Country music firebrand Charlie Daniels has died of a stroke at 83. Daniels was best known for his hit song ‘Devil Went Down to Georgia,’ which was released in 1979. He was inducted into the Country …
Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise and the State Road and Tollway Authority of Georgia to Join E-ZPass Network
July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The E-ZPass Interagency Group announced today that Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise and the State Road and Tollway Authority of Georgia (SRTA) will join the E-ZPass …
Coronavirus updates: Over two-thirds of Georgia Tech faculty protest plans to reopen
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 534,000 people worldwide. Over 11.4 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new …
Georgia State Patrol headquarters vandalized during protest
The Georgia State Patrol says fireworks, rocks and graffiti caused extensive damage to its headquarters in Atlanta early Sunday morning. A spokesperson says Department of Public Safety workers put out …
‘A Nightmare’: Georgia Tech Faculty Push Back Against In-Person Reopening Plans
The University System of Georgia is holding in-person classes this fall, with no masks required. It’s an anomaly among top public universities — and it will put people at risk, professors say.
Protesters vandalize Georgia Department of Public Safety headquarters in Atlanta
Armed with rocks, spray paint and fireworks, protesters allegedly descended on the Georgia Bureau of Public Safety headquarters in Atlanta early Sunday, vandalizing the building and sparking a fire …
Georgia State Patrol Building Damaged by Fire During Protest
The Georgia State Patrol headquarters in Atlanta was vandalized early Sunday by protesters who appeared to set off at least one firework inside the building.
Georgia Tech won’t require students to wear masks on campus. Faculty aren’t happy
Over 750 faculty at Georgia Tech signed a letter to the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents saying that the school’s plan to reopen campus without facemask requirements is dangerous and …
Armed Black protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia
A group of predominantly Black armed protesters marched through a Georgia memorial park on the Fourth of July calling for the removal of a carving of Confederate officials.
Armed Black Demonstrators Challenge White Supremacist Militia in Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park
A predominately Black group of heavily armed protesters called on white militia to join them — or fight them — as they called for the removal of Georgia’s Confederate monument at Stone Mountain Park …