‘What a legacy to leave’ | Tribune & Georgian, St. Marys, Georgia
Ross Williams Georgia Recorder President Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian to ever occupy the White House, died Sunday Dec. 29, 2024, after spending over a year in hospice care. Carter, who turned 100 on Oct. 1 and is the longest-lived president in American history, died at his home in Plains Sunday surrounded by family, according to the Carter Center. “My father was a hero, not only to me but ...
Third calf born, three whales entangled - tribune-georgian.com
Dec 27, 2024 · The dire circumstances North Atlantic right whales face remain front and center as the year comes to a close, despite the announcement of the birth of season’s third calf. Last week, a ...
Carter makes late push for antisemitism legislation
Dec 27, 2024 · With the rise of assaults to Jews over the past year and attacks on houses of worship, Congress recently passed a spending bill reauthorizing giving $2 million annually to the United States Holocau...
Cities pursue opting out of homestead exemption
5 days ago · House Bill 581, passed by the Georgia General Assembly in its last session, gives municipalities across the state the option of using a floating homestead exemption. St. Marys City Council members ...
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Defense bill brings millions to Ga. installations
5 days ago · If there’s one thing you can count on Congress passing, year in and year out, it’s the National Defense Authorization Act. Georgia’s members of Congress are lauding the legislation for what i ...
Minor expansion of refuge could stop mine
Jan 10, 2025 · In the closing days of the Biden administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized its plan to expand the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge by 22,000 acres – by any measure a minor e ...
6 candidates, 3 runoff races on Camden ballots
Nov 26, 2024 · Three elections, including who should take the title of St. Marys mayor, are back on the ballot as voting for the runoffs heads to an end Dec. 3. Businessman Greg Lockhart faces Lisa Jame...
Evans named president of the College of Coastal Georgia
5 days ago · The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) named Johnny L. Evans Jr. president of the College of Coastal Georgia. Evans currently serves as Coastal Georgia’s interim...
Carter celebrates NOAA withdraws speed initiative
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