James Oglethorpe was named Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Charles Wesley was named Secretary of Indian Affairs by the Georgia Trustees in London on September 24, 1735.
The Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the first federal judicial system, was adopted on September 24, 1789 with the signature of President Georgia Washington. Under the Act, the original size of the Supreme Court was five Associate Justices and a Chief Justice. Washington nominated John Jay as Chief Justice, and John Rutledge, William Cushing, John Blair, Robert Harrison, and James Wilson as Associates.
Also established on September 24, 1789 were the office of Attorney General of the United States and the United States Post Office Department.
On September 24, 1862, the Confederate Congress adopted the Seal of the Confederate States of America.
The Decatur Female Seminary opened with 60 students on September 24, 1889 and would later be chartered as Agnes Scott College.
On September 24, 1960, USS Enterprise CVN-65, was launched from Newport News Shipbuilding in Norfolk, Virginia, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Enterprise was inactivated on December 1, 2012.
The Warren Commission report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was delivered to President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1964.
On September 24, 1976, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter resumed campaigning after the first debate against President Gerald Ford.On September 24, 1979, CompuServe offered the first dial-up computer information service to consumers.
Launched as MicroNET in 1979 and sold through Radio Shack stores, the service turned out to be surprisingly popular, thanks perhaps to Radio Shack’s Tandy Model 100 computers, which were portable, rugged writing machines that dovetailed very nicely with the fledgling, 300-baud information service.
MicroNET was renamed the CompuServe Information Service in 1980. Around the same time, CompuServe began working with newspapers to offer online versions of their news stories, starting with the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch in 1980. At least 10 major newspapers were offering online editions through CompuServe by 1982, including The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Examiner.
On September 24, 2009, it was announced that the College Football Hall of Fame would move to Atlanta, where it opened on August 23, 2014.
On Saturday, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park will host a lecture on The Battle of Allatoona Pass.
Georgia Politics, Campaigns, and Elections
Georgia State Representative and Majority Caucus Chair Matt Hatchett has endorsed Chris Christie for President.
Georgia State Representative Matt Hatchett announced his endorsement of Governor Chris Christie for President. Hatchett is a successful small business leader and a strong voice of the Republican party throughout Georgia.
“I believe Governor Christie is clearly the strongest candidate in this race to serve as our next President and to take on the Democratic nominee next year. His bold leadership style and strong conservative record stand out in a crowded field. He is also the only candidate with a comprehensive plan to address the entitlement crisis facing this country. I firmly believe Governor Christie is the best choice to move our country forward and restore sanity in Washington D.C.,” said State Rep. Hatchett.
DeKalb County Commissioner Nancy Jester has been threatened, as has her family, according to CBS46.
DeKalb County Commissioner Nancy Jester and her family are under police protection after receiving terrorizing threats from an Atlanta area political group.
“In the room I was threatened to be dragged,” Jester said.
Jester described a traumatic incident that happened to her while attending a meeting on Sept. 16 about concerns involving recent police shootings.
“I’ve listened respectfully to the DeKalb County Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability and they responded with death threats against my children,” Jester said.
One outraged member of the DeKalb County Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability wrote on Twitter, “You know, I really hope nothing ever happens to your sons @nancy_jester because I’d hate for you to feel the pain of Anthony Hill’s mother.”
“It is absolutely inappropriate for anyone to make commentary about my small elementary school children on social media and threaten me with physical violence at a meeting,” Jester said.
Another woman that the coalition is not familiar with posted a comment on Jester’s Facebook page that read, “Is it any wonder? She is jewISH.” She added, “Jester; you are a joke of the devil. Your day is near.”
The leader of the group is a professor at Georgia State University. Your tax and tuition dollars are funding anti-semitic hate speech.
Some lobbyists may be about to hit the jackpot, according to AJC Political Insider Jim Galloway.
FloridaPolitics.com reports that the gaming company controlled by billionaire political player Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas Sands Corp., has given up its efforts to establish a casino resort in Florida – and has shifted its attention to Georgia.
Here’s the story from the original source:
The Las Vegas Sands Corp. is giving up its efforts to get a destination casino resort in Florida, its Tallahassee lobbyist confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
Nick Iarossi, the Sands’ Florida lobbyist, said chairman Sheldon Adelson and other company heads made the decision over the weekend.
Iarossi said the company as of Monday has been canceling consulting contracts for public relations and lobbying – including his.
The move comes as Sands executives prepare to meet on Wednesday with legislative leadership in Georgia about a move to authorize a destination casino in Atlanta.
Candidates for Mayor and City Council in Albany will speak at a Town Hall hosted by incumbent Commissioner Jon Howard.
Judge Wallace Cato will not seek reelection to the Superior Court for the South Georgia Circuit, which comprises Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Grady, and Mitchell counties.
Tea Party signs are disappearing in Cherokee County, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
A Cherokee Tea Party Patriot is seeking answers after the political group’s signs have repeatedly been vandalized in Woodstock.
The Patriots are offering a $500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible, and the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office also is investigating the vandalism claims. Cherokee Tea Party member Conrad Quagliaroli filed the trespassing report with the agency. “The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office has been absolutely astounding,” he said. “I wouldn’t expect a sheriff’s office deputy to be staking out a sign, and I really appreciate the fact that they are glancing at them as they are going by. I can’t say enough about the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office. We have great respect for our military and law enforcement officers, and we appreciate what they do every day.”
Quagliaroli said the signs that are being damaged are placed on private property and are used to advertise the civic group’s monthly meetings. He said these signs have been torn, uprooted and stolen over the last two years.
“It’s primarily happening in the Woodstock area,” he said. “We will have a sign damaged here and there, but 90 percent are being damaged in Woodstock.” Over the summer, a four-by-four sign located on Towne Lake Parkway near the Exit 8 interchange was torn to the point that it could no longer be read, according to a police report.
Students applying for the Georgia Military Scholarship at the University of North Georgia may contact State Senator P.K. Martin for recommendation letters, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post.
The GMS program awards 42 scholarships each year to students who will attend the University of North Georgia and are interested in joining its Corps of Cadets. Each scholarship is worth $70,000 and covers tuition, room and board, uniforms, books and school fees.
Graduates of the university’s Corps of Cadets program receive commissions as second lieutenants in the Georgia Army National Guard.
In addition to a letter of recommendation, scholarship applicants must have a 3.0 high school grade-point average, be accepted to the university and meet the Georgia National Guard’s physical and health standards.
Students must apply for the scholarship by Feb. 1, 2016, and Martin’s office can be contacted by phone at 404-656-3933 or by email at pk@voteforpk.com.
Susan Coppedge, nominated for ambassador-at-large and director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking at the U.S. Department of State, is a native of Dalton, Georgia and was introduced to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Senator Johnny Isakson.
“The Northern District of Georgia is a frequently-used gate post for transporting people from Latin America up the eastern seaboard to New York City and New England. Drug (trafficking), organized crime, human trafficking and other illicit activity occur along this route. Susan Coppedge has been the lead prosecutor for this region and has prosecuted a number of high profile cases, many of which resulted not only in conviction but also in recognition from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for outstanding service,” [said Isakson].
Georgia Power and Energy
The Georgia DNR Board will grant easements to permit construction of a natural gas pipeline in South Georgia.
Georgia Power will lower consumer rates with approval of the Georgia Public Service Commission, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Georgia Power Co. is asking for permission to roll back fuel rates by 11 percent.
If the plan is approved by the state Public Service Commission in December, customers would start seeing the $268 million reduction on their bills in January. The typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of power per month would save $4 on their monthly bill.
Georgia Power officials attributed the reduction primarily to lower natural gas prices driven by increased supplies.
Atlanta Police are investigating a home invasion by criminals posing as Georgia Power employees.
Police said one of the men was wearing a white construction hat, a Georgia Power shirt, carrying a toolbox and was armed with a handgun. They said another man was wearing cargo pants, with a striped polo shirt. The third suspect wasn’t identified.
When they arrived, police said the three men knocked on the door of a fourth floor apartment and told one of the victim’s they had to fix a gas leak. When they opened the door, the suspects forced their way inside. The two victims’ hands were then tied with zip ties, and their mouths were taped shut.
Georgia Power wants to remind customers that if an employee shows up to their home for service, they will have a uniform, they’ll show a badge with their picture and name and they’ll also be in a marked car.
Additionally, I’m pretty sure Georgia Power, an electric utility, doesn’t repair gas leaks. That would be AGL or your local gas provider.
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