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(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order to extend the suspension of the state’s excise tax on motor fuel...
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Here’s How Many People Are Quitting Their Jobs in Georgia
Georgia investigation forces Pennsylvania-based company to improve upkeep of Peach State cemeteries
Georgia Ports Authority to spend $430M to improve container port in Savannah
This Is the City with the Lowest Rent in Georgia
April Net Tax Revenues Up 78.9%
- National News
Universities reinstate mask mandates around the country
Poll: Families cancel vacations, summer camp because of inflation
Gas prices surge to new record high a day after stock market plummets
Advocate Health: Six state, 67-hospital merger a taxpayer loss, one state treasurer says
Poll: Americans worried about gas prices, few say country is ‘headed in the right direction’
- Crime & Safety
Intuit to pay $141 million over deceptive ‘free’ TurboTax e-filing claims
Georgia Resident Convicted by Federal Jury for Distributing Child Pornography
Reward Increased for 2005 Cold Case
Statesboro Police Make Arrest in Hilton Head Amber Alert.
Guilty plea halts trial for illegal alien who conspired to murder whistleblower
- Health
CDC study: Remote learning hurt kids’ mental health
Georgia DPH Moves to Weekly COVID-19 Data Reporting
With opioid deaths on the rise, group asks Biden to label fentanyl weapon of mass destruction
Federal Gov’t Settles with Kroger Over online COVID-19 vaccine registration accessibility
Red Cross in Desperate Need of Donations Amid Omicron Surge
- Georgia News
- Politics
- Local Gov’t Around GA
Effingham Co. Cites ORR ‘Miscommunication’ After Attorney General Intervention
Screven County Attorney Resigns, Recommends Attorney Repping Neighboring County on His Way Out
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
EIP funds prep Waynesboro for upcoming dairy development
City of Guyton Claims Defamation, Demands Written Apology from Reporter Over Public Records Reporting
- Georgia Legislature
Georgia House subcommittee to examine recruiting and retention challenges for state’s workforce
Georgia lawmakers pass bill to update criminal data and allow proactive investigation of voter fraud
Georgia Legislature passes college free speech bill
Georgia lawmakers approve $30.2 billion budget as 2022 session draws to a close
Georgia lawmakers sign off on flat tax
- State Politics
Kemp signs executive order to extend suspension of Georgia’s motor fuel tax until July 14
Kemp ponders extending Georgia motor fuel tax suspension
Gubernatorial, U.S. Senate races represent biggest storylines for Georgia’s primary election
Experts say Georgia policymakers should remove governmental barriers to job creation
New Georgia law will ban the online sale of stolen goods from a retail store
- National Politics
Justice Thomas: ‘We are in danger of destroying the institutions … required for a free society’
Ossoff & Rubio Partner on Initiative to help Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders Become Homeowners
U.S. representative and pharmacist from Georgia urges Biden to schedule fentanyl as drug of abuse
Ossoff, Colleagues Urge Companies to Increase Production of Baby Formula Amid Shortage
25 state attorneys general call on Garland to enforce law prohibiting intimidation of federal judges
- Local Gov’t Around GA
- Opinions
- Columns
Op-Ed: Big Labor fights dirty over control of Southeast port jobs
Op-Ed: Sen. Marshall right to oppose swipe fee increases
Op-Ed: If all government is local, so are elections
COLUMN: 2022 Midterm Attention Provides Georgia Lawmakers Opportunity to Set the Standard on Kidney Care
Op-Ed: Health misinformation can be deadly
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- Courts
Combative Tone Dominates Day 2 of Trial for Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Effingham Deputy
Trial Begins for Man Who Stabbed Effingham Deputy 6 Years Ago
Next State Court Judge Holds Keys to Reform for Effingham’s Poor Track Record for DUIs
Bulloch Jury Finds 2 ‘Not Guilty’ in 2020 Murder of A’Nyah Davis
45 Years After Crime, Execution Scheduled for Convicted Murderer, Rapist
- Law Enforcement
Combative Tone Dominates Day 2 of Trial for Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Effingham Deputy
Trial Begins for Man Who Stabbed Effingham Deputy 6 Years Ago
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
Georgia State Patrol Graduates 111th Trooper School
Georgia State Patrol Graduates Its First Accelerated Trooper School
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State News
In what has been dubbed the Great Resignation, Americans have been quitting their jobs in record numbers in recent months – a trend that...
National News
(The Center Square) – As the school year draws to an end, American universities around the country are reinstating mask mandates. The University of...
Courts
A combative tone and contentious dialogue dominated day two of the multi-felony trial against the man charged with attempting to murder an Effingham County...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) — A new state House subcommittee plans to examine the Georgia workforce’s challenges in recruiting and retaining talent. The subcommittee, which...
State Politics
(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has not said whether he would seek to extend the state’s motor fuel tax suspension when...
2022 Elections
(The Center Square) – Incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp fended off a challenge in the Republican primary Tuesday, setting up a November rematch of...
2022 Elections
(The Center Square) — Herschel Walker, a former University of Georgia football standout, cruised to victory on Tuesday, knocking off a crowded field to...
State Politics
(The Center Square) — Georgians head to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in the state’s prolonged primary election. However, a record number...
Local Gov't Around GA
The attorney for the Effingham County Board of Commissioners says it was a ‘miscommunication’ that caused the delay in filling an Open Records Request...
National Politics
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, Chair of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, delivered opening remarks in Tuesday’s hearing on the Mistreatment of Military Families...
South Georgia Crime & Safety
Candler County Sheriff’s Office Investigators are seeking the whereabouts of Elliot D’Andre Butler. Butler has outstanding warrants for FORGERY 1ST DEGREE and OBTAINING DRUGS...
2022 Elections
TheGeorgiaVirtue.com heads on the campaign trial to chat with Lehman Franklin in a post-qualifying week interview. Topics of discussion include: Franklin’s background and ties...
State News
In what has been dubbed the Great Resignation, Americans have been quitting their jobs in record numbers in recent months – a trend that...
State News
(The Center Square) — A Pennsylvania-based company that maintains and operates more than 300 cemeteries nationwide will step up its upkeep of four Georgia...
State News
(The Center Square) — The Georgia Ports Authority plans to spend roughly $430 million on infrastructure improvements at the Port of Savannah. Of the...
State News
U.S. home sales skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting a 15-year high of 6.1 million in 2021. The spike in demand, coupled with declining...
State News
The State of Georgia’s net tax collections for April totaled $5.01 billion, for an increase of $2.21 billion, or 78.9 percent, compared to April 2021,...
State News
(The Center Square) — Gov. Brian Kemp signed a trio of bills he says will help small businesses in the state, including a measure...
Courts
A combative tone and contentious dialogue dominated day two of the multi-felony trial against the man charged with attempting to murder an Effingham County...
Courts
Franklin Hope Johnson is on trial this week in Superior Court for stabbing an Effingham County Sheriff’s deputy in 2016. It’s a unique case...
Courts
As voters prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday, one thing they’ll need to keep in mind is how they believe DUI cases...
Local Gov't Around GA
The attorney for the Screven County Board of Commissioners resigned effective immediately on Tuesday ahead of the regularly scheduled commission meeting. Commissioners were notified...
Law Enforcement
Public records show a concerning response to a reported reckless driver in the City of Guyton. It began with a call from an off-duty...
Local Gov't Around GA
The City of Waynesboro is using a state grant to prepare for the addition of an incoming manufacturing facility. The State of Georgia, specifically...
Local Gov't Around GA
The City of Guyton, by and through its city attorney, is claiming defamatory remarks were made when a comparison of public records was published...
Columns
The following article is an opinion piece and reflects the views of only the author and not those of TheGeorgiaVirtue. Surely you have read...
Local Gov't Around GA
Citizens in one Georgia city filed a petition in Superior Court to remove the city commission chair from office. It happened in Cordele, Georgia...
Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong
In Ep. 219, Dave & Jessica discuss the flood of cash heading to Ukraine, the gubernatorial primary, Trey Kelley’s soon to be ex-wife, students...
Columns
One might suppose that even the reflexively pro-Big Labor Biden Administration would want to keep its distance from International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union President...
Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong
In Ep. 218, Dave & Jessica discuss the resolution for former Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, 13k voter registrations challenged in Georgia, the traffic stop...
National News
(The Center Square) – As the school year draws to an end, American universities around the country are reinstating mask mandates. The University of...
National News
(The Center Square) – A majority of surveyed American families are worried about inflation and are changing their summer vacation plans because of it,...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – It’s been two weeks and there’s still no word on who leaked the U.S. Supreme Court draft brief indicating that...
National Politics
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff recently held a press conference to promote bipartisan legislation that he says will help law enforcement officers, first responders, and...
National News
(The Center Square) – Gas prices reached yet another record high Thursday, a day after poor retailer earnings reports sent stocks tumbling to its...
National Politics
(The Center Square) — Georgia is seeing increasing numbers of fentanyl-involved overdose deaths, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem. According to the Georgia Department...
South Georgia Local News
An Effingham County jury returned a verdict Friday in the case against a man charged with attempted murder of an Effingham County Sheriff’s deputy. ...
South Georgia Local News
The commencement of jury deliberations in the trial of a man charged with attempting to murder an Effingham County Sheriff’s deputy was delayed Friday...
Bulloch Community
Taylor Hinojosa, LPN, was recently awarded the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. Taylor began her nursing career at...
Bulloch Local News
These results are for Bulloch County voters only. As the results pertain to statewide races, the results are not comprehensive.
Bulloch Local News
East Georgia Regional Medical Center (EGRMC) received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes East Georgia Regional Medical...
Bulloch Local News
Bulloch County Schools will host a free Summer Nutrition Program for any children ages 18 and under in Bulloch County. The four-week program will...
