Poll: Jones and Bottoms Frontrunners

A crowded race for governor awaits voters in the coming year, with a poll finding the early frontrunners are Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

The Republican field to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Brian Kemp includes Jones, state Attorney General Chris Carr, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Atlanta businessman Clark Dean, Ken Yasger, and Leland Olinger.

The Democratic field includes Bottoms, state Sen. Jason Esteves, and former DeKalb County administrator Michael Thurmond. Other Democratic candidates are minister Olu Brown, state Rep. Ruwa Romman, former lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan, and state Rep. Derrick Jackson.

In August, President Trump endorsed Jones, who received another boost this month when the state ethics commission sided with him over Carr on a campaign financing issue. Bottoms begins the race as the best-known of the Democratic candidates.

Cathedral Spires Restored

After nearly a year of intricate repairs, the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah completed the restoration of its 128-year-old twin spires.

Church leaders marked the project’s end with ringing bells and a blessing.

The cathedral’s most significant restoration project in more than a century involved crews replacing rusted steel, fixing structural cracks, and making other improvements.

“Our work is mainly invisible to the public,” project site superintendent Jeff Wigger said of the restoration, performed mostly in rooms at various levels inside the spires.

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➤ Region: The Atlantic hurricane season ends today, the first in a decade without a hurricane hitting the U.S. “This reprieve is welcome after recent catastrophic hurricane strikes like Helene and Milton last year,” AccuWeather chief meteorologist Jonathan Porter said. (More)

➤ Rome: The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will perform at the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show on April 3-4. (Details)

➤ Statewide: From organizing food drives to preparing ready-to-heat meal bags, youth around the state are taking the lead on projects to assist those in need. (More)

➤ Augusta: Augusta Animal Services hosted a Home for the Holidays adoption event, offering $20 puppy and kitten adoptions to find loving homes for pets. (More)

➤ Statewide: Law enforcement agencies launched a Click It or Ticket campaign to enforce seat belt laws during the busy holiday travel period. (More)

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