Sep. 19, 2024 19:36 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Weeks after four people died and nine people were injured in a school shooting northeast of Atlanta, a group of elementary school students carried signs into the Georgia Capitol Thursday as lawmakers discussed legislation that would incentivize safe gun storage.
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Sep. 04, 2024 18:44 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers could consider a comprehensive proposal next year to make the state's tax system fairer and more efficient, a state House leader said Wednesday.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar said he joins other top Republicans, including...
Aug. 30, 2024 16:49 PM EDT
MOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) — A man has died five days after he was bitten by a police dog during a chase in south Georgia.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Friday that it is conducting an inquiry after Kevin Kennedy of Pavo died in a Macon hospital on Tuesday. A K-9 bit Kennedy as...
Aug. 07, 2024 17:24 PM EDT
MACON, Ga. (AP) — MACON, Ga. (AP) — Blue Bird Corp. (BLBD) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $28.7 million.
On a per-share basis, the Macon, Georgia-based company said it had net income of 85 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, were 91 cents...