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Gainesville's Doug Collins transforms from firebrand congressman to VA chief
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Doug Collins, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, testifies during his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images/TNS)
Greg Bluestein
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Updated: Feb 11, 2025, 9:02 PM
Published: Feb 11, 2025, 8:57 PM
As former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins tells it, his appointment to Donald Trump’s Cabinet wasn’t a thunderclap moment that “fell from the sky.” Instead, it was the culmination of months of discussions that crystallized after the president’s victory.
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Latest on Mulberry as the city continues to wrangle with Gwinnett County
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New city Mulberry is in Gwinnett, but it borders much of South Hall, such as on Thompson Mill Road at Duncans Lake Drive Northeast. - photo by Jeff Gill
Tribune News Service
Published: Mar 17, 2025, 11:12 AM
Bills that would annex Gwinnett County land into the city of Mulberry and force the county to pay for certain costs are awaiting Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature.
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