The Current: In-Depth Journalism for Coastal Georgia
5 days ago · SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTERS. Five notes each week bring you timely, in-depth environment notes, politics updates and public safety news. Plus, there’s a list of public meetings for your county and city and a Sunday roundup of news and ideas to help make our communities stronger.
Three measures on Georgia's ballot, what they mean - The Current
Oct 11, 2024 · Georgia residents can vote for or against three state measures related to taxation on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election next month. If passed, Georgia Amendment 1 would allow local governments to offer a statewide homestead exemption to ad valorem taxes, or taxes based on the assessed value of a piece of property.
5 things: What to know about Georgia’s new election measures
Oct 7, 2024 · During the last three months, the members of Georgia’s Republican-led State Election Board have approved a contentious set of measures that may challenge decades of legal precedent.. For a battleground state already awash in election integrity misinformation, the decisions have alarmed citizens and election administrators alike.
Camden Sheriff Race Heats Up - The Current
Jan 11, 2024 · Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor will run to keep his seat in 2024 after a damaging year of alleged deputy misconduct in traffic stops, jailhouse beatings of inmates, and sky-high insurance costs from lawsuits and replacing wrecked deputy cruisers.. Proctor, who wrote on Facebook he is running as an independent, has some accomplishments to lean on from his past term, including his successful ...
Hurricane Milton: Updates - The Current
Oct 6, 2024 · Scroll down for your county. This page will collect storm info, closings, preparation updates from Coastal Georgia counties due to Hurricane Milton.
Who We Are - The Current
The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, independent news organization which provides in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.. We believe that journalism is a public service and a key pillar of a healthy democracy by holding the powerful to account, illuminating public threats and building a better society built on trustworthy facts.
Our Staff - The Current
MARY LANDERS. Mary Landers covers Coastal Georgia’s environment for The Current, a topic she covered for nearly 24 years at the Savannah Morning News, where she began and ended her time there writing about health, including most recently focusing on the pandemic. She’s adept at telling the stories of everyone from jellyfish fishers to pipeline protesters.
7 dead, 8 injured after Sapelo dock collapse - The Current
Oct 19, 2024 · At least seven people died and several others were seriously injured after an aluminum gangway collapsed at the Sapelo Island Ferry dock at the end of what was supposed to be a joyous day celebrating Georgia’s Gullah Geechee community.
McIntosh County, Darien election results - The Current
Nov 7, 2023 · McIntosh County voters gave the 1-cent Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax another 5-year run. Turnout for the vote was 13.72%. To renew a 1% Sales Tax for Educational Purposes
New Georgia data: There are more of us, we’re getting older
Jul 5, 2022 · New population estimates out last week include information on age, race, and ethnicity in American counties and cities for the period up to July 2021. Like the rest of the country, Georgia is aging ever-so-slightly, Kristie Wilder, demographer in the Census Bureau’s population division, said.