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.

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

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…