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Lawmaker suggests merging black, white colleges
A state lawmaker told Georgia college leaders Monday they need to look at merging public historically black colleges with nearby white-majority schools to help meet budget cuts.
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Northeast Georgia Counties Having Snow Day
Some Georgia students are getting one more day of Thanksgiving break. Fannin and Rabun counties have canceled school Monday because of a wintry mix falling in the mountains in the state's northeast corner.
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Georgia DOT Reminds Holiday Travelers To Expect Delays, Plan Ahead, And Call 511
According to a release, one of the busiest travel holidays of the year is only hours away and the Georgia DOT is advising motorists to expect delays, plan ahead, and be patient.
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Metro Atlanta's Unemployment Rate Rises
Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate shot up to 6.8 percent in October, jumping more than 2 percentage points from the same month last year.
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Up, up...and away...
Thousands of Georgia drivers may see substantial increases in their auto insurance rates -- as much as 81 percent, for certain motorists -- as insurance companies begin setting their own rates under a new law ...
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TDOT Taking Comment on I-75 Improvement
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has scheduled public meetings as it begins planning to improve Interstate 75.
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Al Gore stumps for Martin
Former Vice President Al Gore paid a visit to Georgia to campaign for Democrat Jim Martin in the state's Dec.
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Columbia County Sex Offender Doesna t Have to Move By Thanksgiving
A 29-year-old woman who is the face of a lawsuit challenging Georgia's crackdown on sex offenders will be allowed to stay in her home through Thanksgiving.
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State to Post Alerts on Billboards
The state plans to use privately owned electronic billboards in metro areas to broadcast weather warnings and other emergency alerts, including lookouts for missing people.
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4 ex-NFLPA presidents in running to replace Upshaw
By JOHN WAWROW Four former NFL Players Association presidents as well as Fred Nance, a sports law attorney who represents NBA star LeBron James, are among the list of candidates being considered to replace the ...
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Atlanta Gets HOT Over Federal Grant
As you sit in bumper to bumper traffic over the holidays you can take comfort in the knowledge that help is on the way.
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Maverick Dem [Zell] Miller boosts Chambliss for runoff
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Georgia's maverick Democrat Zell Miller threw his support behind Sen.
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Palin to stump with Sen. Saxby Chambliss
Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss is calling in a closer: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will join him for four rallies across the state on the eve of his hotly contested Dec.
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Georgia football center Perez arrested
A reserve center on the University of Georgia football team, Kevin Perez, was arrested early Thursday in Athens and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a jail booking report.
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Find Your Family's Tree
Just below the hill where Gordon and Brooke Hunter show off their Christmas tree offerings for the year, a man clears fall's leaves from the gravel road.
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Golf industry takes a hard hit
There's no escaping a rough economy, even on a golf course. Faced with declining memberships and rounds of play, golf clubs and public courses are cutting staff and hours of operation.
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Jackets will bring enough of what counts
For as much the Japanese blew the U.S. away with plasma TV sets that slide on your ring finger and cars that get more than 7.4 miles per gallon , they seem to be having issues with the basics.
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Tom Livsey's Thanksgiving Day Prayer For Everyone
Give thanks to your family and friends today,while you can. Its every man's dream to live a life of longevity and profitability.But a loving family may not come to you in a hundred years,and money today might ...
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