1. Saxby Chambliss on Edward Snowden: "We need to hang him on the court house square." In a speech at the University of Georgia, the former Georgia Republican U.S. senator and vice-chair of the Intelligence Committee had some sharp words for the infamous leaker. [Read more]
2. It's officially Ted Turner Drive: With City Council members, Mayor Reed, Ted Turner's daughter Laura Turner Seydel, and Xernona Clayton around him, Ted Turner was honored with the unveiling of Ted Turner Dr. on Tuesday. [Read more]
3. Georgia sheriff's deputy arrested on dogfighting charges: According to a news release from the sheriff's office, Sheryl Denise Smith, a deputy assigned to the Bibb County jail, was charged with party to the crime of dogfighting following an investigation into a July 11 incident at her home. On that day, eight dogs — all kept specifically for fighting — were treated for injuries, authorities said. [Read more]
4. Georgia Democrats have more cash after GOP splurge: The Georgia Republican Party is barely breaking even through the first six months of this non-election year as it took on substantial debts, according to disclosure reports filed this month. Meanwhile, Democrats benefited from a half-million dollar surplus carried over from 2014. [Read more]
5. Who was Baby X? On an Atlanta doorstep in 1947, an infant lay wrapped in a blanket. Night was falling, and the temperature, too. A young woman inside the home on Sherwood Road heard its cries, brought the baby inside and contacted Grady Memorial Hospital. Now that baby is an adults — and he wants answers. [Read more]
