Supreme court decision ends prosecutor’s participation in election case against Trump

The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday shut the door on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ election interference case against Donald Trump and his supporters.The high court, in a 4-3 vote, declined to consider Willis’ appeal after the Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified her from...

Kemp publicly backs Dooley for U.S. Senate

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp threw his full support behind football coach Derek Dooley on Saturday, saying he believes the son of legendary Bulldogs coach Vince Dooley can unseat Democrat Jon Ossoff from the U.S. Senate next year.“I am proud to endorse Derek Dooley, for United States Senate,” the...

Sheriff Sills considers impact of immigration

The Eatonton Messenger sat down with Putnam County Sheriff Howard R. Sills to find out how or if he anticipates his office will be affected by President Donald Trump’s proclamation to close the southern border and deport undocumented residents who reside in or pass through Putnam County.“We’ve got...

Fulton grand jury hands former president fourth indictment

A Fulton County grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump Monday night, charging the Republican with trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia that saw Joe Biden become the first Democrat to carry the Peach State since 1992.

Yarbrough: Biden or Trump; not much choice at all

A recent poll from the Associated Press and the University of Chicago’s NORC research center found that 70 percent of Americans, including 44 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of independents, do not want Donald Trump to run for president in 2024.