Last week news broke that an ethics investigation into some $630,000 of missing campaign cash belonging to former state Sen. Don Balfour was being dismissed due to a loophole that said too much time had passed since he left office in 2015. Not so fast, said Jake Evans, chairman of the state ethics commission, who this week made the motion to reject that dismissal, reopening an ethics investigation into hundreds of thousands of campaign dollars that by law must be accounted for – leftover money must be returned to donors or donated to other campaigns or non-profits. Now Balfour’s campaign account sits empty, but with no record of where the money went, observers are calling foul play. More to come on this story as it continues to DRIFT…
Garland Pinholster, RIP
Few basketball coaches have made a bigger impact than Garland Pinholster – but then again, he was much more than just a coach. The legendary former Oglethorpe University basketball coach passed away peacefully Sunday at his home in Ball Ground, Georgia,...Dr. Timothy Coolong on Growing Industrial Hemp in Georgia
An entire new agricultural industry springing up essentially overnight, predictably, comes with quite a few hoops to jump through. That’s what farmers and industry workers have had to deal with following the legalization of the growing of industrial hemp...Georgia town honored
Evans, Georgia, in Columbia County just outside Augusta, was named recently the best place to live in the U.S. Money Magazine gave the town high marks for its affordable cost of living, family friendly amenities, and high quality schools. Evans’ secret is out...Polls tighten, Trump heads to ATL
A UGA poll for the AJC released this week shows President Donald Trump in a statistical tie with challenger Joe Biden, as well as a pair of close Senate races. Republicans have taken note, and are bringing in the biggest of big guns on Friday – a visit from...
