Clayton Co. residents push back on tax hike

Amidst rising food, rent, and utility costs, a proposed 31% property tax hike in Clayton County has residents up in arms.  A recent meeting of the county commission featured a packed house of concerned citizens who said they are already struggling with bills and that...

Tennis leaving ATL

This weekend the Atlanta Open tennis tournament will be played for the last time, after 14 years at Atlantic Station in Midtown.  The ATP Tour event is the only major professional tennis tournament held in Atlanta, but thanks to a scheduling crunch it is being...

Judge recused in rapper trial

Georgia’s second most high profile criminal trial, (behind one involving a certain former president) involves gang and racketeering charges against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and his alleged associates.  Now the longest trial in state history(!), the case took...

Georgia mail delivery worst in the nation

Georgia’s mail woes have been well documented, but new statistics from the U.S. Postal Service shows definitively that the Peach State is the worst in the entire country for mail delivery.  In April, May, and June only 63.7% of first-class mail was delivered on...

Ossoff’s surprise vote against a Biden nominee

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee blocked a Biden administration judicial nominee to a district court after her recommendation to transfer a biological male who “identifies” as a transgender woman to an all-female prison– despite his conviction on rape and...

McBath, Ossoff pass prison reform bill

A bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-GA, in the Senate and by U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-GA, in the House is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk after receiving final approval this week.  The legislation seeks to strengthen federal oversight of prisons,...

Login

Lost your password?