by JMO Staff | Jan 25, 2024 | Floating Boats
According to a new report from the FBI, Atlanta saw a 20% increase in sextortion cases involving minors from 2022 to 2023. Sextortion is when an individual is coerced into sending sexually explicit pictures to someone else, who then blackmails them. The 196 reported...
by JMO Staff | Jan 24, 2024 | Floating Boats
Georgia is staring down a serious staffing crisis at the Department of Corrections, where close to half of corrections officer jobs remain vacant despite a fierce recruitment effort. State legislators are considering adding millions of dollars to the budget for...
by JMO Staff | Jan 23, 2024 | Floating Boats
Following Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign suspension over the weekend, more Georgia GOP officials threw their endorsements behind the prohibitive favorite – former President Donald Trump. Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper endorsed Trump Monday, as...
by JMO Staff | Jan 22, 2024 | Floating Boats
Robert Buschman, the state’s fiscal economist, warned state budget makers last week that the state is likely headed for a mild recession over the first half of 2024. Pointing to sluggish tax collections and high inflation on services, Buschman was still hopeful...
by JMO Staff | Jan 19, 2024 | Floating Boats
Efforts by city of Atlanta leaders and law enforcement officials over the past year paid off as the city saw homicides drop 21% in 2023, (although car thefts and shoplifting numbers were up). Mayor Andre Dickens has made public safety a top priority, and he...
by JMO Staff | Jan 18, 2024 | Floating Boats
Talk about headlines you don’t see every day – a proposed $400 million monkey-breeding facility in Bainbridge in southwest Georgia has been met with fierce opposition by locals who say they’re concerned about the possibility of a monkey jail break. ...
