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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Sunshine Week: Make secrecy the exception

  Fri Mar 12, 9:41 pm ET  

  Sunshine Week: Make secrecy the exception Full Story »

• Rick Badie's Gwinnett: A history project worthy of veterans

  Fri Mar 12, 8:57 pm ET  

  Rick Badie's Gwinnett: A history project worthy of veterans Full Story »

• Coca-Cola's mixed message draws critics

  Fri Mar 12, 4:45 pm ET  

  Coca-Cola's mixed message draws critics Full Story »

• Cox: Raise lottery ticket prices for schools

  Fri Mar 12, 1:41 pm ET  

  Cox: Raise lottery ticket prices for schools Full Story »

• UGA campus busy during spring break

  Fri Mar 12, 9:06 am ET  

  UGA campus busy during spring break Full Story »

Athens Banner-Herald

• Auto glass firm bringing jobs to area

  Sat Mar 13, 12:27 am ET  

  Safelite Group, which produces and distributes replacement windshields and windows for cars, will open a new 357,000-square-foot distribution facility in Braselton this fall. Full Story »

• Like pot, K2 target for a ban

  Sat Mar 13, 12:27 am ET  

  As state lawmakers move to ban a synthetic form of marijuana that sent three Atlanta teens to the hospital, local officials say they have not seen any abuse of the new drug. Full Story »

• In a spotless new lab, UGA researchers think small

  Sat Mar 13, 12:27 am ET  

  Your mom may think she keeps a clean house, but a special new room in the University of Georgia's Georgia BioBusiness Center off Riverbend Road makes even the most shiny-clean kitchen seem like a pit. Full Story »

• Four schools in need of principals

  Sat Mar 13, 12:27 am ET  

  The Oconee County School System will lose nearly half its principals next year, as a handful retire and one was fired. Full Story »

• FBI sends new chief to Atlanta

  Fri Mar 12, 10:37 am ET  

  Georgia has a new top FBI agent. Full Story »

WSB-TV 2 Atlanta

• Facebook Reunites Family After 22 Years

  2 hrs 45 mins ago  

  ATLANTA -- It's been 22 years since Elliott Cox has seen his niece Devin. Devin Cox said, "For all these years, I've been feeling like I've been missing my mother's side of my family. As soon as she gets here, it's complete." Full Story »

• Gwinnett Man Shot, Killed By High-Powered Gun

  Sat Mar 13, 10:56 am ET  

  GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- A Gwinnett man was found dead in his bedroom and friends of the victim said it may be connected to another shooting. Full Story »

• Former Cop Accused Of Child Molestation

  Sat Mar 13, 10:26 am ET  

  Mathew New had been with the Tyrone Police Department for about nine years, according to police officials. Full Story »

• ATL St. Patrick's Parade Celebrates 128 Years

  Sat Mar 13, 9:56 am ET  

  ATLANTA -- The 128th Annual St. Patrick's Parade & Festival is held in Downtown Atlanta, Saturday, March 13. The live music, festive fare and Irish dancing is expected to draw tens of thousands of people looking for free, family-friendly fun. Full Story »

• Former Ga. Tech Player Turns Himself In

  Fri Mar 12, 6:41 pm ET  

  Reuben Houston gained fame as a defensive back with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from 2002 to 2005. Full Story »

WXIA-TV Atlanta

• Mother Shot In SE Atlanta Home Invasion

  Fri Mar 12, 11:34 pm ET  

  A woman is shot by burglars that forced their way into her southeast Atlanta home Friday night. Full Story »

• More Metro Atlanta Public Schools to Face Big Budget Cuts in 2010-2011

  Fri Mar 12, 11:04 pm ET  

  Georgia's school superintendent expects more Metro Atlanta school systems will announce huge budget cuts are on the way because unemployment remains higher than the rest of the state, and that is drying up tax revenues. Full Story »

• Girl And Mother Foil Alleged Sexual Predator

  Fri Mar 12, 10:49 pm ET  

  A 32-year old Dacula man is charged with Enticing a Minor for Indecent Purposes after trying to lure a 13-year old girl into having sex. Full Story »

• Kathy Cox: Economic Climate Category 5 for Schools

  Fri Mar 12, 6:34 pm ET  

  State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox told 11Alive's Brenda Wood that nothing could be taken off the table to solve the state's economic and education crisis. Full Story »

• Homeowner Forced to Vacate Home Wants Insurance Money

  Fri Mar 12, 6:34 pm ET  

  A Car Crashing Into a Duplex Forces Innocent Homeowner Next Door to Move February 9--Still Waiting for Insurance Money. Full Story »

FOX 5 Atlanta

• VA Investigating Medical Record Breach

  Fri Mar 12, 8:42 pm ET  

  The U.S. Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General has launched a criminal investigation into a security breach of veterans' medical information at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center. Full Story »

• 'Career Burglar' Hits Local Restaurant

  Fri Mar 12, 8:12 pm ET  

  Atlanta police call him a one man crime wave. His name is Donald Shorty. Full Story »

• Man Allegedly Fondles Self Near Baby

  Fri Mar 12, 7:57 pm ET  

  A Peachtree City man was arrested Thursday for allegedly fondling himself in front of a 5-month old baby while in Newnan bookstore. Full Story »

• Accused Woman Married 6 Times

  Fri Mar 12, 7:27 pm ET  

  FOX 5 News has learned new information about an Atlanta woman accused of shooting and killing her husband during an argument. Full Story »

• Teachers Protest Proposed Budget Cuts

  Fri Mar 12, 7:12 pm ET  

  There were more protests at the state capitol Friday over proposed budget cuts. Full Story »

CBS 46 News Atlanta

• Roethlisberger Attorneys Hire Investigator

  Sat Mar 13, 7:52 am ET  

  An attorney for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has hired a private investigator to look into a sexual assault allegation made by a 20-year-old Georgia college student. Full Story »

• Pit Bull Attacks Pregnant Marietta Woman

  Sat Mar 13, 7:49 am ET  

  A Marietta woman is treated and released from the hospital after being bitten by a pit bull. | Video Full Story »

• Police Check Convicted Felons For Guns, Drugs

  Fri Mar 12, 11:49 pm ET  

  A multi-agency task force knocked on doors throughout Gwinnett County to make sure convicted felons are obeying the law. Full Story »

• Angry Teachers Rally At Capitol

  Fri Mar 12, 7:34 pm ET  

  Gloomy weather didnt stop upset teachers from marching around the state Capitol Friday, and neither did excuses from lawmakers who say education will take cuts to cover billions in deficits. Full Story »

• Roswell Man Charged With Illegally Dispensing Drugs

  Fri Mar 12, 5:19 pm ET  

  Police say a Roswell man has been dispensing drugs out his strip mall store since 2007. | Video Full Story »

Rome News-Tribune

• Walker schools: Long day, short year

  2 mins ago  

  Walker County students will be getting a longer summer break, but they'll also be sitting in class longer each day. The school year that starts Aug. 16 will be 169 days instead of the present 18... Full Story »

• Authorities mystified by stolen Civil War cannon

  32 mins ago  

  It was routine stuff — as routine as a search for stolen goods can be, anyway. The deputies began an inventory, starting outside a Spalding County house: a Dodge pickup truck reported stolen from C... Full Story »

• Study group tracks Bragg's route at Chickamauga

  1 hr 2 mins ago  

  Sometimes the placards along the paths at Chickamauga Battlefield just aren't enough. Members of the Chickamauga Study Group came from as far away as Ohio and Illinois for a weekend of intense f... Full Story »

• High winds cause considerable damage, no injuries

  1 hr 32 mins ago  

  DALTON — High winds and hail tore through the Tunnel Hill area Friday afternoon knocking down close to 100 trees and damaging several buildings. “We had a couple of houses that were damaged,” sa... Full Story »

• Property appraisal plan OK'd in Senate

  1 hr 47 mins ago  

  DALTON, Ga. - About 400 Whitfield business properties could have more choices in property tax appeals under a bill that passed the Georgia Senate this week. Senate Bill 346 proposes about 50 cha... Full Story »

The Thomaston Times

• Spring forward this weekend

  Fri Mar 12, 4:38 pm ET  

  Daylight savings time begins Sunday, March 14, at 2 a.m. Be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Sunday night. It is also a good time to check the batteries in your smoke det... Full Story »

• USDA declares Upson a disaster area for farmers

  Thu Mar 11, 4:53 pm ET  

  Loans will be available for farmers Full Story »

• Gracie Clark is collecting coloring books

  Thu Mar 11, 4:53 pm ET  

  By Larry Stanford editorial1 @thomastontimes.com A nine-year-old Thomaston girl wants to give back to a place that helped her through a tough time in her life, and she needs your help. Gr... Full Story »

• City assists IDA with $250,000 grant for new industry

  Mon Mar 8, 4:23 pm ET  

  By Larry Stanford editorial1@thomastontimes.com The City of Thomaston is joining the Thomaston-Upson County Industrial Development Authority in its efforts to attract a new industry to the ar... Full Story »

• USDA presents Upson EMC with $500,000 loan for rail

  Mon Mar 8, 4:23 pm ET  

  Loan part of IDA/Innoware rail spur project Full Story »

AccessNorthGa.com

• Longtime Hall Co. Sheriff's officer dies

  1 hr 49 mins ago  

  GAINESVILLE - A 30-plus year veteran of the Hall County Sheriff's Department and a longtime commander of the county jail has died. James Doyle Ash passed away Friday at the age of 57. Full Story »

• HCC warns alcoholic beverage outlets

  2 hrs 49 mins ago  

  GAINESVILLE - Hall County Commissioners sought to make it clear this week to alcoholic beverage outlets: don't sell to minors or its going to be very costly but but one vendor urged them to be fair in meting out punishment. Full Story »

• Three injured in Athens Hwy. crash

  Sat Mar 13, 10:53 am ET  

  GAINESVILLE - Three people were transported from the scene of a multi-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Athens Highway at Oak Grove Road. "One person had to be extricated by firefighters," said Hall County Fire Chief David Kimbrell. Full Story »

• Springtime safety reminders

  Sat Mar 13, 10:08 am ET  

  UNDATED - Twice per year, Americans adjust their clocks as the time changes. At the same time, area fire officials remind homeowners to change the batteries in their smoke alarms. But one northeast Georgia fire official says it's also a good time for an overall safety-check around your house. Full Story »

• 57 ABA anglers 'Go Fish' at Laurel Park

  Sat Mar 13, 9:38 am ET  

  GAINESVILLE - Fifty-seven bass fishermen took off at first light, around 6:30, from the Go Fish ramp at Laurel Park on Lake Lanier Saturday morning to compete in a American Bass Anglers regional tournament. Full Story »

Appen Newspapers

• Cumming man sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme

  Fri Mar 12, 6:22 pm ET  

  March 12, 2010 ATLANTA - A Cumming man will spend 21 months in federal prison for his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders and title insurance companies. Full Story »

• Search the Music Lessons classifieds:

  Fri Mar 12, 12:37 pm ET  

  Displaying 1 records found. Appen Inc. | 319 N. Main St. | Alpharetta, GA | 30009 | 770-442-3278 Full Story »

• Search the Full-time classifieds:

  Fri Mar 12, 10:37 am ET  

  Displaying 1 records found. R.N or M.A for busy Family Medicine Office Your experience and skills with patient care will be put to good use at our established Family Medicine office. Pleasant, caring, professionals with phlebotomy, xray skills preferred. Full Story »

• Search the Commercial Space/ Lease classifieds:

  Fri Mar 12, 7:07 am ET  

  Displaying 1 records found. Alpharetta on Main St. Downtown Alpharetta. Great location for Medical, Professional, Retail, Office. Suites from 300-2500 sq ft starting at $9/sq ft. Make offer. Contact (678) 525-4653. Full Story »

• Search the Business Services classifieds:

  Thu Mar 11, 8:07 pm ET  

  Displaying 1 records found. Administrative Services - What Can We Do For You? Do you have too many administrative matters that require your attention; yet, you just don't have enough time to do them? Full Story »