Columbus’ Calvin Smyre, who was the longest-serving member of the Georgia House of Representatives, was honored Wednesday as the intersection of I-I85 and Macon Road was named the State Representative Calvin Smyre Interchange.

President Joe Biden appointed former state Rep. Calvin Smyre to an independent board that advises the White House on intelligence issues.

Coastal voters had a chance to hear candidates from Georgia’s first congressional district Wednesday night at a League of Women Voters forum in Savannah...