Latest Polls

• Many area residents have voice opposition recently over the proposed Townsend Bombing Range expansion in Long County. Do you think the range should be expanded?
• Several area fall festivals are coming up, including Blues & BBQ, Oktoberfest and the Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival. Do you plan to attend any of the events?
• U.S. Rep. Jack Kinston introduced a bill that would allow active duty service members ages 18 and older to drink beer and wine at establishments on military posts. Do you agree with the legislation?
• The labor department reported last week that local and state jobless rates improved slightly. Do you think the end of the recession is near?
• Plans to build a mosque near New York’s Ground Zero have caused national controversy. Do you thinks the mosque should be built?
• Eight Liberty County delegates are preparing for a mission to Hinesville’s sister city in China to recruit business. Do you think the trip is necessary?
• Do you think the new texting-while-driving banwill cut down on distracted driving?
• Do you think saggy pants should be illegal?
• Liberty County public schools are back in session Aug. 5. Have you finished all your back-to-school shopping?
• County commissioners are considering options for providing polycart (trash) service to rural residents. Would you like to have the service?
• NBA star LeBron James recently announced he will play for the Miami Heat. Which team would you have liked James to join?
• Long County currently pays other counties to house prisoners. Do you think it needs a jail of its own?
• Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fell last week to an average of 4.69 percent, the lowest since the mid-1950s. Given the low rates, do you plan to look into refinancing or buying a new home?
• Does the past week’s heat wave seem abnormally early to you?
• Despite the politics of the World Cup being held in South Africa, are you planning to watch any of the soccer matches?
• The NAACP rallied in Hinesville last week to protest allegations of racial profiling by the police departments' Crime Supression Unit. Do you thing racial profiling is a problem in Liberty County?
• Should federal or state prosecutors considering filing criminal charges against those responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: BP, Transocean and or Halliburton?
• The Georgia DOT is seeking $4.5 million to plan a high-speed rail loop through Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Savannah and Macon. Would you use it?
• Georgia joined a lawsuit challenging federal health-care reform. The attorney general won’t represent Georgia because the state lacks a viable claim. Do you agree with with the state's action?
• Georgia’s General Assembly expanded a gun bill that would allow people to carry firearms into airports and other areas. Do you approve of the legislation?
• Has the oil platform explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico changed your mind about whether offshore drilling off the East Coast, including Liberty County?
• The Army has discharged a soldier who threatened others in a rap song protesting his stop loss. The dismissal means Marc Hall won't face court martial. Do you agree with the dismissal?
• Thursday was the deadline to file state and federal tax returns. Did you make the deadline and how did you do?
• A recent EPD study claims a proposed wastewater treatment plant in eastern Liberty County is unlikely to significantly affect the health of the Laurel View River. Should the plant be built?
• Hinesville City Council raised the mayor’s salary from $15,000 to $40,000 and council members' from $7,500 to $20,000 starting in 2012. Do you agree with the vote?