Wednesday 10th March, 2010
Sales Tax Holidays Threatened By Budget Crisis
News 11ATLANTA - For the past nine years many Georgians have enjoyed a three-day sales tax holiday each August to buy back-to-school supplies and clothing. Many also paid less for energy saving appliances a...
Andrew Young School Dean Says He Was Asked To Resign
Atlanta Business ChronicleGeorgia State University . The school’s new dean, Bart Hildreth, resigned abruptly, claiming he was asked to step down because he challenged a plan to end the school’s independence. And p...
Vaccine Researcher Flees With $2m
News 11ATLANTA -- A Danish scientist who was a lead researcher in two studies that purport to show that mercury used in vaccines do not cause autism is believed to have used forged documents to steal $2 mill...
Former Speaker Murphy Honored With Capitol Portrait
News 11ATLANTA - Perhaps former Speaker Thomas B. Murphy would have appreciated the irony as he was honored by the Republican-controlled Georgia House of Representatives on Wednesday. That's because the die...
Group Asks Archdiocese To Reach Out To Sexual Abuse Victims
News 11Archdiocese of Atlanta to reach out to area Catholics who may be the victims of sexual abuse. In February, Father Robert Poandl was indicted on charges of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in West Vi...
Pickens Co. Hs Teacher Arrested On Sexual Assault Charges
News 11JASPER, Ga. (AP) -- A 33-year-old Pickens County High School teacher has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a male student. Pickens County Sheriff's Office have charged Laura Dene Lyles ...
Atlanta Employment Outlook Among Weakest
News 11(ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE) -- Metro Atlanta employers plan to add staff at a "reserved" pace in the second quarter, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey published March 9. The repo...
Appeals Panel Upholds Conviction Of Art Thief
Examiner - Atlanta11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that there was "absolutely no error" in the conviction of Bernard Jean Ternus.Ternus was sentenced to a 62-month sentence in September 2008 by a federal j...
Regents Ok Audit Of Employees' Health Insurance
Examiner - AtlantaTom Scheer , associate vice chancellor for life and health benefits, says this is first systemwide audit of the dependents that workers claim on their insurance. Scheer says that he expects to drop 5 ...
Envoy Makes Pitch for Northern Ireland
Global Atlantain the United States. "Every time I return there, I see unbelievable potential." Mr. Kelly praised the recently approved Hillsborough agreement that will allow Northern Ireland, which is par...
Youth art on display
Cordele DispatchCORDELE — In observance of Youth Art Month (YAM) which is celebrated every March, a display of Crisp County High School art is on exhibit at the Cordele Carnegie Library throughout the month.
Dunnavant, Perry show champs
Cordele DispatchCORDELE — After all the oinks faded and the dust settled on the J.W. Mann Show Barn Wednesday, Hanna Dunnavant’s hog was named the 2010 Market Hog Show grand champion.
Postal boss says “no” to 3-day delivery
Atlanta Business ChronicleU.S. Postal Service Postmaster General John Potter said he is not willing to consider a consultant’s recommendation to cut mail delivery to three days a week. “I think that would negative...
AG: Ga. must hand over $18 million to local govts
Examiner - AtlantaGeorgia 's top lawyer says the state must hand over $18 million in disputed sales tax revenue to local governments in the midst of a crippling state budget crunch.The opinion from
Ga. House, Senate OK water conservation bills
Examiner - AtlantaIdentical water conservation bills cleared both chambers of the state Legislature on Wednesday, an overture designed to help the state in negotiating a deal with
Senator proposes cutting 19 superior court judges
Examiner - AtlantaSen. Mitch Seabaugh is proposing cutting 19 superior court judges - a move he says could save the state up to $14 million.Seabaugh says S.B. 485 would reduce the number of superior court judges from 2...
Thrashers recall 48-year-old Chris Chelios
Examiner - Atlanta(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)FILE - This March 17, 2009, file photo shows Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios shootinG during warmups against the Philadelphia Flyers in an NHL hockey game in Det...
Ga. judge bans release of photos of slain hiker
Examiner - AtlantaHustler Magazine would cause "irreparable harm."Authorities had already announced they would refuse the porn publication's request for photos of the 24-year-old, whose decapitated body was found in Ja...
Atlanta Unemployment Jumps to 10.8 Percent
News 11ATLANTA (Atlanta Business Chronicle/AP) -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate was a whopping 10.8 percent in January, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. That's up from a revised 10.1 percen...
Hustler Denied Access To Murdered Hiker's Photos
News 11ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia judge barred state authorities from releasing the crime scene and autopsy photos of a University of Georgia graduate who was slain while hiking. DeKalb County Superior Cour...
Carl Edwards team owner Jack Roush satisfied with penalty for wreck at Atlanta
ESPNRusty Wallace and Terry Blount debate over the punishment handed down to Carl Edwards CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driv...
Speedway Motorsports tumbles in '09
Atlanta Business Chronicle, owner of Atlanta Motor Speedway, skidded into a loss in 2009. The Concord, N.C.-based company (NYSE: TRK) posted a net loss of $10.3 million and a loss 24 cents a share, down from net income of $80...
Panera to post calorie counts
Atlanta Business Chronicle. said Wednesday that it will post calorie information on menu boards at all company-owned Panera Bread bakery-cafes by April, and expects franchised locations to follow suit by the end of the year. ...
Target launches mobile coupons
Atlanta Business Chronicle, which has 56 stores in Georgia, now is offering coupons that customers can access on their mobile phones, then redeem by scanning a barcode on the phone at checkout. Minneapolis-based Target, which...
Airline fliers’ biggest gripes? Fees and leg room
Atlanta Business ChronicleFees charged by airlines and the lack of leg room on airplanes are two of air travelers’ biggest complaints about flying, according to a new study.
PAB Bankshares eyes stock sale
Atlanta Business Chronicleplans to sell five of its branches , will look to a common stock offering worth up to $85 million to boost capital. The Valdosta, Ga.-based parent of The
Senator proposes cutting 19 superior court judges
Examiner - AtlantaSen. Mitch Seabaugh is proposing cutting 19 superior court judges - a move he says could save the state up to $14 million.Seabaugh says S.B. 485 would reduce the number of superior court judges from 2...
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