Rep. Mitchell Horner Appointed by Speaker Burns to Serve on Fiscal Affairs and Government Operations Committee of CSG South

ATLANTA – State Representative Mitchell Horner (R-Ringgold) was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the Fiscal Affairs and Government Operations Committee of the Council of State Governments Southern Office (CSG South) for a two-year term ending December 31, 2027. 

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EDITORIAL: Rep. Eric Bell: A Christian Banned from the Holy Land but Not from the Faith

By State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) 

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There are moments in a Christian’s life when the pages of the Bible stop feeling like ancient stories and begin to feel like living memory. The first time I set foot in the Holy Land, that is exactly what happened to me. Walking through Bethlehem, I thought about the humble manger where Jesus entered the world. In Nazareth, I reflected on the quiet town where the son of God grew up. And in Jerusalem, every stone seemed to echo the stories I learned as a child sitting in church pews. As a boy, those places were sacred names spoken during Sunday sermons. As a man standing there, they became something deeper—a living testimony to the faith that shaped my life.

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Rep. Bethany Ballard Appointed by Speaker Burns to Serve on the Education Committee of CSG South

ATLANTA – State Representative Bethany Ballard (R-Warner Robins) was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the Education Committee of the Council of State Governments Southern Office (CSG South) for a two-year term ending December 31, 2027. 

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