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Runoff elections underway today in Catoosa, Walker counties
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (300+ words) It's election day, with two key runoffs on the ballot for voters in Northwest Georgia, including Catoosa and Walker counties. Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are facing off for the District 14 U. S. House seat, while Republican Lanny Thomas and…...
Walker, Catoosa counties share traits, differ in key ways
2+ week, 4+ day ago (358+ words) Walker and Catoosa counties have a lot in common when it comes to numbers, but they have some significant differences, too. One obvious difference is size. Walker County is 447 square miles, while Catoosa County is well under half that at…...
Catoosa, Walker voters turn to May 19 primaries
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (341+ words) With special elections concluded, voters in Catoosa and Walker counties are now focusing on the May 19 primaries, which will determine party nominees for the November general election. More than half a dozen local races are contested across the two counties,…...
Failure of Georgia elections bill could lead to quick switch to hand-marked ballots
1+ week, 2+ day ago (741+ words) Rep. Victor Anderson, R-Cornelia, speaks about Senate Bill 214 on the House floor during the final day of the 2026 Legislative Session, on April 2. This bill would have switched Georgia to hand-marked paper ballots by 2028. ATLANTA " Georgia lawmakers set up the possibility…...
PAM WALKER: From ashes we rise. We are Rome.
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (298+ words) The very spirit of a community is its people. You have to admire the spirit of a community like ours. A proud people, fiercely loyal to our friends and family, our homes and community, we are resilient. We survive. We…...
David M. Shribman: The many questions of war
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (584+ words) War is a great engine of change, sweeping aside assumptions, toppling established power relationships, driving new forces into play, rearranging long-held theories and challenging orthodoxies. That happened in six years of fighting in World War II, in the seven days…...
Real Estate 101: Working with small town public servants
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1005+ words) My entire life, I've lived in a small town. Some of my earliest memories are from a little house outside of Athens, Georgia, in a place called Hull " a small farming community in Madison County. I remember celebrating my fourth…...
Gov. Kemp has a lot of bills on his desk after lawmakers finished their work
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (846+ words) ATLANTA " Georgia lawmakers went home in a flurry of ripped paper, as is the custom at the end of the 40-day legislative session. The shreds floating through the House and Senate included some of the 2, 241 bills introduced during the biennial…...
Q&A: Gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves talks health care, affordability and ICE
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1589+ words) Former state Sen. Jason Esteves, D-Atlanta, sits down with the Marietta Daily Journal Tuesday to discuss his run for governor. The Marietta Daily Journal is conducting a series of interviews with Georgia gubernatorial candidates. This is the fourth in the…...
It was 'an eye opener': A Teen's Choice takes a trip to the Capitol
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (613+ words) A group of students with A Teen's Choice, Inc. , visits the State Capitol Wednesday and learns about life under the Gold Dome from State Rep. Katie Dempsey, R-Rome. The group visits the House and Senate Chambers while at the State…...