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Georgia shields execution sights and sounds from public view when carrying out lethal injection

Georgia’s Department of Corrections shields some of the state’s lethal injection execution process from public view. (Contributed by Georgia Department of Corrections. Willie James Pye was put to death by lethal injection in the state’s first execution in over four years last week. Pye was pronounced dead at 11:03 p.m. Wednesday at the state prison in Jackson after being convicted for a 1993 kidnapping, rape and murder of his former girlfriend. But despite the case’s

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UGA Coach Kirby Smart Thinks College Football Could Adopt NFL’s Kickoff Rule

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart thinks the NFL’s new kickoff rule could come to college football at some point. Smart likes the rule change that the NFL made this week and thinks the college football leaders will look at it if the NFL has success. “I think the NFL is the model. They know what they want. They know what they are trying to do, and they are going to get it right. Then hopefully,

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How proposed immigration legislation has already played out in Georgia

Lawmakers have one more day to pass a bill requiring law enforcement to enter partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security to enforce immigration law, a strategy not new to Georgia.  Republican lawmakers want to require jurisdictions to take up more immigration responsibilities, citing both the federal 287g program or Secure Communities, both with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). One part of HB1105 would have ICE deputize local officers to identify, detain and process noncitizens

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Fire Breaks Out at Savannah Hotel: What We Know

🚒 The Gist: The Red Roof Inn in Savannah was engulfed in flames on March 26, displacing nearly 70 people. 😀 The Good News: There were no injuries. 🔍 The Details: A swift response from the Savannah Fire Department to the fire report at Abercorn St. and Mercy Blvd. saw heavy smoke and flames tackled efficiently, with the scene reached in less than four minutes. A full evacuation and search ensured everyone’s safety. 📊 By

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Historical work by DeKalb CEO highlights James Oglethorpe’s journey to racial tolerance

The Georgia colony, founded in 1733 by James Oglethorpe, aimed to provide an opportunity for England’s “worthy poor” and persecuted Christians to find financial security by farming in the New World. Unlike other colonies, Georgia initially prohibited slavery due to Oglethorpe’s strong opposition to the practice. In “James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia,” author Michael Thurmond explores this lesser-known aspect of Oglethorpe’s life, shedding light on Georgia’s abolitionist roots. Thurmond is the CEO of DeKalb and

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Bill intended to clarify access to Georgia’s rivers and streams heads to governor’s desk

A bill’s sponsor says that standing on a streambed could be trespassing under his proposal if the landowner has a land grant predating 1863. Photo contributed by Flint Riverkeeper A proposal meant to ease concerns from the business community and property owners along Georgia’s rivers is awaiting the governor’s signature after receiving a final vote in the Senate Tuesday night. The bill, sponsored by Waycross Republican Rep. James Burchett, is a follow-up measure to a