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Kemp suspends south Georgia mayor accused of stealing nearly $65,000 from his town
PINEVIEW, Ga. (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended a south Georgia mayor who was indicted on charges that he stole nearly $65,000 from his town. Kemp on Tuesday issued an order suspending from office Brandon Holt, the mayor of Pineview, until his criminal charges are resolved....
Student arrested at Georgia university after disrupting speech on Israel-Hamas war
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A student at a private university in Georgia has been arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge after arguing with a person giving a speech about the Israel-Hamas war. WMAZ-TV reports the student was arrested by Mercer University police in Macon after making...
Leader of Georgia state Senate Democrats won't seek office again this year
ATLANTA (AP) — The leader of the Democrats in Georgia's state Senate says she won't run for office again this year. Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler of Stone Mountain announced her retirement on Tuesday. “I've had an extraordinary journey at this Capitol,”...
Blue Bird: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
MACON, Ga. (AP) — MACON, Ga. (AP) — Blue Bird Corp. (BLBD) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $26.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Macon, Georgia-based company said it had profit of 81 cents per share. Earnings,...
The body of a man missing for weeks was found stuffed in the chimney of his Georgia rental house
MACON, Ga. (AP) — The body of a man missing for weeks has been found stuffed inside the chimney of the Georgia house he was renting. Bibb County sheriff's deputies tell local news outlets that the body of Anthony Rumplik, 43, who had been missing since late December was found...