Alpharetta News

One Atlanta company saw the increases in fuel coming two years ago and moved to an eco-friendly system. Green Express, Atlanta's only earth friendly courier company, moved to hybrid electric cars, satellite offices and GPS tracking for better efficiency last year.

This year with gas prices over $3.50 a gallon, the 47 miles to the gallon electric cars and Global Position System are keeping Green drivers out of traffic so they can deliver more packages.

So far, over 200 Atlanta businesses have joined in to try a Green courier and help Atlanta's environment at the same time. For more info, visit www.GreenDelivers.com

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A convicted murderer from Alpharetta who was accidentally released from a Tennessee prison last month has been captured in Atlanta. via WDUN-AM Gainesville

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Learning, Through Care and Play Dear Parents, Alpharetta Daycare & Nursery is a privately owned quality child facility situated on three wooded acres in a very desirable residential neighborhood of Alpharetta, ... via Gwinnett Daily Online

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Will massive, endless subsidies become a way of life for Georgians? Apparently so, if our policy-makers listen to the proponents of commuter rail line and other heavy rail and/or light rail options. via Daily Citizen

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“My commute is 35 miles each way -- $15 in gas each day.”

Thursday, top automakers announced they are losing money, and sales of SUVs are way down. via MyATLtv.com

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“Jittery Joe's is one of the few coffee shops that's college town tested because they've been so successful in Athens”

Jittery Joe's Coffee is coming to Macon. The Athens-based roaster and coffeehouse is the second new business to be located in Mercer Village, a recently restored development at Montpelier and Linden avenues ... via The Macon Telegraph

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“Those who cheat Medicare are cheating the American taxpayers who ultimately bear the financial loss”

A federal jury on Monday found a former medical supply company executive guilty of stealing more than $600,000 in Medicare funds and more than $360,000 from her company. via The Macon Telegraph

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“DNA is a physical code that describes you ... and in many ways so are your antibodies”

Federal researchers say they've developed a human identification test that's faster and possibly cheaper than DNA testing. via SiliconValley.com

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“They were an animal that never really got worked with very much in other zoos not to any great extent and that was something we wanted to change so that took over our lives and its become a full-time occupation.”

Roger and Debbie Nelson have always loved animals, especially Kangaroos. "I've always a very special feeling for kangaroos." says Debbie. via WBIR-TV Knoxville

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“We are in the last stretch of actually getting a permit”

Tan and built like the college fullback he used to be, developer Stan Thomas lives on a ranch 38 miles south of Atlanta, where prize Angus cattle are nurtured and sold. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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