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- Georgia News
Georgia Power wants 12% rate hike for customers to fund distribution improvements
Georgia to receive settlement from Carnival Cruise Line over 2019 data breach
GPA sets all-time trade record in May
Georgia, Peach County officials purchase $18.6M megasite in central Georgia
Georgia’s labor force participation rate continues to lag despite record-low unemployment rate
- National News
More than half of all U.S. consumers live paycheck to paycheck
U.S. Treasury Secretary says recession is not inevitable, CEOs say it is on the way
More teachers, fewer students nationwide despite claims of teacher shortage
Record high diesel prices threaten domino effect to other goods
Moody: Drug dealers using social media to target minors
- Crime & Safety
- Health
CDC study: Remote learning hurt kids’ mental health
Georgia DPH Moves to Weekly COVID-19 Data Reporting
With opioid deaths on the rise, group asks Biden to label fentanyl weapon of mass destruction
Federal Gov’t Settles with Kroger Over online COVID-19 vaccine registration accessibility
Red Cross in Desperate Need of Donations Amid Omicron Surge
- Georgia News
- Politics
- Local Gov’t Around GA
Georgia Man Suing County Commission for Removing Him from Public Meeting
93-year-old Bulloch Resident Address Commissioners About High Taxes, Property Assessments
Atlanta Regional Commission to use $45M in federal funds for transit projects
As Statesboro Budget Balloons, City Preps for Tax Increases – Now, Later, or Both
Effingham Co. Cites ORR ‘Miscommunication’ After Attorney General Intervention
- Georgia Legislature
Georgia Senate committees to study growth of electric vehicles statewide and HBCU expansion
Georgia House subcommittee to examine recruiting and retention challenges for state’s workforce
Georgia lawmakers pass bill to update criminal data and allow proactive investigation of voter fraud
Georgia Legislature passes college free speech bill
Georgia lawmakers approve $30.2 billion budget as 2022 session draws to a close
- State Politics
Elected Officials Respond to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Decision
Georgia Republicans hopeful that state can reinstitute fetal heartbeat law that restricts abortion
Reynolds Out as Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation
State attorneys general ask Department of Justice to investigate violence against pro-life groups
Georgia congressman wants to prevent cancellation of federal student loan debt
- National Politics
24 states, District of Columbia, have laws, statutes or constitutional provisions protecting abortion
Supreme Court: School improperly fired coach for praying after games
Individuals call for assassination of Justice Clarence Thomas after Roe v. Wade ruling
Poll: Majority of Republicans, Independents fear abuse of ‘red flag’ laws
Bill would give drone pilots same tax-free status as soldiers in combat zones
- Local Gov’t Around GA
- Opinions
- Justice & Sunlight
- Courts
Ga Supreme Court Orders Public Reprimand of Judge Who Admonished Bondsman for Social Media Post
Judge Sentences Former Effingham Co. Jailer to 50 Years in Prison
Johnson Sentenced in Stabbing of Effingham Sheriff’s Deputy
Supreme Court Denies Presnell’s Habeas Appeal
Combative Tone Dominates Day 2 of Trial for Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Effingham Deputy
- Law Enforcement
No, Cops Don’t Have to Show You the Radar For Your Ticket to Be Legitimate
GBI Arrests Telfair County Sheriff’s Office Deputy
Combative Tone Dominates Day 2 of Trial for Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Effingham Deputy
Trial Begins for Man Who Stabbed Effingham Deputy 6 Years Ago
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
- Courts
National News
(The Center Square) – More than half of all U.S. consumers lived paycheck-to-paycheck last month, according to a new LendingClub report released on Monday. The LendingClub,...
State News
(The Center Square) — Georgia Power wants to invest billions in transmission and distribution improvements, and the proposed upgrades will cost ratepayers. The company asked the...
State News
(The Center Square) — The state of Georgia will receive $29,399.10 following a multistate settlement with Carnival Cruise Line. The money is part of...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have laws or constitutional provisions protecting abortion, according to reports published by the...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – A Washington state football coach was improperly fired for praying on the field after games, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled...
2022 Elections
The Republican candidate for Georgia Agriculture Commissioner has released his first ad of the general election cycle. Tyler Harper focuses on inflation, the need...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – Individuals have been calling on social media for the assassination of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after he issued...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – The majority of Republican and Independent voters think “red flag” gun laws that allow judges to confiscate individuals’ firearms can...
State Politics
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Friday that the state will challenge the injunction against implementation of the state’s fetal heartbeat legislation. President Joe...
National Politics
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, Chair of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, delivered opening remarks in Tuesday’s hearing on the Mistreatment of Military Families...
South Georgia Crime & Safety
Candler County Sheriff’s Office Investigators are seeking the whereabouts of Elliot D’Andre Butler. Butler has outstanding warrants for FORGERY 1ST DEGREE and OBTAINING DRUGS...
2022 Elections
TheGeorgiaVirtue.com heads on the campaign trial to chat with Lehman Franklin in a post-qualifying week interview. Topics of discussion include: Franklin’s background and ties...
State News
(The Center Square) — Georgia Power wants to invest billions in transmission and distribution improvements, and the proposed upgrades will cost ratepayers. The company asked the...
State News
(The Center Square) — The state of Georgia will receive $29,399.10 following a multistate settlement with Carnival Cruise Line. The money is part of...
Crime & Safety
A deputy with the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 43-year-old Derrick Jeffrey Turner of Winder was...
State News
The Georgia Ports Authority moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set in...
State News
(The Center Square) — The state of Georgia and the Development Authority of Peach County have partnered to buy a sprawling middle Georgia site...
State News
(The Center Square) — Georgia’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3% in May. The Peach State’s unemployment rate was better than the...
Bulloch Local News
A report released this week by the University System of Georgia suggests that Georgia Southern’s economic impact on the community tops 9,600 jobs and...
Bulloch Local News
The Bulloch County Recreation and Parks Department and Cardinal LG are excited to present the 2022 Firecracker Fest at Mill Creek Regional Park in...
Bulloch Local News
Brooklet business owner and physician Dr. Scott Bohlke has been appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to serve on the state’s Healthcare Workforce Commission. The...
Bulloch Local News
A woman died at Splash in the Boro Waterpark & Aquatics Center in Statesboro Thursday following a medical emergency. Park officials subsequently closed the...
South Georgia Local Government
Following a host of headlines regarding the accounting and recordkeeping for the Sheriff’s Office, Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams said ‘more robust’ practices are...
Bulloch Local Government
Those affiliated with Southern City Lounge in downtown Statesboro say the establishment is being targeted by the City of Statesboro…and undeservingly so. Kevin Wilkes...
Courts
The Georgia Supreme Court this week issued a formal public reprimand for a judge investigated following an incident with a cell phone, admonishment, and...
Courts
A superior court judge sentenced a former jailer with the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office Thursday in a case involving three inmates who accused the...
Courts
The man convicted of stabbing an Effingham County Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Tuesday morning in Superior Court. Franklin Hope Johnson appeared in an orange...
Local Gov't Around GA
A Georgia man is suing his Board of Commissioners after they kicked him out of a public meeting. Catoosa County Commissioners removed 71-year-old George...
Bulloch Local Government
93-year-old Bulloch County resident Nan Rushing addresses county commissioners about tax burden, increase in property assessment, and how seniors are impacted. “When I started...
Local Gov't Around GA
(The Center Square) — The Atlanta Regional Commission plans to use $45 million in federal money on various transit projects, including a program to...
Bulloch Local Government
The following information is based on the FY 2023 proposed budget for the City of Statesboro. The complete 276-page budget can be found on...
Local Gov't Around GA
The attorney for the Effingham County Board of Commissioners says it was a ‘miscommunication’ that caused the delay in filling an Open Records Request...
Local Gov't Around GA
The attorney for the Screven County Board of Commissioners resigned effective immediately on Tuesday ahead of the regularly scheduled commission meeting. Commissioners were notified...
Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong
In Ep 224, Dave & Jessica discuss June runoff results, the update on the Burke County Sheriff, the inmate who said “just shoot me,”...
Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong
In Ep. 223, Dave & Jessica revisit crossover in the May 24th primary, discuss when a sheriff gets an expense account, Georgia’s sore loser...
Columns
The following article is an opinion piece and reflects the views of the author and not those of TheGeorgiaVirtue.com. Reading the tea leaves, it...
National News
(The Center Square) – More than half of all U.S. consumers lived paycheck-to-paycheck last month, according to a new LendingClub report released on Monday. The LendingClub,...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – New federal legislation would give drone operators stationed on American soil the same tax benefits given to soldiers stationed in...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 21 states are urging Congress to crack down on THC-infused edibles that look...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden called on states and Congress Wednesday to implement a temporary federal gas tax holiday as the national...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – Attorneys general from 26 states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court decision upholding a California law...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned Maine’s ban on state tuition assistance to students attending religious schools in an...
