The Georgia state House and Senate adopted rules on Wednesday that say communications between lawmakers and people outside the legislature should be shielded by legislative privilege after some lawmakers were forced to testify in a 2020 election-related special grand jury probe. The U.S. and Georgia constitutions say that lawmakers shouldn’t face questioning for activities such…
Top Dogs: Georgia No. 1, TCU, Michigan, Ohio State Follow in Final Poll
TCU finished runner-up in the national championship game and the Horned Frogs were No. 2 behind Georgia in the final AP Top 25 poll released Tuesday. The Bulldogs (15–0) began the season ranked third and defended their national title on Monday night in a 65–7 rout to cap the first repeat in College Football Playoff…
Special Grand Jury in Georgia Wraps Up Trump Probe, Issues Report
A special grand jury in Georgia investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies violated the law by attempting to interfere in election results following the 2020 election has finished its work and a judge ordered the panel dissolved. The special grand jury issued its final report and findings after many months of witness…
Georgia Governor Orders Special Election After GOP Member-Elect’s Arrest
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order at the weekend to fill the seat in the Georgia House of member-elect Danny Rampey two weeks after his arrest for theft. Kemp signed an executive order on Dec. 31, calling on the secretary of state to hold a special election on Jan. 31 to fill the…
Indictment: Mom Used Drugs Before Killing Georgia Toddler
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The mother of a toddler found dead in a Georgia landfill has been charged with murder and other crimes in a 19-count indictment that alleges she used drugs before killing her son and dumping his body in a trash bin. A Chatham County grand jury returned the indictment against Leilani Simon on Wednesday. She…
Georgia Restaurant Worker Fatally Shoots Armed Intruder in Self-Defense
An employee at a restaurant in Georgia fatally shot an armed intruder in self-defense after the masked assailant pistol-whipped the worker during an attempted robbery, authorities say. Warner Robins Police Department Sgt. Justin Clark told Fox News in an interview on Tuesday that the intruder, identified as Joshua Hickey, entered an American Philly & Wings…
Soldier Fatally Shot at Georgia Army Base; Suspect Arrested
FORT STEWART, Ga.—A soldier was fatally shot Monday at an Army tank brigade’s building complex at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia, where authorities arrested a suspected gunman, officials said. The shooting happened shortly before 10 a.m. at the Army post’s headquarters complex for its 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson said….
A 156-Year-Old Farm in Georgia Finds Success in Farming the Old-School Way
“Waste not; want not”—the proverbial saying describes a mentality responsible for the explosive growth and popularity of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia. Established in 1866 (just one year after the Civil War ended), White Oak remains with its founding family, the Harrises, and the current generations agree that the farm’s longevity is due to…
Georgia Joins Other States in Recent Announcements to Incentivize Electric Vehicle Production
The Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and SK On—a South Korean renewable energy technology firm—will be investing an estimated $4 billion to $5 billion in a northwestern Georgia county to build a battery manufacturing plant for electric vehicles (EV). Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Thursday that HMG and SK On have signed a memorandum of understanding…
NTD Evening News (Dec. 7): After Walker Loss, RNC Needs New Leadership: Former Trump Adviser; Loudoun County Superintendent Fired
Republican challenger Herschel Walker lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s Senate runoff election. Jenna Ellis, a former senior legal adviser to former President Donald Trump, tells NTD that leaders of the Republican National Committee are partly to blame for the loss. The Supreme Court on Dec. 7 heard oral arguments on a…
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