Early conversations about who would fill former Columbus Councilor Judy Thomas’ seat prior to her resignation would have violated Georgia’s Open Meetings Act, said Mayor Teresa Tomlinson.

President Trump is vowing to “lead the charge” to unseat Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), who has said he will not support the GOP’s short-term government funding bill ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline. Trump began a Truth Social post late Monday night by thanking the House Freedom Caucus for backing the stopgap funding package and…

In a move that came hours after Judy Thomas’ resignation, a majority of the City Council voted to put John Anker onto the 10 member body. It was a divisive vote which saw Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson and several other councilors try to put off a decision for at least two