Tag Archives: Georgia

President Joe Biden has spoken on Georgia’s new voting law that GA Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed on Thursday. According to Reuters, Biden condemned the new bill on Friday, saying it is “a blatant attack on the Constitution and good conscience.” Georgia’s Republican-dominated legislature passed the bill that the President …

A company boss paid a Georgia man his last check in oily pennies. Have you ever tried to cut ties with your job? You quit, but then the company wants to try to hold up on giving you your last check? That’s what happened to Andreas Flaten, who quit his …

Georgia’s Republican Governor, Brian Kemp, has signed into law a Republican-sponsored bill that places restrictions on voting by mail and gives legislators more control over how elections are run. According to the Associated Press, on Thursday, Kemp signed the bill that Democrats and voting rights groups say would disproportionately disenfranchise …

Activists in Georgia are calling for a boycott of a popular soda company for not speaking out against Republicans’ voting restrictions. Georgia activists have a bone to pick with Coca-Cola, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia. GOPs in the state are currently pushing forward legislation that would restrict voting access …

Joe Biden wants tighter gun laws following the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado. According to NBC News, Biden called on Congress this Thursday to tighten gun control laws after a mass shooter killed 10 people in a Boulder, Colorado grocery store. This incident occurred less than a week after a …

The Georgia sheriff who reopened the investigation into Kendrick Johnson‘s death said he received new information about the case. Johnson, who was 17, was found rolled up inside a gym mat eight years ago by classmates at the Lowndes High School. His death was ruled an accident, but Johnson’s parents suspected …

Olivia Ware, 61, unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Conyers, Georgia, four years ago and has now taken another “L” after being charged with stealing money from the federal paycheck protection program (PPP) to pay off her house and buy an inground pool. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the former …

According to WXII12, Royalty Grisby‘s mother, Elizabeth, was making a food delivery on Harvest Dale Court in Stone Mountain, Georgia, around 2 a.m. when two men jumped into her 2010 Nissan Armada and took off. On Thursday, the toddler was returned to her mother. “Today is a good day, and …

In honor of the lives recently taken in Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden wants the American flag flown at half-staff. To show a “mark of respect” for the victims of domestic terrorist Robert Aaron Long, 21, Biden is calling for the American flag to be flown at half-staff at the White …

Chick-Fil-A is selling 16-ounce bottles of Chick-Fil-A sauce and Polynesian Sauce at grocery stores across the nation. The bottles of sauce are available at Walmart, Publix, HEB, Winn-Dixie, Food Lion, and Harris Teeter in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The money …

A Georgia mother allegedly killed her 7-year-old son after telling her husband that he was staying home from school due to an earache. Alison Jones, 36, a mother from Georgia, was charged on Monday for the murder of her son Maddox, the Athens-Banner Herald reported. Jones fatally shot the young …

Georgia rapper Jackboy faces serious charges after being arrested because his driver couldn’t maintain his lane. According to TMZ, Monroe County police pulled over the blue Lamborghini SUV the rapper was traveling in last month after noticing the vehicle’s driver could not stay in his lane. After approaching the car, …

A Georgia educator is in hot water after telling her students that Breonna Taylor is responsible for her own death by “hanging out with bad people.” TMZ reports that Susan McCoy, a forensic science teacher for Pebblebrook High School in Mableton, Georgia, made the comments during a virtual learning session.  “I’m sorry …

An Atlanta federal judge denied bond to an 18-year-old Milton, Georgia, man charged in connection with the violent and deadly Capitol riot. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper, the judge also ordered he be returned to Washington, D.C., to face his charges. Bruno Joseph Cua is the youngest of more …

A Georgia prosecutor plans to look into a phone call between U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as part of a criminal investigation surrounding Donald Trump’s violation of election laws. According to Reuters, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis plans on looking into the call …

Former President Donald Trump faces yet another criminal investigation–this time in Georgia, as prosecutors have announced a probe into Trump’s efforts to pressure lawmakers into overturning the state’s election results. According to NBC News, Fulton County prosecutors are investigating Trump’s phone call made to Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s Secretary of State …

A Georgia daycare owner is facing murder charges after a 4-month-old infant died in her care. Amanda Harris Hickey, 45, was arrested on Friday and charged with felony murder and cruelty to children.  According to a press release, Dunwoody police got a call about an unresponsive child on Wednesday. They …

According to the New York Post, a mom and her three small children were killed when their mobile home burst into flames. Authorities say the mobile home located in Snellville broke into flames around 2:30 am Saturday. Isabela Martinez and her daughters, Alexa, 6, Ashley, 4, and 1-year-old Daniela, were …

Republican state senators in Georgia are introducing a bill that would limit mail voting because they lost the 2020 presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs. Georgia GOP state Senators want to legally decide who gets to vote and how they vote in new proposed bills. Democrats are calling the …

A Georgia police chief resigned after a video of a racist conversation between him and one of his officers surfaced earlier this week. During the shocking discussion, they both casually drop the n-word and say that slavery met black people’s needs. The officer speaking with the chief was terminated. According …