Fayette County Commissioner Steve Brown was named chairman of the five-member panel at the commission’s board meeting Wednesday. Brown won the spot in a 5-0 vote.
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Tammy Joyner covers local government in Clayton, Fayette and Henry counties.
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1 in 8 Georgians get SNAP benefits. They’ll lose them Saturday.
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Two Democrats and one Republican seek to replace former state Rep. Shelly Hutchinson, who resigned this summer to care for a family member.
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The survey's responses reflect growing pressure among left-leaning voters on party officials to confront President Donald Trump more directly, in both rhetoric and policy.
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Dunes dustup hangs over Georgia-Florida weekend’s ‘Frat Beach’ party
A construction project at "Frat Beach," the annual St. Simons Island party before the Georgia-Florida college football game, is causing logistical and environmental concerns.
‘Please don’t go and die.’ Jury rules in cigarette boat, pontoon boat crash.
A middle-of-the-night boat crash on a Georgia lake four years ago left one man dead and six others injured. A Macon jury found the speedboater guilty of homicide Tuesday.
Why Braves’ speculated managerial candidate may not prove to be the hire
Danny Lehmann is considered a top pick as Braves' manager, but the team may still be weighing options.