Two Democrat lawmakers introduced legislation to let cities and counties control keeping or removing Confederate statues and war memorials, rather than continue having the state of Georgia retain control. But state House of Representatives Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, indicates no change is going to happen in an interview with Denis O’Hayer of WABE (90.1FM). The speaker says “the history of Georgia is the same whether you live in Blue Ridge or whether you live in Bainbridge or whether you live in Decatur. And so to allow that history to be controlled depending on the jurisdiction you’re in strikes me as very divisive in and of itself.” Translate that to mean the ship of the two Democrats is destined to SINK….
City has entire police force resign
The small town of Milner (population 1,000) in Lamar County, about 45 minutes southeast of Atlanta, saw its police chief and all five officers resign due to a a “lack of trust in the city council and mayor.” Chief Lamar Bunn accused Mayor Craig Timmons of placing a tracker on his personal truck as part of an odd saga that led to the resignations. Milner city officials say they’ll likely push to unincorporate, since the police were about the only service the county didn’t provide. The odd circumstances have Milner and its residents SINKING…
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