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GEORGIA GUN LAW FIGHT Town Sued Over New LawRequiring Gun Ownership
NELSON, Ga. – A group that supports gun control filed suit Thursday against a north Georgia town that recently passed a law requiring gun ownership that it said is mostly symbolic. The Washington-based Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a federal lawsuit against the town of Nelson, about 50 miles north of Atlanta, claiming the law is unconstitutional. The suit contends the Second ...
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Very Close Race for Senate Nomination in Georgia
GaPundit poll in Georgia finds an extremely tight race for the GOP Senate nomination with Rep. Jack Kingston (R) at 18%, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R) at 16%, Karen Handel (R) at 16%, Rep. Paul Broun (R) at 14% and David Perdue (R) at ...
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Atheist Group Sends Books to Georgia State Parks to Place Next to Gideon Bibles Inside Cabins
Georgia Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, speaking on May 15, 2013. The American Atheists of Cranford, N.J., announced Friday they will be sending books on atheism to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to be placed next to Gideon Bibles inside every cabin and lodge at the state's parks.On April 28, Ed Buchner, the former president of American Atheists, a nonprofit organization that was ...
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17th Annual Rib Burnoff features Chilly Willy Band
The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head to host 17th Annual Rib Burnoff and Barbecue Fest at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, from noon to 4:00 p.m., Saturday. The local Chilly Willy Band, which played at the very first Rib Burnoff, will ...
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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to host benefit concert
The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head to host 17th Annual Rib Burnoff and Barbecue Fest at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, from noon to 4:00 p.m., Saturday. The local Chilly Willy Band, which played at the very first Rib Burnoff, will ...
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Partnership looks to grow heritage tourism
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The temptation is to think that what follows here is the whole story. It's not, of course. So much happened before the people who later settled in Savannah's Pin Point community ever reached the shores of Georgia's barrier islands in the 18th century, so much unfolded even before they were ripped from West Africa, chained and humiliated, and sold in the dusty ...
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SW Ga. police find new leads in 1976 child slaying
OCILLA, Ga. - Police in southwest Georgia are working on fresh leads in the unsolved slaying of a 7-year-old girl in southwest Georgia nearly four decades ago.Young Faleshia LaFrance Battle had been missing for four days when her body was found suffocated and dumped in a neighbor's garden in Ocilla in 1976. No suspects were ever charged in the crime.Now Ocilla police detectives have ...
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GOP US Senate candidates denounce immigration bill
ATHENS, Ga. - The four Georgia Republicans running for U.S. Senate say they are united in opposition to a comprehensive immigration reform bill pending in Washington, saying the legislation doesn't do enough for border security.U.S. Reps. Paul Broun of Athens, Phil Gingrey of Marietta and Jack Kingston of Savannah, along with former Secretary of State Karen Handel, voiced their opposition ...
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Ga. man imprisoned for teen sex now a college grad
ATLANTA - A young Georgia man whose imprisonment eight years ago sparked a debate over teen sex laws is now graduating from college.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports ( http://bit.ly/17Ko0wC) 27-year-old Genarlow Wilson will graduate from Morehouse College on Sunday, when the commencement address will be delivered by President Barack Obama.Wilson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for ...
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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote is imminent
Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ...
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Middle Ga. deputy shoots motorist in police chase
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a police chase in middle Georgia ended when a pickup truck driver rammed two patrol cars and was shot by a Houston County sheriff's deputy.The Telegraph of Macon reports ( http://bit.ly/19HDfCS) the wounded suspect was in hospitalized in critical condition after the shooting Friday afternoon. Authorities did not immediately ...
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Augusta deputy dies day after crashing motorcycle
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A Richmond County sheriff's deputy has died from injuries he suffered in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Interstate 20.Deputy Alton Creech, 32, died Friday at Georgia Regents Medical Center, where he had been airlifted Thursday after crashing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle into the back of a car on I-20 in neighboring Columbia County.A few hundred people gathered for a ...
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Savannah mayor councilman plan trip to Turkey
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Savannah's mayor and one member of its City Council are heading overseas to Turkey, where they hope to build relationships that translate to boosting trade and investment back home in Georgia.The Savannah Morning News reports ( http://bit.ly/18SttAs) Mayor Edna Jackson and city Alderman Tom Bordeaux are scheduled to depart for Istanbul on Tuesday and will stay through the ...
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Sea turtle nests found on Ga. barrier islands
BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Officials from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources say volunteers and researchers have found loggerhead sea turtle nests on Wassaw, St. Catherines and Ossabaw Islands.Federal authorities consider the turtles threatened and Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Melissa Cummings says the turtles typically crawl ashore, dig holes on Georgia's barrier island ...
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Savannah Beerathon set for Saturday
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Savannah is set to host the second annual Beerathon on May 18. The event is back after the overwhelming success of last year's Beerathon. The event is a clever take on a traditional marathon but no running is required. The one day event will take place at 26 bars and feature 26 different beers. Participants will be able to spend the day enjoying downtown ...
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125 children to participate in Make A Splash Water Safety Day
The event is a clever take on a traditional marathon but no running is required. The one day event will take place at 26 bars and feature 26 different ...
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Georgia town sued over law requiring gun ownership
NELSON, Ga. – A gun control support group is suing a north Georgia town that has a law requiring gun ownership. The Washington-based Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the town of Nelson. The group claims the law is unconstitutional. It contends the Second Amendment doesn't require anyone to have a gun. City leaders passed the ordinance ...
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Sea turtle nesting season underway
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Sea turtle nesting season has started in Georgia. This year's first loggerhead sea turtle nest was spotted at 11 p.m. Monday, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division. Kris Williams, of the Caretta Research Project, and a group of volunteers made the discovery. Members of the Georgia Sea Turtle Cooperative ...
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Georgia officials promote boating safety
ATLANTA - Department of Natural Resources officials say Georgia was one of 14 recipients of a grant to help promote National Safe Boating Week.Department spokeswoman Melissa Cummings says the agency will use the $3,400 grant to produce banners, signs and other materials promoting water safety during National Safe Boating Week, which runs May 18 to 24.Cummings says conservation rangers with the ...
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Internal wrangling marks Dems Senate campaigns
ATLANTA - Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota, highlighting both divisions within the party and its challenge of finding candidates whose ideologies line up with voters in Republican-leaning ...
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Missed Out on the AJC Peachtree Road Race Lottery You Can Still Run
REGISTER for special race entry through the Kilometer Kids program Kilometer Kids is a youth running program that encourages children to be active and stay healthy using fun and supportive running activities. The special Kilometer Kids entries are only available to people who do not have a Peachtree race entry already. The charity entry will automatically place you in start wave E. And, ...
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Tied-up Atlanta woman uses toes to type message for help
A US woman had to call for help by typing on the laptop with her toes after a burglar tied up her hands with the bed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that police were alerted about the incident after they received a call from the boyfriend of the 39-year-old victim, Amy Windom. They said that the armed robbery took place at about midnight in the US city of Atlanta, Georgia. Police ...
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Police arrest Georgia men cooking meth in mobile home www.privateofficer.com
| In what appeared to be an episode of the hit show "Breaking Bad,'' Glynn County-Brunswick narcotics officers found a methamphetamine lab in a motor home. Brunswick police answering a call to a fight at a Player Street residence about 7 p.m. Thursday learned that two men had been fighting in beside a motor home in the driveway, the Glynn/Brunswick Narcotics Enforcement Team said ...
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Savannah Nash 16 Dies During Her First Solo Drive Believed To Be Texting
Like most 16-year-old girls, Savannah Nash couldn't wait to get behind the wheel once she got her driver's license. Her first solo drive turned out to be her last. Nash, who turned 16 last week, got permission Thursday afternoon to drive to the grocery store in Harrisonville, Mo., to pick up items for the family ...
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Family friends remember shooting victim
The family and friends of Frederick Early, 24, took to the streets Friday night to remember the shooting victim and make a plea to the public. He was one of three people shot in broad daylight Thursday ...
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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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