Tag: President
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Jerry Wayne Stringer
Mr. Jerry Wayne Stringer, age 78, of Rockmart, GA passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, May 14, 2025, surrounded by his immediate family and his church family. Jerry was born in Rockmart on December 27, 1946, son of the late Floyd L. Stringer and Annie Lou Estes Stringer. He had lived all his life in…
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Joel “Joe” Irwin Edge
Joel “Joe” Irwin Edge, a beloved father, brother, Papa, and friend, passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer. He was a man who loved his family deeply, embraced adventure, and always made time for those he cared about. Joe was born on January 10th, 1949, to Anne Irwin Edge and John Walter Edge.…
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No survivors found after plane, military helicopter collide Thursday night in DC
Rescue operations overnight shifted to search and recovery as thus far no survivors have been found after a plane coming in for landing at Reagan National Airport in the Washington, D.C. area collided with a military helicopter and fell to a crash into the Potomac River. The American Airlines commuter flight from Wichita, Kansas had…
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Reversing course, President Trump rescinds order on grant and loan pause
Local leadership can breathe a temporary sigh of relief after the Executive Order pausing federal grant and loan distributions was pulled back by President Donald Trump by midweek. The order was announced on Monday night, and by Tuesday officials on every level across the country who have dealings with federal grant and loan programs to…
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UPDATE: Cities, county evaluating grant and loan suspension by President Trump; Fed Judge blocks order
UPDATE: An update on this item came in late this evening as the Executive Order from President Donald Trump on freezing federal grants and loans is now in the courts. Just minutes before the order was set to go into effect at 5 p.m. this evening, U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the funding…
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(FILE) President Donald Trump took the oath of office on January 20, 2017. He takes the oath for a second term in office as the 47th president on Jan. 20, 2025. INAUGURATION DAY
President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the oath of office at 12 p.m., becoming the 47th President to serve in a second term in office. The above footage is provided C-SPAN.
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VOTE 2024: Polk count all completed, Trump wins countywide Presidential race
There’s still plenty more votes to be counted (and even a few more to be cast) across the country tonight as polling places remain open on the West Coast and elections officials are hard at work counting up the ballots. Here in Polk County, that work is completely done. County officials finished up all of…
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VOTE 2024: Tracking the Presidential Results
The polls are closed, and the ballots are being counted for early voting, absentee mail-in and today’s round at the polls for Paulding County’s 2024 General Election. Polls closed at 7 p.m., and here are some preliminary results so far including those on the local, state and national level. PRESIDENTIAL RACE DEMOCRATIC PARTY KAMALA HARRIS…
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VOTE 2024: Tracking the Presidential race
The ballots are cast, the decisions are made. Now it’s just a matter of counting the ballots and posting the results of a race that has been ongoing for years. The Presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is coming to an end as Election Day concluded at 7 p.m.…
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VOTE 2024: CAST YOUR BALLOT TODAY
The time has come and the deadline is 7 p.m. EST to get to one of seven polling places in Polk County and cast your vote for President, the Congressional Race in the 14th District, and statewide ballot questions put forth by the legislature to the electorate. Check out information you’ll need for precinct locations…