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STOCKBRIDGE — City Manager Randy Knighton outlined a proposal to create a “quiet zone” at the Norfolk Southern railroad crossing on Love Street and close the railroad crossing on Nolan Street at virtual town hall meeting Thursday. In what will likely be the first of several town hall meetings on the future of the downtown area, Knighton said the plans are an outgrowth of the city’s work with the University of Georgia’s Downtown Renaissance Partnership, which helps cities redevelop their downtown areas. With the city’s new amphitheater set to open soon and a new c...

Sen. John Barrasso again called on President Joe Biden to revoke Tracy Stone-Manning's nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management on Friday.

ADVERTISEMENT Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recommended fully restoring protections to three national monuments that former President Trump She reportedly recommended the changes to the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in Utah, as well as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the coast of Massachusetts.  Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears, designated by former President Obama, by about 85 percent, and Grand Staircase-Escalante, designated by former President Clinton, by nearly half.  He also decided to allow commercial fishing in the marine mo...

Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming said Friday he would oppose President Biden's nominee to head the Bureau of Land Management over her early ties to "eco-terrorists," referring to her stint with the radical environmental group Earth First!

STOCKBRIDGE — City Councilman John Blount will host his Annual National Day of Prayer Initiative on Thursday, May 6, 6:30 p.m. This year’s initiative will be virtual and streamed on Facebook Live at @StockbridgeCityHall. Blount’s annual event focuses on unity through prayer. He extends an invitation to all members of the community to join him as he focuses on building and maintaining genuine community unity now and in the future. “COVID-19 has truly impacted our communities, and now is the time to pull together through prayer,” said Blount. “Many people have expe...