On June 4, 1785, James Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, met with John Adams, the first ambassador from the new United States to Great Britain.
On June 4, 1919, Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to always be right vote. In August 1920, enough states had ratified the 19th Amendment that it took effect.
On June 3, 1941, Georgia voters ratified a Constitutional Amendment extending the term of office for Governor and the other Constitutional Officers from two years to four. Governor Eugene Talmadge campaigned for the Amendment, hoping to serve a four-year term after the two-year term he currently held, but was defeated in the 1942 Democratic Primary by Ellis Arnall. Remember this phrase: legislation almost always has unintended consequences.
On June 3, 1942, Curtis Mayfield was born in Chicago, Illinois and would later live in Atlanta, dying in Roswell in 1999.
The Battle of Midway began on June 4, 1942. During the battle, four Japanese aircraft carriers that had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor and one cruiser were sunk at the cost of one American carrier and one destroyer.
On the morning of June 3, 1962, a plane carrying 106 Georgians crashed on take-off from Orly near Paris, the deadliest crash in aviation to that date.
On June 3, 1980, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter had amassed enough delegates to assure his nomination in the Democratic Primary for President.
Thursday is the 37th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China.
Moultrie-Colquitt County will host an America 250 celebration, according to the Moultrie Observer.
The Opening Ceremony of the Moultrie-Colquitt County America 250 Celebration will feature pomp and patriotism befitting the occasion.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on June 13 at the Lewis Hill Amphitheater at the Colquitt County Courthouse.
Members of the Sons of the Revolution dressed in Continental Army and militia attire will open the ceremony with the presentation of historic flags including the iconic Betsy Ross, Hopkinson, Bennington, and Moultrie flags. The Colquitt County High School Serenaders will perform The National Anthem.
Following a brief explanation of the significance of the 250th anniversary by city and county officials, the John Benning Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution dressed in period attire will make a presentation recognizing the work to promote and preserve American history.
Also included in the ceremony will be The American’s Creed, which states what we as American’s believe and have believed for the past 250 years. The Serenaders will conclude the ceremony with “God Bless America.”
The SAR will retire the colors and parade with the flags around the corner to the historic magnolia tree which will be designated as a Liberty Tree. Following the Liberty Tree designation, a variety of activities, crafts and educational booths will be located around the Courthouse Square.
Georgia Politics, Campaigns, and Elections
Some Pooler residents are upset that open public comments have been stricken from city council meetings, according to the Savannah Morning News.
During a forum while running for her current office in 2023, Pooler Mayor Karen Williams told residents she would open public comment to the public.
When she was elected, she fulfilled that promise by adding open public comment to the end of every Pooler City Council agenda – alongside her other ideas to invest in a 311 system, and a city-wide Facebook page.
However, Pooler residents now feel as though that direct access has been taken away from them, as the city announced on Thursday that it would no longer offer public comment during meetings. Instead, residents are being directed to an online form where they can submit comments about topics that are not on the agenda.
“If the council member thinks that this is something important,” Williams said, “they have every right to reach out to that person and talk to them. And the great thing is, that this started on Friday and we’ve already received six by the end of [Monday]. And several of them were people who had never been to a council meeting before. So it’s working.”
The goal, according to Williams, is to provide a more equitable process for submitting feedback. In her tenure as mayor, she said she’s heard from people who don’t have time to come to council meetings, or from people who say they may be too shy or timid to speak at the council meetings.
The city also noted that sometimes, residents who speak at council meetings, are jeered at by other residents during open public comment.
“This gives a fair shake to everybody,” Williams. “Because the people who come in person, we don’t want people to think that we’ll listen to them more than those who maybe don’t want to come in person.”
The reaction from residents has been largely displeasure over the change, with many of them suggesting that they felt their voices were being stifled, and that it was a violation of their first amendment rights.
Some Glennville residents are upset with their Mayor and City Council after video showed them disparaging a resident and a colleague, according to WTOC.
The controversy stems from a video that surfaced from April 28, showing Mayor Bernie Weaver, council members Marcus Noble, Tammy Waters, and Greg Janeczek talking city business and making derogatory comments about councilwoman Cynthia Miller and well known resident Zuber Malek, including calling him a “terrorist.”
“These things cause pain and embarrassment and division to our community,” a Glennville church member said during public comment.
One after another, people stepped up to the mic. Some demanded resignations. Others called for changes like live-streaming meetings so the public can watch what happens in real time, not after it hits social media.
While most speakers called for leaders to step down, one woman stood up with a different message, saying mistakes happen and that the city needs to move forward, not stay stuck in the same fight.
“This city council has a very good record. I feel like we need to come together as a city and heal from this instead of continuing to drag it up,” Glennville resident Donna Blocker said.
During Blocker’s speech, she mentioned that people make mistakes and say things they regret. As the crowd began to respond, Blocker turned to them and asked if anyone had ever said something they wished they could take back.
Blocker doesn’t believe those city leaders should step down, but not everyone was on the same page.
“My number one request on the list would be for all of them to resign. That’s what I would like to see them to do. Resign and step down,” Anderson said.
Right before heading into closed session, councilwoman Cynthia Miller, who was referenced in that recording, spoke during council comments, thanking the people who showed up while some city leaders didn’t have much to say.
“Wanted to thank everybody for coming out tonight. It just looked real good in here. This is your city, you’re concerned about what’s going on, and I appreciate you all for coming out,” Miller said.
Nobles responded positively to the crowd’s interest in streaming public hearings. Greg Janeczek stated, “no comment,” while Waters also offered no comment at this time.
Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones debated an empty podium and Rick Jackson campaigned with another billionaire, according to the Savannah Morning News.
Jones, who is running against healthcare CEO Rick Jackson in the June 16 runoff, chose to attend the [Atlanta Press Club] debate and still take questions after Jackson declined citing a scheduling conflict.
But on Monday, Jones had the stage to himself to rhetorically question Jackson not just on policy, but on morality and dedication as his podium stood empty.
While Jones was on one stage, Jackson was on another in Cobb County.
Jackson declined the debate invitation saying he had already scheduled a campaign event with Rick Scott, the former Republican governor of Florida and a longtime friend of Jackson. The two held an event in Kennesaw at the time of the debate.
Jackson was campaigning in Walton County, Georgia on Tuesday, and has agreed to a June 14 debate hosted by Gray television stations. However, this debate would take place just two days before the runoff election and after early voting has already been completed. Jones has not publicly accepted the June 14 debate.
Governor Brian Kemp hasn’t endorsed in the race to succeed him, but you might not know that from the candidates’ ads, according to Atlanta News First via WTOC.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp hasn’t endorsed any of the candidates aiming to become the state’s 83rd chief executive this fall.
But casual viewers might not know that should they happen to see new ads from two men hoping to move into West Paces Ferry’s most prestigious address next year.
In one ad, entitled “Great Story,” Kemp calls Rick Jackson a “good supporter” of his with a “great story.” Kemp adds that Georgia’s gubernatorial race is “ripe for a political outsider.”
Late last month, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones also released an ad that ties him directly to Kemp’s leadership.
Jackson and Jones are facing each other in a nationally watched June 16, 2026, runoff that already has shattered spending records for a Georgia governor’s primary. Jones and Jackson finished first and second, respectively, in last month’s GOP gubernatorial primary, but neither man was able to capture the requisite majority to avoid a runoff.
Jones has the endorsement of President Donald Trump, but the lieutenant governor, once thought to be the GOP’s presumptive gubernatorial nominee this fall, is now engaged in a political war of attrition against Jackson, whose unexpected outsider-based candidacy threw the race into an entirely new political spectrum.
Does it mean something that Governor Kemp hasn’t endorsed anyone in that race? What’s your takeaway?
Jackson also campaigned in Martinez, according to WJBF.
Rick Jackson, who is in a runoff for the Republican nomination for Georgia governor, visited Columbia County on Tuesday.
While in Martinez, Jackson spoke about his plans as it relates to the state’s economy, if elected.
“Number one, we have to reduce our income taxes and I’m committed to reducing it by 50 percent in the first term or I won’t run again,” he said. “The one I hear the most is that is really painful for me to hear, is our property taxes, the cost of living, went up from 2019 to 2024.”
Jackson also spoke about data centers.
“In reference to data centers, the number one issue is that every community should decide if they want it or not, full stop, nobody should be forcing that on any community,” he said.
Early voting will begin June 8, 2026.
State Senator Drew Echols (R-Gainesville) endorsed former State Sen. John F. Kennedy for Lieutenant Governor, according to AccessWDUN.
State Senators John F. Kennedy of Macon and Greg Dolezal of Cumming are facing off in the GOP primary runoff on June 16. The winner will face the winner of a Democratic primary runoff between Josh McLaurin and Nabilah Parkes in the November general election.
On Tuesday, June 2, District 49 State Senator Drew Echols (R-Gainesville) issued a statement formally endorsing Kennedy for the Republican runoff. Echols also spoke on WDUN’s “The Martha Zoller Show” about his endorsement.
“It’s an honor to have worked with Senator Kennedy prior to him leaving and going and running for Lieutenant Governor,” Echols said. “It’s one thing to have a backbone and all this and that, but it’s another thing to have a heart…I think you can be a compassionate conservative, and I know that’s what John is.”
Echols’ endorsement of Kennedy came as he levied significant criticisms against Dolezal. Echols said he took particular issue with Dolezal’s opposition to a Senate bill from the 2025 legislative session aimed at requiring any new school playgrounds built in the state to be built as inclusive playgrounds. Inclusive playgrounds are designed to be more easily usable for children with special needs.
“Some people would think that a playground bill for kids with special needs…that’s kind of a non-issue,” Echols said Tuesday. “But to go down to the well and rail against that…We can all hide behind being a fiscal hawk, or fiscally conservative, or any kind of excuse that you want; that’s fine. But a [no vote] was enough that day, and it just stuck with me.”
Dolezal responded Tuesday, arguing Echols mischaracterized his opposition to the bill.
“It’s disappointing. I was concerned with that playground bill, as I said in the well, because it requires 20% of the area to be shaded, or covered…My concerns were that was going to make the playgrounds much smaller,” Dolezal said. “I think that it was a well-intentioned bill that, much like a lot of what happens in the General Assembly, needed refinement…I stand by my concern.”
House Bill 371 ultimately passed the 2025 legislative session with a 50-4 vote in the State Senate. It was signed by Governor Brian Kemp into law on April 9, 2025.
Echols also criticized Dolezal for a social media post he said was made by one of Dolezal’s campaign staff members during an April Republican debate. The post in question was mocking the speech impediment of one of Dolezal and Kennedy’s opponents, District 100 State Representative David Clark.
“Somebody on his staff made fun of a Green Beret,” Echols said. “That’s a pattern.”
Dolezal said he took immediate action when he saw the post and has since apologized to Clark.
“There was a fan account that put something out after David put out misinformation about me. The morning that I saw it, I asked the team to remove it,” Dolezal said. “I called David to apologize, left David a voicemail and have since confirmed with David that he received that. These things happen in campaigns, and to focus on that a month after the fact is revisionist history.”
The primary runoff will be June 16.
Georgia’s gas tax is back in effect after the expiration of Governor Kemp’s Executive Order suspending collection, according to Georgia Recorder via the Dalton Daily Citizen.
Georgia’s gas tax will return Wednesday after a two-and-a-half-month hiatus, causing gas prices to rise by roughly 33 cents per gallon.
Gov. Brian Kemp first signed off on a six-day suspension of the tax in March in response to rising gas prices stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. In May, he extended the suspension for two more weeks, citing Memorial Day travel that was likely to drive gas prices up even further.
But with the holiday weekend in the rearview mirror — and oil prices holding relatively steady — Kemp said he will allow the suspension to expire for now.
“The state also keeps a financial eye toward any unexpected needs in the future,” Kemp Press Secretary Carter Chapman said in a statement.
Gas prices nationwide averaged about $4.29 Tuesday — marginally lower than last month’s $4.43 average, according to AAA. Georgia’s average gas price Tuesday was $3.80 per gallon, slightly down from last month’s average of $3.83.
At Tuesday’s price, it would cost the average Georgian $57 to fill a 15-gallon tank. If the average price rose by 33 cents, that gallon of regular would set you back $4.13, and a fill-up would cost $61.95.
Some residents are feeling squeezed by higher prices. James Smith, a supply coordinator for Emory Healthcare, said his family has cut back on vacations and other forms of travel as a result of high costs.
“It’s not only just gas prices, you’ve got rising property taxes, you’ve got grocery bills that have gone up substantially,” he said. “It’s troubling, because as of right now, I feel like our government doesn’t care about the American people.”
Rising oil prices have also negated any savings that may have come from suspending the gas tax, he said, adding that the government needs to go further to address affordability issues for everyday people.
“They’ve got to come up with other ways to help Georgians,” he said.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic nominee for governor, has also criticized the move. In a statement issued Monday, she called for Kemp to extend the suspension, and urged her opponents on the Republican side to join her.
“Georgia leaders should continue to extend the gas tax suspension to provide working families with relief from these spiking costs,” she said. “Georgians are paying the price for Donald Trump’s Iran war, and they need leaders who will take every action possible to lower the price of gas.
Health care executive Rick Jackson, one of the Republican candidates for governor, said he supports extending the gas tax suspension, according to campaign spokesperson Mike Schrimpf.
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who is also running for governor on the Republican side, did not respond to a request for comment.
Under Georgia’s Constitution, revenue generated by the gas tax is used to build and maintain roads and bridges around the state.
Kemp previously suspended the fuel tax in 2024 due to Hurricane Helene, and in 2023 after declaring a state of emergency due to high levels of inflation under then-President Joe Biden.
Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-Jackson) has proposed placing Georgia State Patrol Officers on MARTA, according to Atlanta News First via WRDW.
A fatal stabbing on a MARTA train only days before Atlanta hosts the World Cup has become a political issue in Georgia’s nationally watched Republican governor’s runoff.
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, locked in a political war of attrition with billionaire health care entrepreneur and executive Rick Jackson, said Tuesday he would consider placing Georgia “state troopers onboard if necessary” to ensure safety.
“A woman lost her life this weekend when a deranged homeless man stabbed her to death on MARTA,” Jones said. “Atlanta is hosting the World Cup this summer and this is an embarrassment and a tragedy. If elected Governor, I will take every step to make MARTA safe to ride, including deploying our state troopers onboard if necessary. This has to stop.”
Jones was referring to the fatal stabbing of 66-year-old Margaret Swan on Saturday on a MARTA train near the Oakland City station. Police have arrested John Elijah Matthews, 25, who is now facing murder charges. Matthews is accused of stabbing Swan 18 to 20 times. Swan died at the scene.
MARTA is facing a rash of crimes and equipment issues ahead of the World Cup.
In April, a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed at the Oakland City MARTA Station, where the suspect in Saturday’s stabbing was arrested.
On Sunday, a man was stabbed multiple times at the Georgia State MARTA Station, according to the transit agency’s police. MARTA police said they received a call about 1:30 p.m. from a man who said that he’d been stabbed repeatedly.
When MARTA police officers arrived at the scene, they found the stabbing victim alert and conscious. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Photographs of the suspect were released on Tuesday.
The beleaguered transit system also said Tuesday that it was postponing the launch of its new trains designed to replace MARTA’s decades-old fleet.
MARTA has been touting the cars as the most technologically advanced in the nation and hoped to install some before the city is hit with hundreds of thousands of national and international travelers.
That’s the second Atlanta News First story calling the Republican Primary Runoff for Governor a “war of attrition.” Same writer on both. If I know one thing about politics, it’s “never get involved in a land war in Asia war of attrition against a billionaire”
United States Senators Raphael Warnock (D-Atlanta) and Jon Ossoff (D-Atlanta) both endorsed Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Josh McLaurin (D-Sandy Springs) in the runoff, according to Atlanta News First.
On Tuesday, McLaurin announced the endorsement of Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is facing a tough reelection campaign himself this year. On Monday, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock endorsed McLaurin.
McLaurin, a Democratic state senator from Sandy Springs, is facing former senator Nabilah Parkes in the June 16 runoff. The winner will face either state Sen. Greg Dolezal or former state senator John Kennedy in November in a campaign to elect a new lieutenant governor.
“Josh is an experienced legislator with a reputation for stopping Republican overreach while delivering results for Georgia’s working families and veterans,” Ossoff said. “He is the fighter Georgia Democrats need to win in November and defeat attacks on voting rights, healthcare and basic opportunity.”
In a Monday post on X, Warnock also endorsed Democrats Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor, Penny Brown Reynolds for secretary of state and Tanya Miller for attorney general.
Early voting for the runoff begins Saturday in some metro Atlanta counties and begins statewide next Monday.
Students in grades 6-12 may have the option of Hunter Safety courses in school under Senate Bill 148, which passed and was signed by Gov. Kemp, according to the Moultrie Observer.
Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed Senate Bill 148, which allows children in grades 6-12 the option to take a hunter safety education course as part of their curriculum.
Last year, Rep. Chas Cannon, R-Moultrie, House co-chair of the Sportsmen’s Caucus, sponsored House Bill 451, which was incorporated into SB 148 this year.
The bill passed the Senate unanimously Jan. 28 and Kemp signed it into law May 5, according to a press release from the Georgia House of Representatives.
“As a hunter, this is an important topic for me and for the hunters, trappers and fishermen that I represent,” Cannon said. “It wasn’t that long ago that our ancestors had to hunt, trap and fish their own wild game to feed their family. Hunters and trappers were the first pioneers of this country and played an important role in the development of our nation. I think it’s important that we have the opportunity to learn about hunting, what it means for managing our wildlife and wildlife habitat and what it means for us as a food source. I can’t think of a better way of doing that than to introduce it to our young people in an educational setting. Some of the most memorable times of my life have been on hunting trips with friends and family, and I hope the next generation gets that same opportunity.”
SB 148 requires the State Board of Education to develop content standards for instruction in hunting safety education, which would give school boards the option to establish a hunting safety curriculum for the next school year. The course will be based on current hunting safety education courses offered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Additionally, the course will be taught by an individual who is certified by the DNR as a hunter education instructor. Students across the state will have the opportunity to satisfy their hunter safety education requirement, while simultaneously earning classroom credit. The course will provide students with information needed to understand the purpose of hunting, general hunting practices and conservation ethics shared by all sportsmen and women, with the goal of gaining a more complete understanding and appreciation for Georgia’s wildlife.
The Bibb County Board of Education tentatively adopted an FY 2027 budget that cuts expenditures by more than seven million dollars, according to 13WMAZ.
“We needed to demonstrate that we were willing to do some tough stuff in order to show the community we’re there with you,” Board president Daryl Morton said. “We may ask you for something later on, but it’s because we’ve done some really hard things too.”
The district is facing inflation, rising operational and staff costs, declining enrollment, and increased student support demands.
The board deliberated between three budget plan options. Ultimately, they decided on one that would account for $7,719,900 in budget reductions after originally looking to make $20 million in cuts.
The cuts include increasing class sizes, freezing salary increases for staff, and outsourcing paraprofessionals to a third-party company. Under this budget proposal, the district would still sit in a $14,929,569 budget deficit without a millage rate increase.
“It’s important for the school system to demonstrate that we do want to pass a budget, but one that does require sacrifice on the part of the system because I do believe the administration will ask for a millage rate increase,” Morton said. “And if you’re gonna ask people to give, you’ve got to show that you’re sharing the pain too by making cuts.”
Along with this budget, board members approved an amendment which would allow the district to look into potentially consolidating at least two elementary schools. Morton says consolidation is a necessity for long-term financial and student success.
“At the end of the day, this is about making sure that the resources are there in the classroom so our children receive the best education possible because children are the future of this community,” Board of Education President Daryl Morton said. “And we are making some difficult choices to make that happen.”
A millage rate would not be set until after the county’s tax digest is available, which won’t be until later this year.
Now, the Board of Education will host two public town halls to get feedback on their plan. The first is happening on Wednesday June 17 at 5 p.m. The second is June 25 at 4 p.m. It is unclear where the meetings will be held.
Columbus City Council is working on their FY 2027 budget, according to WTVM.
Columbus city officials held the second of three public hearings on the county’s millage rate. State law requires the yearly meetings, which determine how much the city collects in property taxes.
Officials pushed back on what they called a misleading public notice, saying any increase in tax revenue would come from new growth and development, not higher rates for existing homeowners.
“If you have not had a change in value to your property you will not see an increase in your taxes. The millage rate is staying the exact same,” said Suzanne Widenhouse, chief appraiser for Muscogee County.
Officials with the Columbus consolidated government are holding public meetings to address the millage rate. City officials said the millage rate has not increased, but council will have the final say before approving the budget.
While the millage rate has not increased, Finance Director Angelica Alexander said they will collect more money in taxes because there is more taxable income from developers coming to Columbus.
“If you go out in district two, there is a lot of new homes, things being built out in district two. The portion that represents urban service district two has increased because of all the growth. So we are going to receive more revenue because of that growth and so we have to account for that growth in those advertisements,” Alexander said.
During the meeting, one resident thought the notice was an announcement that property taxes would increase. Alexander said that is not the case. She said they have to send notice and advertisements out how the Georgia General Assembly tells them.
“If we don’t advertise it exact way they say advertise it they will not certify our tax digest and we will not be able to collect property taxes and provide all of the services that we do,” Alexander said.
Three public meetings are required by Georgia law before an increased budget can be approved and a millage rate can be set. The final decision will be made following the third and final public hearing to be held next Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Council Chambers.
I believe that under Georgia law, it’s considered a property tax increase for Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights purposes, and must be advertised as such, if revenues are higher even without a property tax millage rate increase.
The City of Milledgeville is considering a curfew for minors under 16, according to 13WMAZ.
The proposed ordinance would require minors under 16 to be off the streets between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weeknights and between midnight and 5 a.m. on weekends, with exceptions for work, school activities, emergencies and religious events. City leaders are expected to consider the measure later this month.
City Council member Arlene Simmons said the idea came after the Milledgeville Police Department raised concerns about teens repeatedly being out late, vandalizing property and causing trouble.
“The Milledgeville Police Department had major concerns related to juveniles out late at night, vandalizing properties and just out being mischievous,” Simmons said. “The issue was that the same ones were repeatedly out causing trouble and vandalizing.”
Simmons said police and city leaders looked at curfew policies in surrounding counties before moving forward with the proposal.
“The Milledgeville Police Department, they were researching how to go about helping and assisting the juveniles and their parents, staying out of trouble, and this is what they came up with,” Simmons said. “Looking at surrounding counties and the county’s curfew, so this is pretty much from the Milledgeville Police Department.”
“My district has seen three shootings, and it was from teenagers,” Simmons said. “Magnolia Avenue, James Avenue in my district has been victimized by shootings in the recent months so we’re really concerned about keeping the children safe, the families safe, the residents safe and assisting the families with making sure that these teens stay out of trouble and get them busy and get them into programs, community programs.”
“For me as a mother, I would love to see the curfew happen because I wouldn’t want my child out there getting victimized or victimizing someone else,” Simmons said. “And I would want to know what my child is doing in the wee hours of the night, you know what I mean?”
“We do have a lot of single parents, a lot of elderlies that are assisting with taking care of their grandchildren, so it’s a little harder for some people,” Simmons said. “So with the city of Milledgeville Police Department stepping up, offering programs, working with different people in the community to assist the young children when it comes to counseling or even mentorship programs, this is very important to know that you do have an outlet.”
The proposal also comes as police say juvenile crime accounts for a large share of incidents in the city.
“We’ve got a small percentage of juveniles that cause probably 98% of our problem,” said Major Linc Boyer of the Milledgeville Police Department.
Boyer said the department has seen an increase in shootings and other crimes involving young people.
“In April, we had a little increase in shootings,” Boyer said. “We made three or four arrests, all that stopped. Most of them were juveniles.”
He said police hope the ordinance will give them more options to respond when teens are out late and causing problems.
“We simply want it to be an educational thing,” Boyer said. “Hopefully everybody will abide by it, but if we have that small percentage who isn’t, if we have the parents who are not going to help us try to curb this issue, then we want the parents to know you can be held liable.”
Boyer said officers would not target teens just for being out late, but would intervene if they are involved in suspicious activity or loitering around closed businesses.
Columbus is also considering a curfew for the Uptown District, according to the Ledger-Enquirer.
Uptown Columbus Inc., the nonprofit organization that promotes downtown businesses, proposed the ordinance after reporting over 400 incidents during the past year in the district, according to the Columbus Police Department.
While the council unanimously voted to create a committee to look into this issue, they also agreed to come back to continue the first reading on the curfew in two weeks.
In the 7-3 vote to continue to June 9 the first reading of the proposed curfew, voting yes were Councilors Simi Barnes of District 1, Glenn Davis of District 2, Bruce Huff of District 3, Toyia Tucker of District 4, Joanne Cogle of District 7, John Anker of citywide District 9 and Travis Chambers of citywide District 10.
Mayor Pro Tem Gary Allen, the council’s District 6 representative, was joined in opposition by Councilors Charmaine Crabb of District 5 and Walker Garrett of District 8.
The council unanimously approved a motion to identify funding options to provide Uptown with as many as 10 additional off-duty officers from 8 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays through Labor Day.
The curfew would make it unlawful, except for certain exemptions, for anyone under the age of 18 to be in any public place, street, sidewalk, park, parking garage or other public area from Eighth Street to 14th Street and between Second Avenue and Bay Avenue from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day.
Georgia Ports report exporting 8.5% more frozen poultry over the last twelve months, according to the Statesboro Herald.
For the 12-month period ending in February, Savannah handled 55,957 container units of frozen poultry exports, an increase of nearly 4,400 units or 8.5 percent compared to the same time period in the previous year.
“We appreciate the trust customers place in our services to move time sensitive, high-value cargo to global markets efficiently,” said Griff Lynch, Georgia Ports Authority president and CEO. “Poultry is a major agricultural export for our state, and we are proud to support the industry’s growth.”
Savannah is the nation’s No. 1 gateway for frozen poultry exports. In 2025, volumes totaled more than 54,000 containers – 757,570 tons. Overall, Georgia Ports handled 37 percent of all frozen poultry exported from the United States last year.
The port has approximately 3,600 powered slots for refrigerated containers, including nearly 3,400 positions at refrigerated container racks and more than 200 slots for containers on chassis.
Also, Georgia ports are expanding cold chain infrastructure and services, with a recently-opened, $49.25 million U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at the Garden City Terminal that doubles the size of the previous station. The on-terminal site expands refrigerated inspection capabilities and streamlines the process for importers by eliminating the need to truck containers off-site.
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