Apr. 10, 2024 15:44 PM EDT
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....
Apr. 06, 2024 14:04 PM EDT
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...
Feb. 27, 2024 16:45 PM EST
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,”...
Feb. 07, 2024 17:04 PM EST
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,...