A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) truck potentially carrying absentee ballots went up in flames in Georgia on Monday, destroying the vehicle and “a lot” of mail, according to authorities. The Baker County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Facebook that the jeep’s mail delivery driver was unharmed after the vehicle caught fire near Pretoria/Tarva Road, a…
Dozens of Absentee Ballots Potentially Destroyed After Georgia USPS Truck Catches Fire
Dozens of Absentee Ballots Possibly Destroyed After Georgia USPS Truck Catches Fire
A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) truck that could have been carrying absentee ballots went up in flames in Georgia on Oct. 24, destroying the vehicle and its contents, according to authorities. The Baker County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Facebook that the mail delivery driver was unharmed after the vehicle caught fire near…
Report: Georgia Has One of the Nation’s Best Improvements in Its Unemployment Rate
Georgia reported one of the best changes in its unemployment rate of any state in the union, a new analysis found. According to the report from WalletHub, Georgia has the 15th best change in unemployment. That trailed neighboring Florida (No. 6) and Alabama (12) but was better than South Carolina (28), Tennessee (32) and North…
Georgia Sees Record Early Voting Turnout Ahead of 2022 Midterms
A relatively high number of Georgia residents have cast their ballots during the state’s early voting phase ahead of the 2022 midterms, according to a news release from the Secretary of State’s office. As of Saturday morning, approximately 660,000 Georgia voters have cast their ballot during the in-person early voting phase, it said. Another 68,000 people…
Georgia Sees Record Early Voting Turnout for 2022 Midterms
A relatively high number of Georgia residents have cast their ballots during the state’s early voting phase of the 2022 midterm elections, the Secretary of State’s office said in a statement. “Friday’s total marks a 51 percent increase from day five of 2018 midterm Early Voting and is only 18 percent less than the total…
Lindsey Graham Asks Supreme Court to Quash Subpoena in Trump Election Probe
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to quash a subpoena for his testimony before a special grand jury in Georgia in a probe into possible unlawful interference in the 2020 election. Graham filed his request a day after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the Republican senator must testify. The probe, fronted…
Graham Loses Appeals Court Bid to Block Subpoena in Trump Election Probe
A federal appeals court has denied Sen. Lindsay Graham’s (R-S.C.) request to block a subpoena for his testimony before a special grand jury in Georgia in a probe into possible unlawful interference in the 2020 election. The three-judge panel from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did, however, agree with a lower court ruling to restrict the scope of questions to…
Early Midterms Voting Surpasses 2020 Presidential Election in Georgia
Voters in Georgia have cast more ballots so far during the early voting period, surpassing the 2020 presidential election early vote totals, according to the Secretary of State’s office. “Reports of long lines were rare, with some lines in the metro areas being reported,” said Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office in a news release….
Police Search Georgia Landfill for Missing Toddler’s Remains
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The search for a missing Georgia toddler presumed dead by police shifted Tuesday to a landfill outside Savannah where investigators planned to start sifting through trash for the child’s remains. Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley said investigators had evidence that prompted the landfill search for the body of 20-month-old Quinton Simon, but he…
Georgia College Student Killed by Plane Propeller at Airport
STATESBORO, Ga.—A college student died after being struck by the propeller of a small plane as he disembarked at an airport in southeast Georgia, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Board are investigating the death Sunday night at Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport, FAA spokesman Steve Kulm said. Sani Aliyu, of Atlanta, and…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta