The Battle of Bloody Marsh was fought between Spanish forces and colonists under James Oglethorpe on St Simons Island, Georgia in 1742 on a date that is variously cited as June 9 or June 7, 1742. Thus began the rivalry between Georgia and Florida.
“Light Horse Harry” Lee, (aka Henry Lee, III), later the father of Robert E. Lee, led a group of Continental soldiers, South Carolina and Georgia militia as the British surrendered Augusta on June 5, 1781. The capture of Augusta led to Georgia’s inclusion in the United States, though it had previously been so divided between Patriots and Loyalists that Georgia was the only American colony to not participate in the First Continental Congress. Henry Lee, III was a nephew of Richard Henry Lee and served as Governor of Virginia and represented the Commonwealth in Congress.
The Republican National Convention met in Philadelphia on June 5, 1872, nominating Ulysses S. Grant for President the next day. Twelve years later, on June 5, 1884, William T. Sherman refused the Republican nomination for President, saying, “I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected.”
Republican candidate for Governor A. Ed Smith died in a car accident on June 5, 1962.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot after winning the California Primary on June 5, 1968 and died the next day.
President Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004.
Georgia Politics, Campaigns, and Elections
The Georgia Republican State Convention rolls into Columbus this weekend, according to the Ledger-Enquirer.
The convention, which will be held June 9-10 in the Columbus Convention & Trade Center, is expected to generate almost $1 million of economic impact for Columbus, said Peter Bowden, president and CEO of VisitColumbusGA.
“That’s pretty phenomenal,” he said. “That puts it up there with similar conventions, as far as the impact goes, like Georgia Thespians.”
The Georgia Thespian Conference was held in February and boosted the economy by $1.3 million with approximately 5,500 people attending.
Former President Donald Trump is expected to speak at the convention along with former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and others.
Officials are expecting close to 30 national media outlets, she said, which will provide an opportunity to spotlight Columbus. This is something the city needs, Tillery said.
I assume some member of the GAGOP is working on a resolution to denounce the thespian lifestyle.
From the Dalton Daily Citizen News:
While Trump, a Republican, is planned to speak at the conventions’s Victory Dinner June 9, his Republican adversaries, Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, do not plan to attend the annual convention.
Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake will be the keynote speaker at the Georgia GOP Victory Dinner, Georgia GOP Chair David J. Shafer said in a May 31 letter to delegates.
Lake lost Arizona’s gubernatorial race last November and has continued to heighten Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims, maintaining the unfounded claims through her continuous denial that Democrat Katie Hobbs defeated her by approximately 17,000 votes.
In addition to Trump, two other declared Republican presidential candidates are planning to attend the Georgia GOP Convention.
One of them — candidate Asa Hutchinson, a former two-term Arkansas governor — has been vocal about his position that Trump should not be allowed to run for president due to his involvement that hyped the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol based off of his “stolen election” claims.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a 37-year-old presidential candidate who compares himself to a younger Trump, is also listed as a guest of the convention. He plans to expand on Trump’s policies if elected, according to his website.
Governor Kemp had some thoughts to share, according to the AJC.
Gov. Brian Kemp took pains to avoid saying anything negative about Donald Trump for years even as he became a favorite punching bag of the former president. Now the governor’s gloves are coming off.
In a viral social media post, the Georgia Republican blasted Trump for congratulating North Korea’s despotic leader for the Communist nation’s admission to the World Health Organization’s executive board.
“Taking our country back from Joe Biden does not start with congratulating North Korea’s murderous dictator,” wrote Kemp over a screenshot of Trump’s praise for Kim Jong Un.
[T]hroughout the [2022 Gubernatorial] campaign, Kemp carefully avoided feuding with Trump and boasted that he had “never said a bad word” about the ex-president. Amid a tough rematch with Abrams, he didn’t want to alienate Trump’s core supporters and distract attention from his campaign.
That began to change on the night of Kemp’s election victory, when he took a veiled swipe at Trump. Since then, Kemp has increasingly urged the GOP to move on from Trump – without mentioning the ex-president by name.
That is, until Friday, when Kemp took his criticism of Trump to a new, more confrontational level. As Kemp tries to stay in the 2024 mix — and promises to deliver Georgia to the GOP next year — his barbed post targeting Trump could be a preview of what’s to come.
Former Vice President Mike Pence will visit Georgia, but not at the GaGOP Convention, according to the AJC.
Erick Erickson, the WSB commentator, posted over the weekend that Pence will speak at the Gathering, a three-day conservative event in Atlanta that could become a key stop for GOP candidates not named Donald Trump.
Erickson is an organizer of the August confab, and he has also invited Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott to promote their White House campaigns at the conference.
Governor Brian Kemp celebrated valedictorians from Georgia graduating classes, according to WRDW.
“Marty and I celebrated the 2023 valedictorians from all across the state today, along with Georgia’s education leaders. As these gifted students prepare for what the future holds, I urged them to remain here in our great state of opportunity where a job will be waiting.”
Careful, Governor. You remember that the Stacey Abrams villain origin story begins with her being honored as a valedictorian.
Augusta real estate closings are paused by a government network outage, according to the Augusta Chronicle.
“Since it started the biggest issue is we can’t pull tax bills,” said James Trotter of Trotter Jones LLP, local real estate attorneys.
Without knowing if the property taxes are current, Trotter said, they cannot close a sale.
“It’s affected every real estate closing in Richmond County,” he said, although he did not know how many deals at Trotter Jones had been impacted. According to Trotter, the superior court clerk’s office has also been unable to file deeds.
The city network saw an unauthorized access on May 21, and as of earlier this week service was still out. The FBI is investigating. Earlier in May a power loss affected the city data center, according to past reporting.
Gwinnett County will roll out recommendations for transportation improvements in a series of public meetings, according to AccessWDUN.
At these meetings residents can share their thoughts on preliminary concepts for bicycle facilities, multiuse paths and sidewalks, transit expansion and other improvements throughout the county.
The county has worked on the Transit Development Plan and Comprehensive Transportation Plan since 2022, to address both regional growth and improve safety and mobility for years to come.
County officials will hold their first meeting on Monday night to show off the draft versions of Gwinnett’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan and Transit Development Plan updates. the meeting will take place from 5 until 7 p.m. at the E Center in Sugar Hill.
“Both planning efforts have been fueled by public and stakeholder input to establish the County’s vision and priorities for transportation, identify short-term and long-term needs and provide recommendations that will guide Gwinnett.”
Gwinnett officials have been working since last year to update the plans, which look at transit, road, multi-use path, sidewalks and bicycle infrastructure across the county and chart out future improvements. The purpose of the update has been to look at how Gwinnett’s transportation network can be better connected to the rest of the metro Atlanta region and address regional growth.
There will be five public meetings in all to talk to residents about the draft plans and gather their feedback. Most of the meetings take place between June 10 and June 14, however.
Gwinnett County Commission Chair Nicole Love Hendrickson was appointed vice chair of a committee of the ACCG, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post.
Association County Commissioners of Georgia President Henry Craig, who is a Baldwin County commissioner, appointed Gwinnett Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson to serve as the vice chairwoman of ACCG’s Economic Development and Transportation Policy Committee. Hendrickson will work alongside Douglas County Commissioner Tarenia Carthan, who was appointed to serve as the committee’s chairwoman.
“It is an honor to be named vice chair of the Economic Development and Transportation Policy Committee,” Hendrickson said. “When looking at the challenges faced by our region and state, the emphasis should be placed on thoughtful and intentional planning that will profoundly impact residents and communities in a positive way. I would like to thank ACCG President Henry Craig for this appointment and I look forward to serving with my esteemed colleagues across the state.”
Macon-Bibb commissioners are considering approving a new elections supervisor, according to 13WMAZ.
This comes two weeks after a lawsuit filed by the county Board of Elections was dismissed.
The Board of Elections filed the suit against Mayor Lester Miller and county commissioners claiming the Mayor and commission did not have the power to select an elections supervisor.
Macon Superior Court Judge Connie Williford ruled the lawsuit had to be dismissed because it violated the Georgia constitution. The judge said the elections board also lacks the power to sue.
Rincon City Manager Jonathan Lynn has been suspended, according to WTOC.
[Rincon Mayor Ken Lee] said they can’t give a reason for the suspension, because Lynn has a chance to appeal.
Lynn said he plans to appeal, and that he wasn’t given a specific reason for the suspension.
City council has 30 days after Lynn appeals to schedule a public hearing on the issue.
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