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Tax hike proposed for Beaufort County
Beaufort Sheriff's Office Drug Investigators have arrested Bernie Smithson Graves, 36, of Lady's Island, on drug charges in relation to arrests that took place on May ...
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NWS OK tornado was top-of-the-scale
Rescuers worked all night at Plaza Towers Elementary, where they hope survivors can still be found alive after a deadly tornado destroyed the school. (Source: ...
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ACC looks to end 5-decade CWS title drought
DURHAM, N.C. - This might be the Atlantic Coast Conference's best chance to finally end its long title drought at the College World Series.The league hasn't produced a national champion since Wake Forest in 1955.This season four ACC teams came to Durham for the league tournament that begins Wednesday with legitimate shots at one of the top-eight national seeds in next week's NCAA ...
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Deal weighs in on atheist materials being donated
ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal says he believes in the right of atheist groups to donate literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks just as Bibles are allowed.Deal said Tuesday "if somebody doesn't want to read the Gideon Bibles, they don't have to take it out of the drawer. If there is some atheist literature, they don't have to read it."He added ...
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Sheriffs officials find 3 dead bodies in woods
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Authorities in Richmond County say three bodies have been recovered in a wooded area in Hephzibah.Officials say the bodies of two unidentified black men and an unidentified black woman were found Tuesday. The causes and circumstances that lead to their deaths was not immediately clear, and information on how long the bodies may have been in the woods was not immediately ...
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Handel Perdue join Senate race
Two more candidates emerged for Georgia's open Senate seat this weekend, in the wake of the Georgia Republican Party's state convention held in Athens, ...
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Authorities on the scene of school bus accident in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- Authorities are on the scene of a school bus accident on Highway 314 in Fayetteville. According to preliminary reports, the school bus was involved in an accident as a secondary party. The bus was not directly involved in the accident. No injuries have been ...
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Georgia sends supplies volunteers prayers to Oklahoma
ALPHARETTA, Ga-The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is among the organizations in metro Atlanta sending volunteers and supplies to tornado ravaged Oklahoma. A half dozen disaster specialists with the Southern Baptist's North American Mission Board are either in Oklahoma or on their way. Volunteers spent the day loading a truck with bottled water, tarps, and Bibles. "It just as well ...
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Rapper Chief Keef Arrested In Georgia Hotel After Staff Smells Marijuana
DUNWOODY, Ga. (STMW) – Chicago rapper Chief Keef makes no secret of his fondness for marijuana. The staff at the swanky LeMeridien Atlanta Perimeter hotel doesn't share that fondness. Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was arrested for disorderly conduct, after security at the hotel "observed smoke and a smell of marijuana from a room," according to Dunwoody, ...
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World Brief | Europe 4 Held in Attack on Georgia Gay Rights Advocates
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Man sentenced for home invasion attempted rape
Frederick Mcleod, 37, of Port Royal, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for the home invasion and attempted rape of his downstairs ...
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Registration for Brunswick Lunch and Learn program ends Tuesday
Frederick Mcleod, 37, of Port Royal, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for the home invasion and attempted rape of his downstairs ...
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The 50th Super Bowl goes to the San Francisco Bay Area 2017 title game to be in Houston
BOSTON - The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when ...
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Rapper Chief Keef arrested at hotel near Atlanta
DUNWOODY, Ga. -; Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly ...
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Third suspect arrested in Atlanta carjacking
ATLANTA - Authorities say the third suspect in a carjacking from three weeks ago has been arrested in southwest Atlanta.U.S. Marshals spokesman Gavin Duffy says Darius Demond McKenzie is accused in the May 1 carjacking and was arrested Tuesday morning.Authorities have said the suspects would bump a car from behind, then rob and carjack the victim when they stepped out of the vehicle to look at ...
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Bank worker accused of theft fiscal exploitation
ATLANTA - Police say Wells Fargo personal banker is accused of stealing about $10,600 from an elderly customer's account.Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones says Daniel Araujo befriended a 90-year-old bank customer and asked her to sign what she thought was a transfer slip from her checking to savings account. Jones says the form was actually a withdrawal slip.Jones says the case was ...
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Braves other MLB teams wearing camo uniforms for Memorial Day
camouflage numbering, lettering, and full camo'd caps. While MLB has not officially confirmed this is what we will see on the field Monday, "As worn on-field Memorial Day May 27th, 2013? accompanies the description of the uniform. Each team only has one camo-option, either home or away, depending on where they are playing Memorial Day. These authentic uniforms are being sold for ...
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Georgia Detains ex-PM Merabishvili on Corruption Charges
TBILISI, May 21 (RIA Novosti) – Former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili, who is considered a key ally of embattled President Mikheil Saakashvili, has been detained on corruption charges, prosecutors said Tuesday. "Vano Merabishvili has been detained. He is facing up to 12 years in prison for his actions," a spokesman for the district prosecutor’s office in West ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 21
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: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A national atheist group said it plans to donate enough books on its views to be placed in all Georgia state park cabins after the state's governor said Bibles should remain at the vacation properties despite an atheist's recent ...
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Ally of Georgia’s Leader Charged With Abuse of Power
MOSCOW -- The Georgian authorities detained a top lieutenant to President Mikheil Saakashvili on charges of abuse of power on Tuesday, in the new government's most decisive move yet against the pro-Western team that came to power in the 2003 Rose Revolution and dominated Georgian politics for nine ...
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Online contest winner gets dog park funding
BEAUFORT, SC (WTOC) - A dog park could soon be coming to the Lowcountry - as the city of Beaufort begins to push for funding. The Island Packet reports that the $100,000 up for grabs in the Parksafe Bark for Your Park contest. Hundreds of town across the country are fighting for the money - including Bluffton. People can vote up to twice a day in the contest. opyright ...
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Suspect in FAMU hazing death files written plea
ORLANDO, Fla. -; The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual says his client won't have to appear for an arraignment because he already entered a written not guilty ...
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Man pulled from ditch after retaining wall falls
BUFORD, Ga. - Gwinnett County fire rescue officials say a man has been pulled from a ditch after a retaining wall collapsed on him.Authorities say the unidentified man was doing yard work Tuesday when he became pinned face-down against a foundation wall by a large piece of concrete and dirt.Gwinnett Fire Rescue spokesman Tommy Rutledge says the man was alert and conscious while firefighters ...
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Ga. widow re-arraigned in husbands death
DECATUR, Ga. - A woman accused of arranging for her husband to be killed outside a suburban Atlanta preschool has been arraigned for the third time.Andrea Sneiderman appeared before a DeKalb County Superior Court judge Tuesday and her attorney entered a not guilty plea on her behalf. She was being arraigned again after prosecutors filed a revised indictment.Sneiderman is accused of arranging for ...
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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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