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Beachy readies for first rehab start with Gwinnett
Email ATLANTA -- Brandon Beachy will move closer to a return to Atlanta's rotation Sunday, when he is scheduled to start for Triple-A Gwinnett. It will be the first official Minor League rehab start for the right-hander, who underwent Tommy John surgery last June. Beachy was pleased with the way he felt during a two pain-free innings of an extended spring training game Tuesday in Lake ...
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Whale Branch Middle School honors student with oyster reef
A school that has seen generations of Metterites closed classes for the last time Friday. The building dates back to segregation. Three current schools will close and consolidate into one state-of-the-art ...
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Crowd led by priests attacks gay-rights marchers in Georgia
A throng of thousands led by priests in black robes surged through police cordons in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, on Friday and attacked a group of about 50 gay rights demonstrators.Carrying banners reading "No to mental genocide" and "No to gays," the masses of mostly young men began by hurling rocks and eggs at the gay rights ...
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Ky. veteran killed in Afghanistan blast
FORT THOMAS, Ky. - A Kentucky veteran who was working as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan has died in an explosion in Kabul that killed at least 15 people including six Americans.The father of Michael Robert Bradford, 26, of Fort Thomas and Augusta, Ga., said his son was smart, good in different sports and about to become a father.Gary "Moose" Bradford, also of Fort Thomas, told ...
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1000-mile motorcycle ride to benefit Shriners Hospital
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - It's time to hit the road. WTOC's Sonny Dixon will be joining 20 other riders - with the Iron Knights of Alee Shrine - on 1,000-mile journey - starting at 4 a.m. They're headed to Tampa via Macon - to deliver thousands of dollars in thoughtful donations to the Shriners Hospital for children in Tampa. They'll then loop south before heading home and ...
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Beaufort Co. close to approving traffic light in Okatie
A school that has seen generations of Metterites closed classes for the last time Friday. The building dates back to segregation. Three current schools will close and consolidate into one state-of-the-art ...
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Boy Scouts to vote on admitting gay members
ATLANTA -- They were a few dozen parents and scouts out of the 34,000 represented by the 17 counties of the Atlanta Area Council. But they were adamant that the Boy Scouts could be on the verge of a crippling mistake-allowing local groups to admit gays. Several troop leaders said they would have to disband. "We don't see how we can be part of a national organization that refuses to ...
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Atlanta city employees to erect billboard protesting pay
ATLANTA -- Starting next week, drivers on the Downtown Connector will be greeted by a new billboard, thanks to a group of frustrated Atlanta city employees. More than 50 Atlanta police officers, firefighters and other city workers have chipped in to purchase the digital billboard, the latest step in a months-long campaign for increased pay. According to organizers, the sign, modeled after a ...
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Gay Rights Rally Is Attacked in Georgia
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APNewsBreak OSHA rules for Kansas whistleblower
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- An engineer fired for reporting unsafe conditions created by a contractor at a Kansas nuclear power plant says he was just being ...
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Arkansas police recover 2-year-old Georgia girl
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas State Police say a 2-year-old girl who was reported kidnapped in Georgia has been recovered by a trooper in West ...
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Bank holds flag retirement ceremony
Two troops of Boy Scouts, police officers from the Third Precinct, fireman and Mighty Eighth Airmen veterans participated in a full color guard flag raising and retirement ...
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Police seek missing Alzheimers patient
Two troops of Boy Scouts, police officers from the Third Precinct, fireman and Mighty Eighth Airmen veterans participated in a full color guard flag raising and retirement ...
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Tims Take Bacon Park Golf Course
You don't have to be a course architect to see there are issues with Bacon Park Golf Course. Its tees, greens and fairways are the local face of industry-wide struggles in ...
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Car slams into guard rail on Truman Parkway
Two troops of Boy Scouts, police officers from the Third Precinct, fireman and Mighty Eighth Airmen veterans participated in a full color guard flag raising and retirement ...
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ECSO Boy hit by car while walking to bus stop on Hwy 30
Two troops of Boy Scouts, police officers from the Third Precinct, fireman and Mighty Eighth Airmen veterans participated in a full color guard flag raising and retirement ...
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Beaufort County Officer of the Year named
METTER, GA (WTOC) - Volunteers with the Candler County Soup Kitchen handed out 100 bag lunches in a side lot off Vertia Street. In addition, a health nurse offered blood pressure screenings and ...
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Deputies NC woman set fire to church cross
HENDERSONVILLE, NC (FOX Carolina) - A western North Carolina woman is accused of setting fire to a cross attached to a Henderson County church on Thursday.Henderson County deputies said they found a cloth draped across the arms of a wooden cross was set on fire, charring the wooden cross some of the brick building and vinyl eave of Life Spring Wesleyan Church on Etowah Center Drive in ...
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Ga. man charged in kidnapping hoax
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - Police say a suburban Atlanta man faked his owned kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a college English course.John's Creek spokesman Doug Nurse says 19-year-old Aftab Aslam surrendered to police Thursday after making up a story about being kidnapped on April 27. Nurse says Aslam left home because he didn't want to tell his parents he was failing a ...
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Falcons sign DEs Goodman Maponga 2 more picks
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - The Atlanta Falcons have signed four NFL draft picks, including defensive ends Malliciah Goodman and Stansly Maponga.The Falcons also announced Friday they have signed safeties Kemal Ishmael and Zeke Motta. The terms of the deals were not disclosed.Goodman, from Clemson, was the first of Atlanta's two fourth-round draft picks last month. He had 12 career sacks at ...
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Atlanta Hawks Coaching Carousel Potential Targets
After six consecutive playoff appearances without a conference finals appearance, Atlanta has become frustrated with their mediocre success. They've been good enough over these past few seasons to garner some respect around ...
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Thieves target highway drain grates for quick cash
ATLANTA -- It's a story that has you saying "you're kidding me?" But we're not. The Georgia's Department of Transportation says in the last 5 years more than $500,000 worth of highway grates have been stolen. In the last 2 months, more than 600 grates have been taken. Each one weighs from 200 to 300 pounds. It's a costly epidemic on the Interstates across ...
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Intruder dies after scuffle with mother and teen
NW ATLANTA - A mother and her 16-year-old son fought off an intruder who died after a scuffle at a NW Atlanta home. Shevorney Lynch says the man who fathered three of her children made threatening phone calls before kicking in the door of her house on Martin Luther King Drive. "He said he was going to come do bad things to me," said Lynch. "Beat me up." 16-year-old Andre ...
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Help Desk Atlantas go-to events for your entertainment this weekend
Get ready for an exciting weekend in Atlanta filled with music, bike riding and culture. The Help Desk has the go-to events for your entertainment this ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 17
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Stand fast Atlanta, but dont be selfish
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, therefore it is the leader of the state, and the actions and decisions of city leaders will influence the stability, or lack thereof, of the state. It is a substantial responsibility and one that should not be taken lightly. Atlanta must weather the current recession in a manner helpful to the wider region as well as itself.
Atlanta is one of the fastest growing cities in the US. It is the beating heart of Georgia, and one of the main centers for economic activity with the head quarters of several major companies located in its CBD, including Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, and AT&T. Just behind Chicago and Minneapolis, it has one of the highest concentrations of Fortune 500 companies located within the greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Read more
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