by JMO Staff | Dec 14, 2023 | Floating Boats
Georgia elections officials returned home from a recent conference with a new piece of security equipment – Fentanyl overdose medication Narcan. The drug is unfortunately needed after a letter addressed to the Fulton County elections office containing traces of...
by JMO Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Floating Boats
Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically Black fraternity known for pushing civil rights causes, has filed objections to Georgia’s newly redrawn political maps which were just recently approved by Gov. Brian Kemp. The complaint alleges that the new maps do not...
by JMO Staff | Dec 12, 2023 | Floating Boats
A new poll shows that Cobb County residents may be open to a transit tax that would fund a county-wide bus rapid transit system. The proposed Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (M-SPLOST) could find its way onto ballots as soon as next November, allowing...
by JMO Staff | Dec 9, 2023 | Floating Boats
From 1989 through 2018 the Peach Drop was an annual Atlanta New Year’s Eve tradition, an answer to New York City’s iconic Times Square ball drop. But between questions around the state of Underground Atlanta where the event was held and then the COVID...
by JMO Staff | Dec 8, 2023 | Floating Boats
There’s no question that Fulton County is in need of a new jail. The current Rice Street facility, which opened in 1989, has been the target of intense scrutiny in recent years for its crumbling infrastructure, severe overcrowding, and numerous inmate deaths. ...
by JMO Staff | Dec 7, 2023 | Floating Boats
This week the U.S. House passed a resolution condemning antisemitism in the U.S., which has seen an uptick as tensions have risen after war broke out between Israel and Hamas. The final tally was 311 in favor, 14 opposed, and 92 voting ‘present,’...
