The National Rifle Association has elected Doug Hamlin as its executive vice president and CEO. Hamlin, who recently served as director of NRA publications, replaces Wayne LaPierre. The former CEO resigned earlier this year just before a trial on charges he wrongly used millions of dollars of the organization's money to pay for an extravagant lifestyle.
On the Tuesday, May 21 edition of Georgia Today: Voters in Georgia are headed to the polls on this primary day; a former Georgia congressman has been elected president of the National Rifle Association; and new affordable housing options are in the works in Macon.
The Georgia Ports Authority says a surge of auto imports rerouted from Baltimore led to its busiest month ever for car and truck shipments. The Georgia agency's chief executive said Tuesday that the Port of Brunswick saw more than 80,000 automobiles and heavy machinery units move across its docks in April.
Twelfth grade student Grayson Jones has been named the winner of the 11th annual Poet Laureate’s Prize. The prize is awarded for an original poem written by a Georgia high school student.
President William Ruto and first lady Rachel Ruto of the Republic of Kenya met with leaders at the Carter Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta Monday before convening with other city officials and heading to Washington, D.C., where the East African leader is scheduled for talks with President Joe Biden.
The Medical Association of Georgia says help is on the way for physicians in Georgia who are still dealing with the strains of workplace challenges in the wake of the pandemic.
Macon-Bibb County’s elections supervisor is warning voters to do a little homework before heading to the polls to make sure they receive the correct ballot and vote for the right candidates.
A media personality who co-founded a conservative political action committee has been appointed to a seat on the Georgia State Election Board. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, a Republican, on Friday announced the appointment of Janelle King to the board, effective immediately.
Officials at Georgia's Kennesaw State University say a student was killed in a weekend shooting outside a residence complex on campus. The campus was briefly locked down after the Saturday afternoon shooting.
Braves second baseman David Fletcher also placed bets with former Shohei Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara’s illegal bookmaker, according to a report from ESPN’s Tisha Thompson.
Georgia Republicans have elected to the Republican National Committee a conservative activist who helped organize the pro-Donald Trump rally on Jan. 6, 2021. Delegates to the Georgia Republican Party State Convention elected Amy Kremer to one of two RNC positions Saturday, unseating incumbent Ginger Howard.