Surviving the Holidays

By: Gail Conner

On: October 6, 2025

In: Local News

Sunday, Nov. 9th

2-4 p.m.

Kresge Methodist Church in Cedartown, GA

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Vance fires up Marines on military branch's 250th birthday: ‘Kick the enemy’s a-- and come home safe’ November 9, 2025
Marine veteran Vice President JD Vance shares personal military stories and vows proper mission support at historic Marine Corps 250th birthday ball in Washington D.C.
Four dead, at least 13 injured after speeding car crashes into crowd outside Florida bar November 9, 2025
Deadly Tampa bar crash in Ybor City kills 4, injures 13 after police chase ends at Bradley's On 7th patio.
NFL asks all teams to hold moment of silence for Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland after shocking death: report November 9, 2025
The NFL asked all teams to hold a moment of silence for Dallas Cowboys rookie Marshawn Kneeland, who died Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Three landscape supply employees gunned down in Texas shooting, police say November 9, 2025
A fatal Texas workplace shooting left three dead at a landscape business on Saturday. San Antonio police are investigating the motive behind the targeted attack.
FBI investigating passenger death aboard Carnival cruise ship after return to Miami November 9, 2025
The FBI is investigating the death of a passenger aboard a Carnival cruise ship that returned to Florida, with officials declining to reveal details.

State tax revenues rise in October
ATLANTA – Georgia’s net tax collections rose by 6.9% last month compared to October of last year, accelerating ahead of percentage gains the prior two months, according to new state figures reported Friday. October net collections exceeded $2.7 billion. That was less than the nearly $3.3 billion in September, but it was more than the […]
In about face, Trump administration tells Georgia it will fully fund food program for the hungry
ATLANTA — The federal government said Friday that it will comply with a judge’s order to issue full benefits for this month to its food assistance program for low-income households. In a letter to state directors of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, Patrick A. Penn, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official who […]
Flights trimmed at Atlanta and other major airports as government shutdown drags on
ATLANTA — Airlines flying to and from Atlanta have begun trimming flights in reaction to a federal mandate that stems from the government shutdown. The order from the Federal Aviation Administration, which applies only to domestic flights, was triggered by “increased reports of strain” among air traffic controllers and the pilots they serve. Federal workers, […]
Georgia economy suffers from lack of financial aid for low-income students, advocates argue
ATLANTA — Nearly every state in the country gives college students financial aid based on financial need. Georgia is among the two that do not. Advocates who want to see that changed contend the policy is harming the economy by reducing the number of college students who earn a degree after suffering academic setbacks, and […]
Delays for distribution of government food benefits to the hungry
ATLANTA — The one in eight Georgians who rely on the government for food may have to wait for weeks to get their spending allotment on the cards they use to buy groceries. In Georgia, deposits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, normally start arriving on the fifth of each month, rolling out […]
Democrats take rare statewide election wins
ATLANTA — Two Democrats swept the only statewide elections on Tuesday’s ballot, upending total Republican control over the five-member Public Service Commission. The agency, which regulates utilities and sets consumer rates, is expected to play a central role in planning for future needs of electricity-hungry data centers. Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard used that issue […]
Low-income families that rely on federal government for food still face uncertainty
ATLANTA — People in Georgia who rely on the federal government for food may or may not start receiving money Wednesday, amid head-spinning pronouncements from Washington. An estimated 1.4 million Georgians receive subsidies for groceries through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which the administration of President Donald Trump sought to freeze during […]
Uncertainty still hangs over federal program that feeds the hungry
ATLANTA — Georgia politicians continued to blame each other Monday for the lapse in funding for federal food assistance, amid confusion about the government’s reaction to two federal lawsuits. On Friday, judges ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to resume depositing funds into the accounts of recipients of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program […]
Another special election scheduled for December
ATLANTA — Voters in Clark and Oconee counties will vote Dec. 9 in a special election to replace former state Rep. Marcus Wiedower, R-Watkinsville, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Monday. Raffensperger scheduled the special election for the same date that voters in Cherokee County will elect a successor for Mandi Ballinger, a Republican […]
Courts order federal government to fund food program, but some still preparing for disruptions
ATLANTA — Judges in two federal lawsuits Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to continue funding its food assistance program during the government shutdown, but it was unclear how quickly payments would resume to recipients, who had been warned that no more money would be coming starting Saturday. The news created some measure of relief — but […]