Georgia — one of the original thirteen colonies and, long before that, home to Indigenous nations including the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee and the Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe — has been shaped by a complex and consequential past. The state’s history spans the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and a political lineage that includes 83 official governors. Republicans have held the governor’s office for many years, with Roy Barnes serving as the most recent Democratic g

CANTON — Four Republican candidates looking to become the next governor of Georgia took part in a forum Thursday, meeting and answering questions from the public. The Cherokee County Republican Women, in partnership with the Cherokee Young Republicans and the Allatoona Young Republicans, hosted the Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Forum Thursday at the historic Cherokee County Courthouse in downtown Canton. Close to 40 people were in attendance. Attorney General Chris Carr,

The last time Clark Dean ran for office, he was in high school where fellow students elected him president of the student government. “I did win, and we had a great year,” Dean said. Dean, founder of Transwestern’s Transaction Sciences Group, is setting his sights high for his first public election outside of a school setting as he is one of several Republicans seeking the state’s top executive post. “I believe Georgians deserve a candidate that’s about service above self and