Churches throughout Georgia are acting on climate change, conducting energy efficiency audits, powering their houses of worship with clean energy and creating teams of parishioners to see the efforts come to fruition.
Fifty years ago, Larry Schlesinger was sitting in the Yochanan Ben-Zakkai synagogue in Jerusalem when he suddenly heard air raid sirens that marked the beginning of the Yom Kippur War.
Columbus Council is expected Tuesday to confirm Stoney Mathis as the city’s new permanent police chief, removing from his title the “interim” label he has worn since May.
Black community leaders in Columbus not only are criticizing the security that law enforcement agencies provided at the 61st annual Heritage Bowl, the rivalry football game between Carver and Spencer High Schools at A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium. They also are urging others to help ensure the event doesn’t end in violent chaos again.
One day in spring 2021, Brian Cook was driving home with an obscene amount of vinyl records from an Opelika record shop. The trip inspired him to open a record shop of his own in his hometown of Columbus.
On the Monday June 12th edition of Georgia Today: State Republicans elect a new leader at the GOP convention in Columbus; the Tybee Island City Council tables a resolution to expand the city's emergency powers; and a musical based on lynching of a Jewish man in Georgia wins two Tony awards.
Georgia's new Republican Party chairman is promising to "fight back" against Democrats. Delegates at the party's convention chose former state senator Josh McKoon to lead the party for the next two years.