Litter Awareness Month

By: Gail Conner

On: March 26, 2024

In: Community News, Local Events

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Afroman reprises his 'Because I Got High' hit to make fun of Hunter Biden April 28, 2024
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NASCAR driver Ryan Sieg's car bursts into flames during race at Dover April 28, 2024
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Retired SCOTUS Justice Breyer weighs in on mounting calls Sotomayor should retire: 'Spring chicken' April 28, 2024
Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told "Fox News Sunday's" Shannon Bream that Justice Sotomayor is a "spring chicken" amid calls for her to resign.
7 stories of children who were kidnapped, survived their abductions and were reunited with their families April 28, 2024
The stories of Elizabeth Smart, Jaycee Dugard, Alicia Kozakiewicz and more children who were kidnapped but survived and reunited with their loved ones.

Democratic challengers take McBath to task for not showing up to debate
State Rep. Mandisha Thomas (top) and Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson are challenging U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District ATLANTA – Much of Sunday’s debate between the two Democrats challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District focused on McBath’s absence from the stage. McBath, who declined to […]
Mail processing delays disrupting newspapers, threatening elections
ATLANTA – Delays in processing mail at a new regional distribution center in Palmetto aren’t just affecting individual Georgians trying to obtain vital prescription drugs or pay their monthly rents or mortgages. Chronic failures to deliver the mail in a timely manner are being seen in some quarters as a threat to the underpinnings of […]
White shrimp Georgia’s official crustacean
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp brought his bill-signing tour to Brunswick Thursday, signing a package of measures related to coastal issues. House Bill 1341 declares the white shrimp Georgia’s official crustacean. White shrimp account for 70% of the state’s annual shrimp harvest, Kemp told coastal Georgia political and business leaders during a ceremony at the […]
Incumbents no-shows for Atlanta Press Club debates
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is among several incumbents not participating in this weekend’s Atlanta Press Club debates. ATLANTA – No incumbents have agreed to participate in this weekend’s Atlanta Press Club candidate debates ahead of next month’s primaries, which has the organization concerned. Democratic U.S. Reps. Lucy McBath of Marietta and David Scott […]
Kemp signs anti-squatting bill
State Rep. Devan Seabaugh ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday aimed at illegal squatting. House Bill 1017, which the Georgia House and Senate passed unanimously during this year’s legislative session, creates the offense of unlawful squatting when someone enters upon the land or premises of the owner without the owner or rightful occupant’s […]
Kemp inks expanded paid parental leave for state workers
House Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones sponsored expanded paid parental leave in Georgia. ATLANTA – State employees will be able to receive up to six weeks of paid parental leave under legislation signed by Gov. Brian Kemp. House Bill 1010, which the General Assembly passed overwhelmingly last month, will double paid parental leave for state […]
Kemp inks expanded paid parental leave for state workers
House Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones sponsored expanded paid parental leave in Georgia. ATLANTA – State employees will be able to receive up to six weeks of paid parental leave under legislation signed by Gov. Brian Kemp. House Bill 1010, which the General Assembly passed overwhelmingly last month, will double paid parental leave for state […]
Kemp signs bills to combat human trafficking
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed three bills Wednesday aimed at human trafficking in Georgia. “We are taking three important steps forward to make sure Georgia is a safe haven for survivors … turning Georgia into a national leader for victims’ rights and putting criminals behind bars,” Kemp said during a bill signing ceremony at […]
Kemp signs private-school vouchers bill
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed a private-school vouchers bill Tuesday, culminating a fight Republicans have waged for years to give students in low-performing schools another option. Senate Bill 233, which the GOP-controlled General Assembly passed last month largely along party lines, will offer vouchers worth up to $6,500 to parents of children enrolled in […]
Georgia getting $156 million for rooftop solar
ATLANTA – Earth Day has brought an influx of federal dollars to boost the development of solar energy in Georgia. The Biden administration awarded $156 million Monday to regional nonprofit Capital Good Fund to help residents of low-income communities in Atlanta, Decatur, and Savannah install solar panels on their rooftops. The money is part of […]