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Cobb County: Traffic Goes with the Flow
For a little over a week now, motorists at a west Cobb County intersection have been carefully going around in a circle.
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Teachers Give Lesson in Power
A move to eliminate automatic cost-of-living increases for retired educators was quickly shot down Wednesday by the Teacher Retirement System Board.
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Retired teachers to keep cost-of-living increases
The state Teacher Retirement System's governing board on Wednesday rejected a move to eliminate automatic cost-of-living benefit increases for thousands of former Georgia educators.
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Villa Rica Puts Officers on Foot Patrol to Save Money
Budget worries are forcing one local city to put its police officers out on foot patrols for part of each day.
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Q&a on the News
Q: Was William Ayers or his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, ever formally charged or convicted of any criminal or terrorist act associated with the Weather Underground group? RAY WOOLFOLK, Villa Rica A: After 11 years ...
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GOP Files Voter Suppression Complaint in GA, NAACP Involved
Republicans say six black men wearing NAACP t-shirts intimidated voters at a Villa Rica North precinct in Carrol County, Georgia this morning.
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Cancer walk beats '07 total
Savonda Turner of Clarkesville looked into a cold rain and driving wind eight days ago as she began a 60-mile trudge through metro Atlanta for the annual Breast Cancer 3-Day walkathon.
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Georgia man charged after tractor-trailer damages property, Perryville trooper's car
State police arrested a Georgia man after his reckless driving of a tractor-trailer caused extensive damage at Foster Wheeler, and to a trooper's car, according to a report.
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Students lead cutting 'EDGE' recycling effort
Livin' on the edge: UTC students attend the weekly EDGE meeting in Holt 211, to discuss UTC's transformation into a green powered and energy efficient southern campus.
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James Elvis 'Jim' Williams
James Elvis Williams, 84, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at his residence after an extended illness.
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Local state troopers promoted with Georgia State Patrol
Corporal L. Dawson was recently promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant Dawson was promoted and assigned to Post #24 in Newnan.
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Family Day Trip from Atlanta Pine Mountain Gold Museum
Situated approximately 35 miles west of downtown Atlanta is a surprising little find which you and your family can escape for a day trip.
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Community Bank of West Georgia needs to improve, feds say
Federal and state regulators have ordered a community bank in Villa Rica to improve its management and lending practices.
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Readers Write
"Another View: Braves stadium a legitimate investment" about the Gwinnett County stadium underscores the sad state of government by the people, for the people in Georgia.
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Harris County High School Patriot Day
Two Georgia high schools will present a Patriot Day band and choral concert at Harris County High School in Hamilton Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Harris County High School and Villa Rica High ...
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Veterans plaza group ready to get started
Like the former military man and college administrator he is, Robin Tornow means to get the Veterans Plaza done quickly and under budget.
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Hurricane Gustav came, now Hurricane Hanna and Tropical Storm Ike are on the way
As Hurricane Gustav came ashore Monday, west of New Orleans, evacuees from the Gulf Coast were still trickling into Georgia and weather watchers were keeping an eye on two storms churning in the Atlantic.
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Midwest Georgia has been hosting hundreds of storm evacuees. You can help in the relief effort.
As of 8AM Tuesday morning, there were about 500 hurricane evacuees staying in emergency shelters in LaGrange and Villa Rica, not to mention countless others in hotels and friends' houses around the region.
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Evacuee Shelters Open in Georgia
More than 100 people have come to Georgia to flee Hurricane Gustav. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency says the Red Cross has opened shelters in La Grange and Villa Rica.
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18 traffic deaths reported in Georgia during holiday period
The Georgia State Patrol reported this morning 18 traffic deaths on Georgia roads during the 78-hour Labor Day holiday travel period.
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