Some people take voting just a bit too seriously
Is voting this important?
The world will not end no matter what happens with this election
"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." -- Winston Churchill
Discretionary tax fund 'list' a must for local leaders
Just exactly what is "Discretionary" when it comes to 25 percent of the T-SPLOST dollars?
CRCT investigation a matter of right versus wrong
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character," Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Standing in front of the government center Thursday, former NAACP ...
Is the city set to kill the multimodal project?
Is the constroversial multimodal site doomed to a painful and tragic death? Looks like it's headed that way.
So is Governor Deal coming or not?
There's a "big deal" going to happen in Albany on April 25 but no one, not even the governor's office, seems to know what it is.
When did bashing a police officer become patriotic?
Sometimes people's zeal for a tangent issue blinds them to the real concern.
Bridge ideas have challenges all
Thursday's presentation by Neil Clark, the architect behind Columbus's transformation of its 14th Street bridge from thoroughfare to pedestrian park was both thought provoking and inspirational.
Oh the irony...legislators ban cameras from hearing on 'Open Government'
The Georgia General Assembly will decide this term whether to overhaul Georgia's Open Government laws.
Postell's 'Great wall' idea not a bad one
Ward VI Commissioner Tommie Postell has asked Mayor Dorothy Hubbard to add an item to the city commission's next work session to discuss the feasibility of erecting some sort of fence along Clark Avenue to shield the public from the remnants of Mimosa Trailer Park.
Commissioner officially gets 'schooled'
Ward IV Commissioner Roger Marietta has completed courses for elected officials through the University of Georgia and the Georgia Municipal Association.
City commission meeting moved
Tuesday's commission meeting has been rescheduled, officials say.
EPA releases interactive polluter map
The EPA has a new interactive map showing those entities expelling pollutants into the environment.
Ya'll Come on Back Now, Ya' hear?
Monday night's commission meeting was a sight to behold. The commission chambers -- which are normally more quiet than a Monday morning church on commission nights -- was packed to the gills with people looking to take in history as Dorothy Hubbard took the oath of office for mayor and ...
County pondering Gillionville speed limit change
Dougherty County officials will speak with the Georgia Department of Transportation in hopes of clarifying the DOT's position on how fast people should be allowed to go on Gillionville Road. The road, which has recently had a portion widened to four lanes, was originally set at 55 miles-per-hour from Lockett ...
Commissioners bid adieu to the mayor in their own unique fashion
Commissioner Tommie Postell bids farewell to Mayor Willie Adams in his own way Tuesday.
Wealth gap growing between Congressmen and constituents? Not in SOWEGA, at least not on paper
A new report out this week shows that the gap between the wealth earned by elected members of Congress and their constituents has grown considerably over the last 10 years, but in Southwest Georgia, things are a little different.
Prohibition by abstention?
It wouldn't come as a shock that the city commission's newest member, Ward II's Rev. Ivey Hines, would have an issue with alcohol consumption. After all he is a pastor. But based on his voting record in his first two official meetings, Hines has picked up a trait from his neighbor at the table from Ward I -- voting against everything dealing with alcohol.
Payroll Tax delay is just spiteful
This weekend, Congress had a chance to perform a true Christmas miracle...work together and they failed.
