The movement to break away the Buckhead community from Georgia’s capital city was SUNK on Friday when House of Representatives Speaker David Ralston stopped the legislation, citing difficult Senate passage and the desire to give Atlanta’s new mayor this year to try curbing crime. However, with violent crime increasing, police morale still low and with an understaffed police force, 2023 is just 10 months away. If not much change occurs this year (and with a new, sympathetic lieutenant governor running the Senate next year), Buckhead cityhood sentiment could again RISE…
New York man arrested over threats to Mike Collins
Georgia law enforcement officials traveled all the way up to Buffalo, New York this week to arrest a man charged with making death threats to U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and his son-in-law. The suspect faces two counts of terroristic threats. “No American should have to worry that their home could be the next Butler, Pennsylvania or Utah Valley University,” said Collins after the arrest, referring to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and attempted assassination of then-candidate Donald Trump. He went on to condemn the campaign rhetoric of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, who he’s running against, for inciting violence. DRIFTING…
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