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#1. Black residents in Coastal Georgia who are descendants of the ________________ people have filed suit this week seeking to halt a new zoning law that they say will raise taxes and force them to sell their homes.
It’s Gullah Geechee.
The civil lawsuit was filed in McIntosh County Superior Court a month after elected county commissioners voted to double the size of houses allowed in Hogg Hummock, where a few dozen people live in modest homes along dirt roads on largely unspoiled Sapelo Island. Black residents fear larger homes in the community will lead to property tax increases that they won’t be able to afford.
#2. Due to climate, Pecan farmers in Georgia anticipate a decline in cropping season production compared to previous years. This is a disappointment for many, especially considering last year’s total surpassed _______ million pounds.
It’s 125 million.
Some South Georgia pecan growers lost whole orchards to Hurricane Idalia’s strong winds. UGA horticulturalist Lenny Wells said the storm likely took around 10 to 15 million pounds from this year’s crop.
#3. On Thursday, this Georgia political figure pleaded guilty to charges related to efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia.
It’s Sidney Powell.
Originally indicted on seven felony counts, including charges of racketeering, computer trespass and conspiracy to defraud the state, Powell ultimately pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties.
Powell will be required to serve six years probation, pay a $6,000 fine and write a letter of apology to the people of Georgia. She will also be ordered to pay $2,700 in restitution to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office to offset the cost of replacing the breached voting equipment.
#4. Amber Johnston is the founder of Heritage Homeschoolers, a nonprofit organization created to support __________ interested in homeschooling their children.
It’s Black families.
Johnston said they have seen an increased commitment to homeschooling for the long haul among Black families as districts and states have increasingly narrowed and manipulated what can be taught.
#5. Currently, in Georgia, medical cannabis products are sold in seven dispensaries, which are run by Georgia’s two in-state producers, _________ and Trulieve.
It’s Botanical Sciences.
The sales of medical cannabis products in independent pharmacies in Georgia could begin by the end of the month, potentially creating a significant expansion in access and making Georgia the first state in the nation to allow it.
