georgia House of Representatives returned to the Gold Dome, and convened for four days in the House Chamber.
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ATLANTA — House Democrats are moving forward to strip U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments — without the help of GOP colleagues.
The Georgia General Assembly returned to the State Capitol on Monday, January 11, 2021 for the first day of the 156th Legislative Session. Both seasoned legislators and newly elected members of from across the state gathered and marked the first day of the 2021-2022 term. Each member of the …
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state has certified the results of the two U.S. Senate runoff elections, paving the way for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to be sworn in and for Democrats to take control of the chamber.
On Monday, January 11, 2021, the first session of the 156th Georgia General Assembly officially began. While every session brings with it new faces, new chairmen and new legislative priorities, we had a few additional changes that made Senate proceedings look a little different this year. Sp…
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Thomas County’s representative in the U.S. House voted not to impeach President Trump and also voted against the call for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove the president from office.
ATLANTA — Sen. Dean Burke (R-Bainbridge) was named as chairman of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and the Senate Committee on Assignments.
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THOMASVILLE — Getting the voters out for the two U.S. Senate runoffs will be the deciding factor, said one of the GOP’s former chairmen.
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ATLANTA — Governor Brian Kemp and state Department of Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., announced plans to add adults aged 65 and older, law enforcement officers, firefighters and first responders to the current group of individuals eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccin…
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Graveside service for Billy Ray Hale will be held at 10 am on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Billy Ray, age 66, passed away on September 21, 2021, at Archbold Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 21, 1955, a son to the late Thomas and Ione Dekle Hale. He served in …
Earl Ray Simpson, 83, of Thomasville, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at World of Truth Tabernacle on Monday, September 27, 2021 at 2:00 pm with Rev. Gerri Simpson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to …
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