State Representative Jon Burns (R-District 159), of Newington, Georgia in Effingham County, is not new to the State House.

By the late 1970s, the famed nearly 50-foot tall Cyclorama painting of the Battle of Atlanta during the Civil War was moldy, wet, and rotting in places and making its way toward a landfill somewhere.

New Year's Eve, 1981 was probably the coldest sporting event and evening of my life, in 50-yard line seats, in the very top row of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Few industries took more of a beating from this easing pandemic than tourism and travel.

As we wave farewell or at least say ‘see ya next time,’ to this pandemic, and soon after 2022, I note that both took from me my mother, as well as several irreplaceable and close friends.

As of this month, DeKalb County, Georgia is celebrating its Bicentennial year and the anniversary of its founding.

As of this writing, Runoff Election Day is just ahead.

As we finally emerge from this pandemic, folks are traveling and having holiday events again.