Lt. Gov. Jones: ‘Chancellor Perdue’s decades of public service are truly commendable’

ByPeach Tree TimesNov 14, 20250 comments101 views

Burt Jones, the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, announced on X that Chancellor Sonny Perdue’s induction into the National Agriculture Hall of Fame highlights his extensive service to Georgia’s leading industry.



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Rep. Bill Yearta named chair of Georgia House appropriations subcommittee

ByPeach Tree TimesNov 14, 20251 min read

State Representative Bill Yearta (R-Sylvester) has been appointed as chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government.


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Speaker Jon Burns appoints Rep. Chas Cannon to appropriations committee

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns has appointed State Representative Chas Cannon to the House Appropriations Committee.
Jon G. Burns, Georgia State Representative from 159th District - Official U.S. House headshot

Rep. Carl Gilliard to host international trade press conference in Savannah

State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah) is set to hold a press conference at the Eighth Annual Georgia International Conference on Trade and Commerce.
Margarita Devlin, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Georgia receives $560.4 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q3

The VA issued 1,577 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Georgia during the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Two plead guilty in scheme with ex-Facebook manager who stole millions

ByPeach Tree TimesNov 13, 20253 min read

Brice E. Anderson and Terrance Lockett have admitted to conspiring with Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a former diversity program manager at Facebook, in a scheme that defrauded the company through fake vendors, fictitious invoices, and cash kickbacks….


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Senate study committee schedules fourth hearing on school absenteeism

The Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools will hold its fourth hearing on November 20, 2025, at noon.
Theodore S. Hertzberg United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia - Department of Justice

Inmate receives extra prison time for assaulting correctional officer

Fabian Taylor, Jr., an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Atlanta, has received an additional prison sentence after headbutting a federal correctional officer.
Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia - Official Website

Trey Bennett appointed executive director of Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

Governor Brian P. Kemp has announced that Trey Bennett will become the new Executive Director of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA), effective November 16.

Bibb County man receives 25-year sentence for firearms charges linked to homicide

ByPeach Tree TimesNov 13, 20253 min read

Sterling Breynard Bell has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for firearms offenses related to the 2016 murder of Kendra Roberts near Macon, Georgia.


Jon G. Burns, Georgia State Representative from 159th District - Official U.S. House headshot

Beth Camp named chair of Georgia House Judiciary Juvenile Committee

State Representative Beth Camp (R-Concord) has been appointed as chair of the House Committee on Judiciary Juvenile, according to an announcement from House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington). Rep. Camp expressed her appreciation for the new role,...
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FOIA request sent to East Point Police Department regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025

FOIA Request to East Point Police Department regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025.
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FOIA request sent to Dekalb County Police Department regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025

FOIA Request to Dekalb County Police Department-Tucker Precinct regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025.

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